What Do You Do During the Kids Nap Time??

Hello,

The issue with splitting up the naptime, is that you really never know how long they may sleep. I have a 7mo. old, so sometimes she is out for 20 min. and other times 4 hours. I normally do the small things I need to do first, like empty the dish washer, pick up toys, boil pacifires, wipe down the counters, things like that, then I will have some "me" time, on the net, phone or napping myself. That way at least I have accomplished something, and I will do the big things when Daddy gets home.

Good luck!
Hope this helps!
A.

I sit on the computer, watch TV, or curl up with my son and take a nap.
I work from the time he wakes up in the morning until the time he goes to bed at night (what's that, a 14 hour shift?). So I feel I can take those 2 hours and be lazy!
If the house is still a mess and I know my husband is coming home, I throw a load in the laundry, start the dishwasher, and spray some bleach in the kitchen sink. Then it looks and sounds like I've been productive all day!!! :) SHHH...that's my little secret

I work during the week, so my answer is only for Saturday and Sunday.

Right now, I do nothing productive. I am usually on the computer. Why? Because my husband sits on his you-know-what and plays video games for 2 hours while the twins nap. I refuse to be productive and work while he does nothing. :)

Guess that's a statement on my marriage too!

Ha!!!

My kids don't nap anymore, unfortunatly, but when they did I split up the time. If they napped for 2 hrs, then 1hr work, 1hr for myself. Somedays, like Mondays, I had alot to do, so I would work/clean the whole time, but most days I took some time for myself to recharge.

Sometimes I'm "productive" and get things done around the house but I've made a new rule for myself - essentially, as happy as it would make me to say, have a clean bathroom, I'm not going to punish myself and not allow myself to do something I enjoy just to get the bathroom clean. So I read or paint or watch something utterly brainless on TV or nap instead. Before I made this rule I was completely and totally burned out AND the house STILL wasn't clean because there really aren't enough hours in the day.

If I am really tired I will take the first 25 mins and lay down myself. The rest of the time I will waist time on the computer or get dinner started. I have to say, most of the time I don't do anything productive.
Reading other peoples' responses is motivating me to do more during that time. I dread the day I loose that precious NAP TIME!

I work from my home so I typically go to work when my son naps.. especially since now it's the ONLY time I get all day really to get things done. I usually do high priority things first like phone calls for biz things or getting thigns together for working in the afternoon. However, if I didn't work.. and I didn't get a little break (I consider working a break in a way cause I love it), then I'd take it for myself!!! Why not.. you need a break!