A Day In The Life
Posted on | June 27, 2008 |
Category: life
Tags: blogging > day in the life > kids > life > parenting > writing
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6:30 AM - Awoken by a knee to the gut as the toddler claims his rightful place in the center of the bed. He nurses while I try to sleep a little more.
7:20 AM - Up and out of bed. Distract the toddler with Mickey Mouse and warm, buttered blueberry bread. Step over preschooler laying in the middle of the floor mumbling about what ever this morning’s complaint it.
7:30 AM - Pull diapers out of soak and into wash, do last night’s diner dishes.
7:45 AM - Cereal for the boys, consider napping on the couch and leaving cartoons on. Grab laptop instead to get some work done, dump blocks and toy cars in the middle of the floor to entertain the boys
9:00 AM - Breakfast and snacks cleared, begin getting everyone dressed, teeth and hair brushed, clean up toys scattered everywhere.
9:30 AM - Almost out the door before realizing I don’t have my beach bag. Dig through every closet and cabinet to find it, with no luck.
10:00 AM - Evan on bike, Trey in stroller, off for our (almost) daily 2 miles.
10:45 AM - Home, hydrated, and snacked we’re ready to walk to the pool.
11:07 AM - Standing at the gate of the kiddie pool, padlocked shut, with no one in sight. The sign says open at 11. Guess it’s the park instead.
12:00 PM - Back home, diaper changed, popcycles to cool off, and Big Big World to distract the boys while I rest.
12:30 PM - PB&J sandwiches, grapes, and apple sauce. Trey woofs his down then runs off to play, Evan starts his take 1 bite, goof around for 10 minutes, take another bite routine at the table.
2:30 PM - Nap time. Oh blessed, blessed nap time. While the boys rest I try to get some writing done.
3:15 PM - Evan is up and demanding Candy Land. We get through two games, I win the first and he creams me in the second.
4:00 PM - Trey is up from his nap and demanding to be nursed and cuddled for at least an hour. While I’m being help hostage Even builds with blocks and I get a little more online stuff done.
5:00 PM - Pretzel sticks to munch on while I start the spaghetti. The spaghetti war begins as two people want meatballs, two don’t. Why can’t we just get along?
6:30 PM - Dishes washed, bellies settled, diaper changed. We’re heading out the door for a walk around the block and some playing in the yard. Maybe they can ride bikes up and down the street.
8:20 PM - Mom is tired of being eaten by mosquitoes. Despite complaints, whines, and protests we’re heading in to clean up. Toys need to be put away, laundry has to be hung, and mama is craving some chocolate. My secret? I bring the laptop to the backyard while the boys play.
9:00 PM - Bath time! Story time! Bed time!
10:00 PM - Put toddler back into bed for the last time. Finally he crashes and I can finish this one article and start researching for the rest.
11:00 PM - Checking notes, news sources, and other blogs takes up the majority of my time. Writing is no big deal, it’s having something to back up what I’m writing that kills me.
12:00 AM - Stopping to clean up a little more, think about exercise, and call Dearest on his dinner break at work.
2:00 AM - Calling it quits for the night. Trying not to get sucked into things online. Sometimes I fail, sometimes I succeed.
Tags: life, parenting, writing, blogging, kids, day in the life
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June 28th, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
Love the schedule — so much of this is familiar!!! Especially the preschoolers “complaint of the day” (what’s up with that lately?!?), blessed naptime, and online suction. I hear ya!
June 29th, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
My day is long too! I go to bed before 2am but the morning comes too soon. You do so much with your children, how wonderful. Thanks for visiting my site. I see you do a lot of writing and blogging. Wow!