Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Day in the life | Summer 2014

I love reading day in the life posts and of course I like sharing my own! I did a day in the life back in August 2010 and then another in August 2012. August 2010 H was just 6 months old and his grandma lived in LA for the summer so I was working reduced hours when I wrote that post. That was such a fun summer-we took H to lunch at Nordstrom, visited all of the local parks, and did a lot of shopping! The August 2012 post reflected my normal schedule before H started preschool (he started in July 2013). I chose to do another day in the life post this summer because our schedule changed again. I am still working my 50 hours a week but H began pre-k (!) last week. He is no longer napping and stays at school an additional hour. The day below was our last day of him napping/our previous schedule.

Monday June 30, 2014. H will be 4.5 in August

6:43 | Awake. Turn off my alarm, quickly check email
6:50 | Get into the shower
Mon Wed and Friday alarms are always the same wake up time. Tues Thur changes depending on the week. I am usually up at 7 those two days but last week I didn't have to be at work at my normal time due to the holiday week (YAY!)

7-7:05 | Out of the shower, throw on my comfy clothes (I always sleep in shorts and a short sleeve shirt but in the morning I like to put on a long sleeve t shirt and sweats), start making breakfast

I started Weight Watchers a couple of months ago and switched from my beloved Hershey's chocolate syrup chocolate milk to chocolate almond milk and Jif whips peanut butter. Baby steps!
7:10 | Eat breakfast, check email again, look at Facebook, Instagram, maybe some blogs
7:20 | Brush and blow dry my hair, brush my teeth, put in contacts, get dressed
7:40 | Check my email again (I usually have an email from my boss on the days I do NOT check my email before I leave for work), put on my shoes, grab my bag, lock up, take the elevator down to the parking garage
7:45 | Get into my car and head out. My goal is to be on the road by 7:50 (I start work at 8)

7:55 | Arrive at work (depending on traffic my commute is between 5-12 minutes, holiday week means closer to 5)
8 | Head inside the house. Say good morning to everyone. Start making breakfast if H hasn't eaten yet, let the dog out, start a load of laundry, do a quick inventory of the fridge and write grocery list

8:15 | Start making H's lunch (hotdog and corn muffin from BBQ the night before, throw in a banana, fill up his water bottle. H gets dressed in his room. I help him brush his teeth and then he plays in the playroom while I finish dishes from breakfast and talk to my boss about the weekend/week ahead
8:50 | H puts on his shoes, I grab my bag, the grocery list, and H's lunchbox and we head out the door
8:55 | We are driving to school
9:05 | Arrive at school. Today is his last day in his classroom. He moves up to pre-k the next day. I take photos of him with each teacher

walking into school
9:17 | Back in my car and I head to the grocery store

I always use my Lilly Pulitzer cooler bags for groceries. They hold a lot and keep everything cool
9:35 | Leave grocery store. This was a quick trip to the store. I just needed a couple of things
9:47 | Arrive at my mom's house to feed the cat and let him outside (she is in Sun Valley with the rest of my family for the 4th)
10 | Stop to get gas
10:10 | Back at work house. Unload groceries, put laundry into dryer, make H's bed, put away clean dishes, put stray toys/books/etc back where they belong, let the dog out


11 | Cut up a nectarine and sit down to have a quick snack. Check my email, Instagram, reply to text messages
11:25 | Wash/dry dishes, tidy up the rest of the house. I put on music while I walk around the house 
The Endless Love soundtrack is SO GOOD
11:50 | I have a few of the guilt free (is that the name?) Trader Joe's potato chips. The dog really wants some too. Browse Facebook, blogs, IMDB news


12:10 | Put the dog in the master bedroom and head out
12:20 | Arrive at sport store to get golf tees for activity I saw on Pinterest
12:40 | Arrive at H's school for pick up. H wants to visit his new classroom one more time so we go there and he shows me around. I meet the new teachers
1:15 | Get home from school. H goes to the bathroom and then we read books
1:30 | Lights out for nap time (starting about 3 weeks ago H stopped napping daily. Three days in a row he didn't fall asleep so I thought it was perfect timing to transition out of daily naps. He won't nap in pre-k so for about 2 weeks prior to this he started napping every other day. Today was a nap day since pre-k starts the next day)


1:35 | Rinse out his lunch containers, make my lunch (late for me!), email my boss an update on the day so far, let the dog out again, fold laundry
2:15 | Sit down and read blogs, etc on my phone. Answer emails.
3:15 | H is awake. He goes to the bathroom, gets dressed, has a snack, we do an activity at his little table

Trader Joe's cheese sandwich crackers and homemade fruit smoothie (I forgot to take a photo but I just use the blender and whatever fruit I have on hand)
I am working on H's fine motor skills. I found this on Pinterest. Balance marbles on golf tees in a foam block 
4:10 | We run out of marbles so we put away the activity and decide to go on a walk with the dog. Get our shoes on and attempt to get the dog's harness on
4:45 | Back from our walk. Wash hands. I tell H he can watch Dinosaur Train at 5 if he cleans up all of the stuffed animals that he put in his tent in his bedroom over the weekend.
5 | H watches Dinosaur Train while I start making dinner
5:35 | I feed the dog, turn off the tv. H goes to the bathroom and washes his hands. Dinner is ready. He has leftover chicken from their weekend BBQ, pear, and beans
5:55 | He's done eating. I start doing dishes while H plays in the playroom. When I finish the dishes I go into the playroom and we read books, do a puzzle or game

I keep track of our day in this notebook. I have awful handwriting when I am in a rush (which is basically every time I write in this thing)
6:35 | I leave work
6:45 | I am back at my apartment. I change clothes
6:55 | Head to my mom's to feed the cat and make sure he's inside. Eat a quick dinner


7:30 | Leave my mom's and head to Santa Monica for a comedy show at Westside Comedy Theater. I can tell it is a holiday week because traffic is light and I find parking right away (never happens)
I cheer on Lindsay (second from the left)
9:50 | I get home and immediately change into my pajamas. Turn on my computer, schedule a blog post, respond to emails, check Facebook
10:40 | Turn off my computer and wash up
11 | Double check my alarm/change my wake up time. BED TIME!


10 comments:

  1. I love reading day in the life posts! Such a busy day you have!!

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    1. I love reading them too. I have mini breaks throughout the day but it definitely is busy and I am on the go a lot!

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  2. Day in the life posts are my favorite! I just loved reading this!

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    1. I love them and what's inside your bag posts!

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  3. Hi Kate! I loved reading this "Day in the life" post! It was one of my favorite posts from you, ever!

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    1. Wow, that is great to hear! If there are any other personal posts you would like to see please let me know. Sometimes I feel my daily life is so boring no one would be interested!

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  4. Wow! Nannying looks fun but hard at the same time! I might have to steal this idea for my blog some day.

    Ellen | A Pop of Pink
    http://ellenborza.blogspot.com

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    1. You should definitely do a day in the life post on your blog! It's a fun way to see how people are spending their day to day life between blog posts

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    1. I love reading them so I feel like I had to post my own too ;)

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