I’ve always considered myself a spontaneous person. Never been a huge fan of boring schedules without time for rose smelling. HOWEVER, I am now the mother of a two-year-old and change. And really, when you are responsible for the happiness of little beings, it sort of becomes imperative that you just schedule the happiness in. Otherwise, the days become a blur of diaper changes and tantrums.

My Uber Schedule began when the days started getting cool and we couldn’t just run off willy nilly to the beach to kill a few hours anymore. I contemplated joining the YMCA to placate Bastien’s insatiable need for action. But on second thought (after finding out the monthly fees) I looked around and rounded up some better activities, for a lot less money.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried out a LOT of activities that work for both babies at once. Every day I wake up grateful for the family-oriented community we live in. I also don’t know where I’d be without my i-cal on my MacBook Pro. It’s certainly more full now than when I was a “career woman”. I’ve played around with the timing of our events, and have come to realize it’s best to just to the scheduled activities in the morning. You know, to start the day off on the right foot. So, after a lot of fine-tuning, here’s what our weeks are looking like lately:

Mondays Swimming at the awesome Milford High School Pool. Hadley swims with us now rather than napping restlessly in her Snug Ride like she did at first. This makes me feel like supermom for some reason. And really, I think Hadley likes watching Bastien splash around wildly as much as all the old ladies in the water aerobics class do. So it’s a win-win for everyone. Except when it’s time to get dressed. There is lots of crying and pulling of arms at that time. But we get by and consider it worth it. I’d like to add, this activity costs us a whopping $3 for unlimited swim time. And everyone takes naps on the scale of Rip Van Winkle when we get home. So Mondays are great!

Tuesdays Music, Movement and More at the Brighton Public Library. Since it’s just down the road, my mom gets some one-on-one time with Hadley while I boogie down with Bastien. He always pulls out his best moves here. The only bad part is that the librarian insists on reading a couple books during the half-hour program. Bastien does not have the patience for books when there is dancing to be done. But we get by.

Wednesdays Family Story Time at the Milford Public Library. This is by far the most painful event we attend all week because it involves a lot of sitting. Really what that means for me is a lot of darting in front of the well-behaved children to round up my son from the craft table or wherever else he runs to while the librarian reads. But there are songs, fingerplays, a PARACHUTE! and a craft. So if we can survive the stories, it’s a good outing.

Thursdays This is my busy work day. I teach two A.M. yoga classes in Farmington and my mom travels with me to watch the kids (mine and my students’) in the (NEW! EXCITING!) church nurseries. This day is a much needed break for me with REAL ADULT INTERACTION! Then, after my classes are over, my mom and the kids head home as I drop in on the Providence Park Cancer Center where they have the best yoga space of all time (hello, heated stone floors!) and I melt into a FREE yoga class that always inspires. In fact, one of my recent classes was all about how yoga helps you get back into the flow of life. And really, I think that’s what has kept me going lately.

Fridays are reserved for spontaneity. This is only because it allows me all week to think of something manageably spontaneous with two babies. Ha! Sometimes we take a road trip to see my sister at school and my grandma and dad. Sometimes we have a play date, or do something fun with a grandparent. Sometimes we go to Toys R Us and browse around (read: play with the displays). And sometimes we go to the Milford indoor playground, or to the nearby Farm Center. You just NEVER know what fun awaits on a Friday!

As much as I whine about how HARD it is to take care of two, two and under – it is a job I take very seriously. I try hard not to take for granted how blessed I am to be in this position. I really hope my kids look back someday and think they had a pretty cool mom who always honored their right to happiness. But hey, if they don’t – at least they’ll probably have their own kids to get it right with!