29/11/2025
📌May 22nd 2025
My Early Routine as a Working Solo Parent
Sharing a glimpse of my regular morning as a Working Solo Parent who does everything on her own.
Our basic routine:
I bring her to school and then I drive directly to work after. Then after working partially onsite, I drive back to school to pick up my daughter so we can both go home together and continue the rest of our days.
This doesn't show the preparations that we do before reaching this point. Preparing breakfast, making Bleu's baon, ironing clothes, taking a shower, getting dressed, etc.
I continue working from home up until 2am. Then we sleep.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat everything the next day.
Simple. Ordinary. Real.
You can see the dark circles around my eyes telling you that this mom is not fully-rested. Because a Working Solo Parent functions 24/7 and she absolutely has no time for non-sense. Her hands are always busy --- cleaning, cooking, preparing, driving, working on laptop, caring for her daughter, etc. --- and lacks the time for self-pampering and beautification.
This is the reason why I consider the first half of my day sacred, as most of my time is dedicated to taking care of my daughter. You really cannot expect me to jump to a career mode during APAC hours because my hands are either on the stirring wheels or on my daughter trying to give her comfort.
My European and early North American hours are dedicated to both motherhood and career. I'm grateful for having these windows of flexibility at work because it's crucial for me to carry out all these responsibilities while only having a single warm body doing everything.
I don't wear make-up. I'm allergic and I don't have the time. My life is far from being idealistic but it's realistic and that's how I like it. Nothing is aesthetic and my car is not even automatic☺️
I'm obviously tired and consistently stressed but this simple and peaceful life makes me happy. And I truly hope that Bleu finds this the same way.
Yes, this kind of life is not for the Disney Princess but for a Queen busy enjoying her Mothership.
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