WOW thank you 🙏🏻😘

Was there another channel? I’m new here and I only see a handful of videos.

@@aheartysliceofmommylife4949 Sarah is no longer posting to her first channel @SarahTherese, but it has some great great content. I’ve also been watching for years!

“Sarah Therese” was the first channel

​@@aheartysliceofmommylife4949Yes, she had another channel (it's still up if you look her name up), she took a lomg break from KZfaq and this is her new home on the site

this sounds delightful!!!!

Same! I always clean my kitchen before bed. I can’t even start making breakfast until my kitchen is clean!

This is so true!

Agree!!

Same!!!! ❤

Not true. I know there is no lord and this task brings me joy. I love life, not imaginary superbeings. If that belief brings you happiness, all power to you, but it is not the only way. Peace 🌸

This is totally normal. I still remember I would wash the floor every day but if I washed it every time we ate it wasn't too much :D I'm almost again in that phase. Now my youngest eats little portions and I give most of the food at this time but next month will start the mess on the floors. Don't worry it will get better

Hi :) I have been watching Sarah's videos for years and have noticed she has quite a few practices she has stuck with so... My assumption is that there is a combination of things happening here... First- The routine starts right after dinner-time, which appears to be relatively early for them- maybe around 4pm? as she later mentions the children were in bed by 6:55pm on this night, and that this is earlier than normal for them as her husband was going out. So the children are around (as seen in the first few mins of the video), she mentions at 07:05 that they use this time to wind down for the evening and often help out, they probably do talk to her, tug at her (as you mentioned) but these moments will be edited out of the video- however in other videos I have seen clips of the younger children playing with her dress/skirt and following her around as she works. Second- Sarah has spoken a few times before about how she has practiced 'quiet time' with all of her kids since they were very young so once they have finished helping out they probably go to play and read or whatever else, also because there are 5 of them they likely keep each other entertained, and the eldest, Ivy, is 7/8? (I think) so Sarah probably trusts her to let her know if the little ones are getting up to something they shouldn't be. Third- Her husband is also present in the first few minutes of the video helping with the routine, he also works from home meaning he is likely to be there managing the children alongside her the majority of the time. I assume that if there is an occasion when he isn't around it is more difficult to get everything done than we see here (or she may have help from others). At 07:36 she goes on to mention that the video is now resuming after leaving the kitchen for a while to put the children to bed, so from this point onwards in the video/evening that is where they are, whilst she finishes up the rest of her jobs. Therefore, the routine takes place over the course of an entire evening with breaks taken, rather than all in one quick session. Finally, it is important to remember that this is Sarah's job. She earns money showing us her daily life, so even with the time it takes her to plan and edit her content, plus do other work such as sponsorships, Instagram, her website- She still probably has more time to do these kinds of things than the average person who works 8-12 hours, has to commute etc, and THEN come home and do all the housework. To sum it up, Sarah is an awesome wife, mama, and homemaker. She is clearly super organised and works hard to keep it that way. But try not to forget that she has found a way to cheat the system by combining house-work and work-work, AND has her husband at home too! (Sorry for the ramble, I hope this helps to answer your question)

this is beautiful, hugs hugs my friend 🧡

Her husband is home with her, so i'm sure that's a large help in that area

You can also read Hunt, Gather Parent for some very good advice on involving children in the day to day!

One of the girls was helping with storage of leftovers..she invites them to join with chairs BUT 2 under 2 is A LOT! I have one and I often get her to join me but it was chaos with one so..two must be a lot!

A wooden playpen in the kitchen can help. The kids mostly want to know you are there. Kitchen toys of their own, so they can 'cook' while you do, can work. And two year olds love washing up (unbreakable and unsharps of course). Also, don't feel guilty if your kids fuss a bit while you are finishing a task, it helps them learn patience. 💛

Closing the kitchen routine when babies are littles can be finished once babies are to bed. I used to do some cleaning but once babies went to bed around 6-6:30 I would finish up by myself so I would still have time for them 😉😊

wow way to go!! 😘🧡

Thank you THANK YOU! 🧡

oh my goodness that’s RIGHT!! good memory!! 🧡

Interesting! As I thought maybe it gets easier when they grow up 😆

I was asking this question myself since getting married but for me, it's really learning by doing in the sense that it depends how much you cook and eat and how much you use containers for bake goods or homemade jelly. Looking back, I'd start with two sets of small, medium and large containers and go from there. Hope that's a bit helpful 😆

I thought the same thing! Like how on earth is the kitchen tidied and all kids in bed by 7pm?

@@Beccyd8680 the only way I can do that is to let my kids watch tv all day. I try my best to let them help me with things but it makes it take longer and sometimes I just want to get it done. Plus the tantrums stop everything for a bit. I think possibly Kieran works from home so that’s helpful but I’d just like to see what a full day looks like for her so I can get some tips on scheduling my day to work for my family and not the other way around. ❤️

She has never worked outside the home with kids. She has no clue how to give advice to that.

I hope you find a helpful community around you that can support you during these times. You got this.

I totally feel this! Just remember there are seasons for everything. I can for sure say right now I am not in a season to be "closing my kitchen" 😂 especially not as beautifully and seemingly "perfectly" like Sarah does, but I do know that I am doing things now that I wasn't several months ago and so much changes so quickly a lot of times.. it's all seasons. You go at your own pace and if nothing else just watch Sarah's videos as entertainment 😊 I've gone through periods where I knew I couldn't even watch these videos as entertainment because they made me feel so inferior and hopeless so I intentionally took a break from KZfaq to stop the comparison entering in. You're doing great, PPD is HARD. But it's only for a season, and remembering that helps ❤