The 3–8PM Mom Shift Is NO JOKE 😩 | After School With 2 Kids

Welcome to the 3–8 PM shift. 😂 Vlogtober Day 7 is a very REAL look at what our afternoons and evenings look like as a working family with two kids — because once that school bell rings, the second shift officially begins. I picked up my son after school while my daughter was at cheerleading intramurals, and then we headed home long enough to grab something to eat before turning right back around for basketball practice. Depending on the season, my son has basketball 3–5 days a week, so a lot of our evenings look exactly like this. Once I dropped him off, I had a little window of time to get some things done, so obviously... errands. 😂 I stopped by the SKIMS outlet and found a few new things, then headed to Aritzia because I needed to grab my girl the cutest Chiefs hat for her birthday. As a Raiders girl, purchasing Chiefs merchandise physically hurt me. 😂🏴‍☠️ But anything for my baby! Then it was back to basketball to pick up my son and attend a meeting before finally heading home. Somewhere in the middle of all of that, my husband and I squeezed in our little phone debrief because sometimes that's married life when everybody is running in different directions. By the time we got home, I was NOT trying to make an elaborate dinner. I made one of my go-to fast, healthy weeknight meals: Kirkland blackened salmon, broccolini and rice topped with spicy mayo. Quick, filling, high-protein and exactly the kind of dinner I need on nights like this. Then FINALLY... shower, pajamas and snuggles with my husband. 🤍 This season of motherhood is BUSY. Between work, school pickups, practices, activities, dinner, errands, marriage and trying to find a few minutes for yourself, those after-school hours can feel like an entire second workday. But this is also the stuff I know I'm going to miss one day. 🥹 If you're another mom living that 3–8 PM life, tell me in the comments — what does your after-school shift look like? And if you're new here, SUBSCRIBE! 💕 We're doing Vlogtober, so there's a new video every day this month. Stay pink. 💕 #Vlogtober #Vlogtober2026 #WorkingMom #MomOfTwo #AfterSchoolRoutine #EveningRoutine #SportsMom #MomLife #RealisticMomLife #WorkingMomLife #DayInMyLife #AmandaOnTap