A Day in My Life

The other night I went to bed thoroughly exhausted and thought to myself, "I have been running nonstop today but got nothing done."  Which led me to this post.  I run and run and run all day, running my staging business, running the household, running the kids everywhere they need to be, and run the back-end of the real estate business.  I am busy all day yet feel like nothing ever gets done.  I have lots of projects that are half done but nothing finished, which leaves me with the feeling of getting nothing accomplished.  So, I decided, for one full day, to write down everything I did that - no matter how mundane.  It made me realize all the little, run-of-the-mill things I do everyday.  Here is how my day went:

7:00 am:  Wake up, and roll out of bed

7:15-8:00:  Pilates workout - only 135 calories burned - Crap!  Feels like I should have burned more.

8:00-8:30:  Breakfast, check the kids' homework, sign planners, do Abbi's hair, make sure everyone's teeth are brushed, steal a quick moment to check Facebook and various blogs, and get the kids off to school.  At which time I get Alex in the tub.

8:35-9:35:  While Alex is playing in the tub, I hang a new towel bar that was needed in the bathroom because one of my children (Alex) thought the last one was a jungle gym and broke it.  I wash Alex and get him out of the tub, fold the Levi's that have been in the dryer for days, and throw in a load of towels.

9:45:  Holy crap!  My house looks like a bomb went off!

9:46-12:00:  House cleaning begins.  I empty then refill the dishwasher and get it started, I clean off various piles around the kitchen and put the piles away, I wipe down all counters and the table, I vacuum the kitchen floor, the family room, and the front room which allows me to see all the dirty marks on the floor, so, out comes the mop.  I mop the kitchen floor, the bathroom/laundry room, and all entryways to the house.  I clean Alex's room which looks like a bomb went off and throw away a bag full of garbage from his room.  I change out the laundry- put the towels in the dryer and start a new load of darks.  Whew!

12:00:  Realize my Visiting Teachers are coming any minute and I have not showered.

12:02-12:10:  Quick shower just in time to hear the door bell ring.  Alex tells them I'll be down in a minute.

12:15-1:15:  Visit with Visiting Teachers - all the while thinking, I have no makeup on.

1:15-2:00:  Finish putting on my makeup and get my hair done while watching "The Young and the Restless."  (I know, it is one of guilty pleasures - I DVR it everyday!)

2:00-2:35 - The kids get home from school.  I start to work on the wood projects again (I started them the day before) and re-schedule Abbi's piano lessons for Monday.

2:45- Remember the laundry.  Fold towels, put the darks in the dryer and start a load of levis.  (Yes, another one)

2:55 - resume work on said projects, then remember to call my mom for her birthday!  Left a message.  Called to find out if Aaron's flight time was still on.  I gave him an introductory flight lesson for his birthday.  It had to be re-scheduled.  Called Aaron with the info for him to re-schedule.

3:00:  Mom called back, talked to her while I cleaned out the popcorn machine.  Popcorn sounds good but the machine was a mess.  Popped fresh popcorn.

3:30-5:15:  Finished up the wood projects, Finally!  

5:25:  Take Adam to guitar lessons.

5:30 - Came home to clean up the mess of the wood projects.  Wipe down counters again.

5:55-6:25:  Went to pick up Adam from guitar.  He was running late, so I had to wait.  Enjoyed a moment of peace.

6:30:  Came home and met Aaron at home.  Decided to go to dinner with the boys since Abbi was camping with the neighbors.

6:35-8:45:  Dinner at Su Casa with the family and a quick trip to Sam's for fruit and salt for the water softener.

8:50:  Drop off the boys to make it to a 9:00 appointment at Massage Envy with Aaron.

9:00-10:05:  Enjoyed(?) a massage.  My masseuse was really getting into the knots on back.  It hurt, but my back was hurting so bad and I knew the knots needed to be worked out.  Feels much better now.

10:30:  Return home, check on kids in their beds, brush teeth, pull out contacts and fall into bed.  Almost into a restful sleep, when I realized the laundry hadn't been changed.... Oh well, there is always tomorrow.

So, there you have it!  A look into my life of being a stay-at-home mom.  There are still bills to be paid and checks to be deposited but that will have to wait for another day.

Here are the craft projects I was able to get done: