A Day in the Life {2.25.2019}

I try to document a day in my life at least once or twice a year so I can look back on it one day and see how my days changed through the years.  While it’s been almost a year since my last Day in the Life post, the days still look pretty similar at this point.

Okay, settle in, it’s going to be a long one!

6:00 AM – Alarm goes off and I pop up begrudgingly to start the day.  I’m not a morning person… can you tell? 

6:01 AM – I head to the bathroom to get ready for the day and I see my note on the counter to document my day.  If that hadn’t been there, this post wouldn’t be here today.  :o)  Anyway, I put in my contacts, shower, do my makeup and hair, and then check the weather to see which season it’s going to be that day… it appears that we’ll experience winter and spring in the same day.  <insert eye roll here>  Our weather has been crazier than ever this “winter.”  I walk over to my own bed (because that’s where Olivia always is in the morning) to give my girl some special birthday kisses before B takes her downstairs to have breakfast and then I head to my closet and layer up because how else are you supposed to dress for 36 degrees and 65 degrees in the same day?

6:51 AM – I’m ready so I head downstairs to get my breakfast started and make the kids’ lunches.  On the way downstairs I spy two kiddos getting ready for school like they’re supposed to be!  After getting downstairs I remember that breakfast for lunch is on the menu for the kids today so I don’t have to make lunches.  Woo hoooo!!!!  It’s one of the few days that they will eat school lunches.  I get their snacks and thermoses ready while I eat my breakfast (one egg scrambled in the microwave topped with a sprinkle of cheese) and then I head upstairs to check on their progress.    

7:11 AM – Both kids are ready, Olivia’s hair has been done (by me), and Olivia wants me to see the Hatchimal that she’s chosen to take with us in the car.  I head quickly into my office to do my blog link-ups and Facebook post, and then it’s a quick check of my planner to remind me of what’s on tap for the day.  Spoiler alert – it’s gonna be BUSY.

7:17 AM – I load up the car, snap my OOTD pic for the day, refill my thermos (I already got one thermos down!), and we all load up and head out. 

7:31 AM – We arrive at school and I drop the kids off in the drop-off line as we’re no longer allowed to walk them in. 

7:55 AM – Pull up in the drive-thru at Starbucks and I was super excited about trying a cinnamon shortbread latte, but sadly, they’re all out.  I opt for my usual Tall Decaf Caramel Latte instead.  I usually order them skinny now, but not today.  Momma wants the good, sugary, fattening one.    

8:00 AM – I arrive at my doctor appointment but I’m super early so I sit in the car for a few minutes listening to Elvis Duran while I answer a few emails. 

8:12 AM – Head on in to the doctor’s office a bit early.  Get checked in, pay my co-pay, and enjoy my coffee while updating my Instagram To Do list from the previous day and adding my new one.  My appointment is quick and it’s over soon.  It was just a follow-up from my SI joint injections so I hoped it would be. 

9:09 AM – Pull up at Hobby Lobby to grab some metallic gold spray paint and I also browse the furniture since I am looking for something very specific for our living room.  I stay there way longer than I should and then head to TJ Maxx and then Marshall’s.  Neither had what I was looking for, so I head home.   

10:49 AM – Arrive back at home to some happy mail!  I’m working with a company now on a little bedroom refresh and our first package has arrived!  I’ll be sharing more about this later.  :o)

10:58 AM – Head upstairs to my office to work and my little girl jumps up for some snuggles.  I stay there for the next three hours working on blog posts, and generally struggling because my computer wasn’t cooperating AT ALL.  I stopped long enough to get my lunch – Italian Wedding Soup, an orange, and a Luna bar – and I bring it back up with me to eat while I work.    

2:12 PM – Finally done with the computer work, so I spend the next 45 minutes tidying up the house, spray painting the framing for my bulletin board, and working on decorations for my bulletin board and before I know it it’s time to get ready to get the kids from school. 

2:43 PM – I quickly gather Jacob’s soccer stuff and Olivia’s ballet stuff, prepare snacks and water bottles for everyone, and then change my shoes since the season has suddenly changed from winter to spring this afternoon.  I load up the car and peel out of the neighborhood on two wheels because I’m later than usual to pick them up.  Whoops. 

3:07 PM – I sit in the car line, eating my apple, jamming to In My Feelings by Drake (yes, I am that mom) until I finally make it to the front of the line.  A quick glance of my gas gauge makes me regret not getting gas earlier in the morning… I only have 39 miles to go and that’s a little too close for comfort. 

3:16 PM – The nuggets are in the car with me and while we sit in the car line traffic (the after part is the WORST!) I dole out hand wipes followed by snacks and thermoses.  On Mondays we go straight from school to ballet so it’s the only day of the week that they have to eat snacks in the car.  

3:31 PM – We roll up at ballet and Jacob starts his homework in the waiting room while I help Olivia get changed into her leotard and tights in the dressing room.  We get her sent off with her teacher at 3:45 on the dot and then I spend the next hour going through the kids’ school papers, signing forms, working in my planner and responding to emails while Jacob finishes his homework and reads his AR book. 

4:45 PM – My girl comes out of ballet class BEAMING because she got a sticker (like she does after every class) but also because they sang Happy Birthday to her during class.  :o)

5:00 PM – Arrive at the gas station and breathe a sigh of relief that we made it.  My gas light never even came on, but it was just about to and I get soooo nervous when the gas light comes on so I never let it get to that point.  Fill up my car and then the kids and I jam on the way to Jacob’s soccer practice.

5:15 PM – We arrive 15 minutes early to practice and B arrives about two minutes after we do.  Practice starts at 5:30 and we all hang around for a bit to watch and discuss plans for the rest of the evening since it’s Olivia’s birthday.  We decide to let her pick where to eat for dinner and she picks… Mexican.  Even though we literally just had it two nights prior to this for her birthday celebration with Grandpa.  Hahahaha.  B and I knew this would be a late night so we go ahead and decide it’s fine to just go again… it is what it is at this point!

6:00 PM – Ballet-clad Olivia and I head out from soccer practice 30 minutes behind while B stays with Jacob to finish up.  She and I head back to Hobby Lobby to return something since it’s right near our Mexican restaurant and then we head to the restaurant where B and J have already arrived and gotten our table. 

6:54 PM – Cheese dip and dinner time!!  Halfway through dinner Jacob says, “Mommy, I just realized it’s Olivia’s actual birthday!  That means she can wear the big hat and they can sing to her!!”  So we ask Olivia if she wants them to sing to her and she is ecstatic.  The kids ask over and over when they will come sing and then when they finally do Olivia has no early idea what to think.  Haha.  She looks like a deer in the headlights the entire time until the very end when she finally smiles… after I prompted her. 

7:45 PM – Normally the kids would be getting tucked into bed just now and instead we’re just getting the night started.  CRINGE.  Haha.  My cousin who is away at college surprises us with a call on Facetime to talk to the birthday girl and Olivia is soooo excited to see her!  They talk for a few minutes and then Olivia wants to open her birthday gifts from us.  She ends up wanting to color in her new unicorn coloring book and ride her bike all around the house.  Lol.  We knew this would happen… probably should have just given her gifts to her on Sunday instead.  Afterward, she chooses which leftover cake she wants and she chooses cookie cake… a girl after my own heart!  We light a candle and sing to her one more time.  All the while I’m simultaneously unloading book bags, putting stuff away, and tidying up the kitchen.

8:15 PM – I make an executive decision that there will be no bath time tonight because it’s far too late.  Plus the kids didn’t sweat since we didn’t quite experience the season of summer today and that’s a good thing.  Instead, they wash their faces and hands really well, put on clean undies and PJs, brush their teeths, and potty.  And then the birthday girl gets one more phone call… this time from my mom and dad! 

8:28 PM – Super fast prayer and kisses and hugs for our birthday girl and I snap one last picture of her for the day and head into Jacob’s room to say prayers with him and give him lovin’.  He still likes for one of us to lay with him for a few minutes each night so B and I take turns and on this night it’s B’s turn.  THANK HEAVENS.  Momma still has stuff to do.

8:35 PM – I head back into my office to tie up some loose ends for the blog while B lays with Jacob.

9:00 PM – I snuggle up on the couch with Maui and B in my PJs and a big blanket and watch The Bachelor while I post to Instagram and Facebook and scroll through various social media.  Sometimes I use this time to work on projects, work out, eat dessert, or whatever, but tonight I’m positively exhausted (I’ve been fighting a cold for eight days) so I literally do nothing and it feels great.  We are way behind on The Bachelor since we got such a late start, but we FF through all commercials and catch up just as its ending. 

10:00 PM – Upstairs to get ready for bed (which takes forever!) and then more scrolling through social media because I’m too exhausted to read.

10:34 PM – LIGHTS OUT a few minutes earlier than usual to get a good night’s sleep… and then I proceed to cough my head off until TWO IN THE MORNING. 

Such is life, y’all!

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Welcome to another edition of Girl Chat!  Today’s topic is one of my favorites to read ever… A Day in the Life.  I just love reading these posts so much!  We’re all given the same amount of hours each day and it is just so interesting to me to see how people use their time.

The day I documented was last Wednesday, May 9.  I chose that day because I didn’t have anything out of the ordinary going on and I wanted to capture a totally regular day.  Let’s do it!

6:00 AM – Yep, still waking up at the same time I always have! 

6:01 AM – I head straight to the bathroom to get ready.  If I don’t shower first thing in the morning I can’t function.  You know how some of you need caffeine in the morning?  Well, showering is my caffeine.  Once I’ve had my shower, I’m good to go!  The next 45 minutes are spent getting ready.  Even though I stay home now, I still get myself completely ready each morning – makeup, hair, and everything.  I don’t feel human if I don’t.  Side note, this drawer organizer is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread.  ;o)

6:51 AM – I’m all ready so I head to my office to do my link-ups and Facebook post for my blog post that day.  Brian has already gotten up (about 10-15 minutes after I do), gotten ready (only takes him, like, 15 minutes max), and he’s downstairs eating breakfast with the kiddos.

7:04 AM – Both kids have just finished breakfast and they’ve both headed to their rooms to get dressed.  Olivia has actually decided to cooperate today and she is already dressed when I walk in her room.  It’s a Wednesday miracle!!  I will be SO happy when she’s wearing uniforms in just a few months.  I do her hair, she grabs her shoes, and then I head to put a load of laundry in the washer before heading downstairs.

7:07 AM – I get downstairs, make my breakfast (I’m still eating one egg scrambled in the microwave with a little bit of cheddar cheese sprinkled on top) and I eat that while I make Jacob’s lunch, get his snack ready, and load the car.

7:22 AM – All of our stuff is loaded in the car.  Jacob and I kiss Brian and Olivia goodbye and head to school.  This week is Teacher Appreciation Week so we have gifts in tow!   

7:37 AM – We arrive at school and I park and walk Jacob in like I always do.  I could drop off in the car line, but he still likes for me to walk him in so I do.  <3  Plus today we have extra stuff to carry, so he could use the extra hands!

7:58 AM – I arrive back home, snap my OOTD picture, and it. is. on.  I have 6.5 hours before it’s time to leave to pick Jacob up, and I intend to use all 6.5 hours wisely.  I make a cup of my Hot Sunset Cinnamon Tea, move the clothes from the washer to the dryer, pop another load in the washer, head straight to my office, turn on my radio show that I love, and get to work.  The kids will be out of school for the summer in just a couple of weeks and I’m trying to do all the things before they’re home with me 24/7.  On today’s agenda – getting ahead on blog posts for the summer. 

10:06 AM – I have to stop and take a break to get dinner started in the Crockpot.  That takes all of five minutes and then I grab a little mid-morning snack, check on the clothes in the dryer (they’re still soaked because our dryer sucks), and then it’s back to my office to keep on working on those blog posts.  By 11:45 AM I’ve finished one post that I had already started that will go live in July (yes, July.  Haha.), I’ve gotten an entire post done for the end of May, and I’ve started another post that will go live in June.  Super productive!

11:55 AM – Time for a break!  I go grab lunch.  Today it’s leftover sausage, peppers, and onions tacos without the tortilla shell, an orange, and a Banana Chocolate Chip Larabar.  Larabars, I just can’t quit you.  I literally eat one of these things every day, y’all.  It’s my dessert for lunch.  I eat at my desk and catch up on all of my blog reading for the day.  Wednesdays are popular days to post, so there are a lot to read and it probably takes a good hour of my time on this particular day.  Once I’m done with blog reading I go pull that load out of the dryer and lay it out and move the other load to the dryer.  I then start working on my second project for the day – getting all of the pictures together that I need to print.  I only print pictures probably once a year or so, so there are a lot of them… I need pictures to update frames, I need a few to update Olivia’s baby book, and I need a lot of them to update the kids’ keepsake boxes.  (More on this eventually if I can ever get the blog post up!)  This takes up the rest of my time and before I know it, my alarm is ringing to let me know it’s almost time to go pick up Jacob.

2:28 PM – On the way out the door, I grab that second load of clothes out of the dryer and lay them out all over our bed.  I always, always lay the laundry out immediately after pulling it out of the dryer so it doesn’t get wrinkled.  That means less ironing!  :o)

2:33 PM – I’m out the door and headed to Jacob’s school.  He’s in the car with me by 2:55 and then we’re heading straight back home.  No errands to run today at all!  A rarity.  On the way home Jacob tells me that he has finally lost his first tooth!!  The tooth, unfortunately, cannot be located because he has no clue when it even fell out.  Lol. 

3:10 PM – We arrive at home and the next few minutes are spent getting everything out of the car, grabbing the mail, unloading bags, turning on all of my lamps and twinkle lights, lighting my candle, and getting the house cozy for the evening ahead since we have nowhere else to be. 

3:21 PM – I inspect Jacob’s teeth and, sure enough, his bottom right front tooth is gone.  I try to get him to smile so I can get a picture of it, and he cannot figure out how to smile while showing his bottom teeth, so a lot of strange faces ensue.  Lol.

3:35 PM – Next up is dishes.  Normally during this time Jacob does his homework, but since it’s the end of the school year he hardly has any, and what he did have assigned is already finished!  He eats his snack while I get the dishwasher unloaded and reloaded and then I tell him that it’s time to play!

3:55 PM – I let him choose what we do and he wants to go play Frisbee in the back yard.  It is HOT today – like 90 degrees – which is hotter than normal for this time of year, but we’re all about the fresh air, so I oblige.  We play for a good 30 minutes and then it’s time to head back inside because Momma is boiling. 

4:27 PM – It’s time to fold and hang the laundry from earlier so I work on that while Jacob plays solo in the play room.

5:15 PM – I head back downstairs and get dinner started.  My chicken cooked in the Crockpot all day so it’s ready to shred and use for my recipe.  On the menu tonight is BBQ Chicken Taquitos.  This is the first time we’ve tried it and it’s a bit time consuming getting the tortillas stuffed and ready for baking.  I snap a quick picture and then put them in the oven!

5:50 PM – Brian and Olivia finally get home (a bit later than usual because Brian has been extra busy at work these last few weeks) and then it’s time to eat.

6:00 PM – Dinnertime!!  As usual, it’s a struggle getting the kids to eat anything, but they do manage to eat just enough to earn their treat.  B and I like the taquitos, but I think they’re a tad on the bland side.  Next time I’ll use more BBQ sauce and a bit more seasonings!

6:25 PM – The kids head outside while B and I clean up the kitchen.  Clean up is pretty easy tonight since dinner didn’t require a lot of pots and pans.  We put the leftovers away, load the dishwasher and turn it on, and clean off the table, and we’re done!  I love a clean kitchen, y’all!  As long as the kitchen is clean, I’m good.  I can’t stand when the kitchen is in disarray.  

6:34 PM – The next half hour is spent lying outside in the shade and watch the kids play with the Stomp Rocket.  I swear, this is one of the best things we’ve ever bought!  It is the perfect gift to give at a birthday party for a boy or a girl!

7:10 PM – Back inside and time to get the bedtime routine started.  B gives the kids baths while I put away some laundry and tidy up a few things.

7:37 PM – I read with Olivia.  Tonight she has picked Little Acorn Grows Up.  I have always loved this book and I love that she chose to read it.  She rarely picks this one!

7:45 PM – Some evenings we read longer than others, but this evening we only read that one book and then we make our way into Jacob’s room where Brian and he have just finished up their reading for the evening.  Brian just so happens to be snapping a picture of Jacob’s missing tooth when we walk in the room.  We go dry hair, brush teeth, and then Olivia goes to give B some goodnight kisses and then she and I head into her room for bedtime. 

7:50 PM – She hops in the bed immediately, I turn on her stars, we snap a couple of selfies because I’m documenting my day, and then we say prayers.  I give her one more kiss goodnight and then I head out the door.

7:56 PM – I head into Jacob’s bedroom where he and B are watching an episode of Looney Tunes.  They started doing this months ago and I love that they have this sweet tradition every evening.  Once their video is over we say prayers and then I climb into bed with Jacob.  He likes for one of us to lay with him for a few minutes each night, and tonight it’s my turn, so we snap another selfie and then I lay with him and talk to him about his day a little more before heading out. 

8:11 PM – I send Adrienne a quick text because Justin Timberlake night is almost here!!!!  After that I head outside to water the ferns and a few other shrubs. 

8:20 PM – I take one last look at the evening’s sunset – beautiful – and then I head inside where Maui is happily wagging her tail because she knows it’s treat time!  I started giving her an evening treat several years ago and it stuck and now she always knows when it’s treat time!  If you forget to give it to her she will let you know!

8:22 PM – Time to use my Neti Pot because – ALLERGIES.  UGGGGHHHH.  I really can’t complain, though, because mine really haven’t been that bad this year compared to last year.  Between my allergy shots, my Neti Pot, my Xyzal, and my Flonase Sensi-mist, I’ve been able to keep everything in check this year!  Allergy sufferers who get stuffy noses and itchy eyes, BUY THIS FLONASE SENSI-MIST NOW!!!!  It’s life-changing!  And FYI, it's cheapest on Amazon.  :o)

8:30 PM – I finally have a chance to sit down!  B and I start watching TV and I use this time to post on IG and scroll through FB for a little bit, and I come across this meme that somebody has posted and start cracking up!  Georgia is changing the law on July 1, 2018 and we will no longer be able to touch our phones while driving.  It’s already illegal to text and drive, but now it will be illegal to talk and drive unless you have Bluetooth.  Well, I do NOT have Bluetooth in my car, so I guess I’m going to have to fashion some kind of device like this guy did.  Or else B is just going to have to buy me a new car.  Hahahaha.  ;o)  But seriously, this made me laugh way too hard.

8:45 PM – I hop up, do some exercising and stretches, and then I hop on my stair stepper to do my 300 steps.  I cannot even tell you how much I adore this thing!  It’s a great way to work your legs and butt and get in a little bit of cardio.  Plus you can do it while you watch TV.  And this thing hardly takes up any space!

9:15 PM – I write in the kids’ One Line a Day books for the day and then I head to the freezer and grab a Halo Top.  Tonight’s choice… Red Velvet.  Yum yum!

9:49 PM – B and I head upstairs to get ready for bed.  I check on Olivia one last time to make sure she’s snuggled under her blanket and then I head to Jacob’s room to make sure that the Tooth Fairy came.  And she did.  :o)

10:00 PM – I head back into my bedroom, wash my face, brush my teeth, take out my contacts, take my allergy meds, change into PJs, hop into bed, make sure my alarms are set for tomorrow, and then I read for a bit until lights out at 10:40 PM.

Whew.  Are you still with me?  That was a long one!  But it’s just another day in the life of Linds!

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