I fully intended to do a Day-in-the-Life post this month, and then I forgot. And now the month ends tomorrow. I squeaked it in, though!! I just wanted to do this to try to remember the chaos of our lives right now!
I am doing the format a little differently this time, and I started my time-clock at midnight, rather than when the alarm went off. You'll soon see why.
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Ryan: 39 years old. Bekah: 40 years old. Braeya: 12 years old.
Weather: Sunny, but extremely cold with high winds.
Weather: Sunny, but extremely cold with high winds.
Midnight-2:00 a.m.
When the day officially began, we were actually still at Ryan's mom's house, taking care of her. Bad weather had settled into central Indiana after we arrived the evening before, so her husband's commute home was extended just a bit. Nita had been in bed, but she'd gotten up to have a literal midnight snack, and Ryan and I were packing up the car in hopes that Allen would make it home soon. He arrived safely, and we picked our own way home very carefully. The issue wasn't snow, but ice; we were thankful that the roads somehow seemed better than we had heard they'd been earlier in the evening, despite continually falling temps. When we got home, Ryan set the coffee pot for morning, I filled the diffuser with Thieves, and we crawled into bed to get a few hours of sleep. (The "Mississippi-lessly" episode of Friends happened to be on as we fell asleep.)
2:00-5:00 a.m.
Sweet sleep.
5:00-7:00 a.m.
Sweet OVERsleeping. We tried to be irritated with ourselves, but it was so hard to care.
7:00-8:00 a.m.
Ryan got up and ready (quickly!) for work, and I got up and busy with blog and social media stuff, since I was already late in posting. I got my morning water and Ryan brought me my coffee (as he always does). We had prayer together, and then he bundled up to head to work. I checked the weather, and indeed it promised to be a colllllllllld day, but not as cold as it will be later this week!
8:00-10:00 a.m.
Braeya had settled in with me on the couch when I sat down to have more coffee, but I made us both get up so I could shower and start getting ready for the day. I called my Mom to let her know we'd gotten home safely and walked the house while we talked so I could get steps at the same time. I dried my hair, did my skin care routine, brushed my teeth, and made a Dashing Dish Orange Julius Smoothie for breakfast. (The Ninja started smoking while I made it. I'm not sure if it was working too hard on all the ice and frozen strawberries or if we're about to have a disaster on our hands.) I decided to go ahead and straighten my hair and put on a little makeup so I could declare myself ready. (Long-sleeved tee and yoga pants for the win on cold-day-clothing.) While still finishing my smoothie, I threw a huge load of towels and blankets in the washer - leftovers from our week with Deuce - and got some ground turkey out of the freezer to start thawing for dinner. Oh! And I checked my email - cleared out the junk and answered a couple of messages.
10:00 a.m. - noon.
I finally moved into the office so I could begin the work part of my day. I actually needed to begin with my quiet time/devotions/prayer, since my oversleeping made me miss it at its regularly scheduled time. I warmed up my coffee and laid out all my books, binders, and Bibles so I could settle in and study at length. (Charged my Fitbit while I sat.) Once I was done with my devos, I filled up my diffuser with a new blend I wanted to try: 2 drops each of rosemary, peppermint, and grapefruit. I'd read that's an energy-inducing blend. 2 a.m. bedtimes call for energy-inducing blends. I moved the clothes to the dryer, poured another cup of coffee, and settled in to read some blogs, write an encouragement card to some hurting friends, and work on the Saturday Six post. My goal was to get to 5000 steps by lunchtime, so in the last few minutes of the morning, I power-walked the house to make the goal! It was leftover day for lunch: Dashing Dish Cheeseburger Lettuce Wraps that I'd made the night before, so I warmed everything up and set the table so lunch would be ready when Ryan arrived!
Noon-2 p.m.
Ryan got home right on time, and we talked while we ate our lunch and had Dashing Dish Strawberry Coffee Cake and coffee for dessert. The coffee cake was a leftover from yesterday too. He didn't have to eat and run, so we even got to take a quick nap before he went back to work! (We set an alarm so we didn't repeat our morning mishap. Also: ten minute naps refresh him like two hour naps refresh me. I needed another hour and fifty minutes!) After Ryan went back to work, I cleaned up the kitchen from lunch, put the dishes in the dishwasher, assembled our dinner in the slow cooker, washed the skillet, and refilled the seasoned salt. (I make my own in a big batch and keep it in the freezer. It was time to refill the container in the cabinet.) The towels and blankets had finished drying, so I folded and put them away. I'd just hunkered down with another cup off coffee to go through more emails and online work when I noticed our yard sign had come loose. It was a gift and I didn't want it to get broken or blow away in the crazy winds, so I suited up to scurry out and take it down all the way. THEN I sat down at the computer and I guess Braeya was in a cuddling mood, because she showed up to join me.
2:00-4:00 p.m.
I spent almost two solid hours doing the behind-the-scenes grunt work of being a speaker and writer. I updated my planner with some new speaking engagements and other commitments I'd not yet written down. I also needed to fill out paperwork for some speaking dates coming up. (I keep files for every engagement so I can keep track of the details.) I updated income and expenses, inventory and receipts, logs and lists, and sent and organized some emails. It's not hard work, but sometimes it piles up, and it certainly had throughout January. Everything looked much prettier when I was done with it! I worked so hard and fast that I forgot my 2:30 snack. (This never happens.) By 3:45 I was famished and had to get some almonds for a snack. I also ate them so fast I didn't take a picture. Filled up water tumbler #3 (30 ounces per tumbler) and started guzzling. In the last few minutes of office time, I needed a brain break (too much math) and decided to check out realtor.com. We're not buying a house, but I have a fascination with what's on the market in our county and hadn't had time to see what new treasures might have appeared during the day! (The answer? NOTHING.)
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Ryan came home from work and braved the cold to sweep out the driveway from snow that had blown in throughout the day. He also got the mail, which contained his new ski goggles. He was pretty excited about them, don't you think? We changed our clothes and went to the gym to work out. I had planned to run on the treadmill but Ryan invited me to join him in his workout. AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, we were done. (If anyone needs me for the next week, I'll be on the couch, unable to move anything other than my eyebrows.) I wasn't sure I would make it through, but I did, and he was proud of me. (I was proud of me!)
6:00-8:00 p.m.
We came home from the gym, ate our cooked-to-perfection-in-the-slow-cooker dinner. (It was the Dashing Dish 6 Ingredient Italian Zucchini Casserole.) Delicious! We almost always eat dinner in the living room while we watch Family Feud, and this night was no exception! Ryan had a craving for a Blizzard, and who am I to discourage him from his dreams? So he made a fresh pot of coffee and headed to Dairy Queen to pick up our desserts. I rested my sore little legs. We enjoyed our Blizzards while we watched Monday's DVR'd episode of Manifest, and then we decided we better get up and do a little more work before we called it a night.
8:00-10:00 p.m.
I'm supposed to clean the bathrooms on Monday, but I had run out of time before we had to go to Nita's, so I caught up on that chore and dusted the house, which is my Tuesday house chore. Ryan cleaned up the kitchen from dinner - and even mopped the floor! (I took a picture in case you've never seen a guy mopping before. I've been told it's rare.) Even though I'd just gotten an email to say the ladies' Bible study for this week is canceled because of cold temps, I hunkered down to finish the last of my homework for the week's study. No need to get behind just because I have a week off! When I finished that, I ordered a couple of skin care products we have just about run out of, and then I got sidetracked by a new music video. (We've gotten to know some of the Shiny Penny Band members, because they go to church with us, and I saw that they had a new video out, so I watched it.) With all my chores officially done for the day, I poured another cup of coffee and curled up with my novel for this week. I thought maybe reading about vacation spots might take my mind off the frigid temps outside. Ryan decided to take a shower and call it a day.
10:00 p.m.-Midnight
By about 10:00, I'd lost interest in the day, even though I'm a night owl, and these final hours are usually my finest. I wrote in my journal, scrolled through Facebook, and watched House Hunters with Ryan. We finally threw in the towel about 11:00 and headed to bed. Long, full day.
Noon-2 p.m.
Ryan got home right on time, and we talked while we ate our lunch and had Dashing Dish Strawberry Coffee Cake and coffee for dessert. The coffee cake was a leftover from yesterday too. He didn't have to eat and run, so we even got to take a quick nap before he went back to work! (We set an alarm so we didn't repeat our morning mishap. Also: ten minute naps refresh him like two hour naps refresh me. I needed another hour and fifty minutes!) After Ryan went back to work, I cleaned up the kitchen from lunch, put the dishes in the dishwasher, assembled our dinner in the slow cooker, washed the skillet, and refilled the seasoned salt. (I make my own in a big batch and keep it in the freezer. It was time to refill the container in the cabinet.) The towels and blankets had finished drying, so I folded and put them away. I'd just hunkered down with another cup off coffee to go through more emails and online work when I noticed our yard sign had come loose. It was a gift and I didn't want it to get broken or blow away in the crazy winds, so I suited up to scurry out and take it down all the way. THEN I sat down at the computer and I guess Braeya was in a cuddling mood, because she showed up to join me.
2:00-4:00 p.m.
I spent almost two solid hours doing the behind-the-scenes grunt work of being a speaker and writer. I updated my planner with some new speaking engagements and other commitments I'd not yet written down. I also needed to fill out paperwork for some speaking dates coming up. (I keep files for every engagement so I can keep track of the details.) I updated income and expenses, inventory and receipts, logs and lists, and sent and organized some emails. It's not hard work, but sometimes it piles up, and it certainly had throughout January. Everything looked much prettier when I was done with it! I worked so hard and fast that I forgot my 2:30 snack. (This never happens.) By 3:45 I was famished and had to get some almonds for a snack. I also ate them so fast I didn't take a picture. Filled up water tumbler #3 (30 ounces per tumbler) and started guzzling. In the last few minutes of office time, I needed a brain break (too much math) and decided to check out realtor.com. We're not buying a house, but I have a fascination with what's on the market in our county and hadn't had time to see what new treasures might have appeared during the day! (The answer? NOTHING.)
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Ryan came home from work and braved the cold to sweep out the driveway from snow that had blown in throughout the day. He also got the mail, which contained his new ski goggles. He was pretty excited about them, don't you think? We changed our clothes and went to the gym to work out. I had planned to run on the treadmill but Ryan invited me to join him in his workout. AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, we were done. (If anyone needs me for the next week, I'll be on the couch, unable to move anything other than my eyebrows.) I wasn't sure I would make it through, but I did, and he was proud of me. (I was proud of me!)
6:00-8:00 p.m.
We came home from the gym, ate our cooked-to-perfection-in-the-slow-cooker dinner. (It was the Dashing Dish 6 Ingredient Italian Zucchini Casserole.) Delicious! We almost always eat dinner in the living room while we watch Family Feud, and this night was no exception! Ryan had a craving for a Blizzard, and who am I to discourage him from his dreams? So he made a fresh pot of coffee and headed to Dairy Queen to pick up our desserts. I rested my sore little legs. We enjoyed our Blizzards while we watched Monday's DVR'd episode of Manifest, and then we decided we better get up and do a little more work before we called it a night.
8:00-10:00 p.m.
I'm supposed to clean the bathrooms on Monday, but I had run out of time before we had to go to Nita's, so I caught up on that chore and dusted the house, which is my Tuesday house chore. Ryan cleaned up the kitchen from dinner - and even mopped the floor! (I took a picture in case you've never seen a guy mopping before. I've been told it's rare.) Even though I'd just gotten an email to say the ladies' Bible study for this week is canceled because of cold temps, I hunkered down to finish the last of my homework for the week's study. No need to get behind just because I have a week off! When I finished that, I ordered a couple of skin care products we have just about run out of, and then I got sidetracked by a new music video. (We've gotten to know some of the Shiny Penny Band members, because they go to church with us, and I saw that they had a new video out, so I watched it.) With all my chores officially done for the day, I poured another cup of coffee and curled up with my novel for this week. I thought maybe reading about vacation spots might take my mind off the frigid temps outside. Ryan decided to take a shower and call it a day.
10:00 p.m.-Midnight
By about 10:00, I'd lost interest in the day, even though I'm a night owl, and these final hours are usually my finest. I wrote in my journal, scrolled through Facebook, and watched House Hunters with Ryan. We finally threw in the towel about 11:00 and headed to bed. Long, full day.
3 comments:
What a busy day!! I love that Ryan can come home for lunch!
Except for the lack of sleep, I was slightly envious of your day until you got to doing Ryan's workout with him. Argh.
Also, just to let you know that a picture of Dave mopping floors, or doing any other cleaning, has never been taken because it happens all the time! He is the main bathroom cleaner (he is more obsessive about it than I am) and we take turns mopping the rest of the house. I usually stick him with all the places I hate to mop -- our bedroom, the office, etc!
And we're teaching both of our kids to clean too and they LOVE getting to mop, so when I don't need it done quickly, they do it. Yay!
Tamar - Me too!! I hope he doesn't freeze on his way home today. Our whole state has nearly shut down because of the cold.
Natasha - I hurt SO MUCH right now. Help!!! And good for you for marrying a fellow obsessive cleaner. I know I could be offended by it, but I choose to just appreciate his talents and let him do what he wants!! AND GOOD WORK raising up your kids to clean!
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