Day in the Life

I love these posts! Mostly because I like seeing what other people do all day!  For me, no two days are the same, but I figured I'd give you a run-down of what typically happens during our day.

6:30/7:00- wake up. I'm trying so hard to get up earlier, but it's dark and cold and the bed is so warm! Oy! I really do enjoy when I have a little "quiet/me time" first thing though.

I walk the dog for about 10 minutes, brew some tea, and hopefully get a little time to check in with myself (meditate/gentle yoga) and check in on my biz (Stella & Dot)

7:30- iron Joe's work clothes, start the bacon & make the bed.

8:00 kids need juice, a cartoon to occupy them while I make breakfast.

Depending on the day, Joe leaves for work anywhere from 8-8:45.  He often takes Brooke to school as well, so that's always a little extra fun to get her ready and out the door too!

If I'm on top of my game, I make my breakfast too, if not I make it after he leaves.

All three of us go outside and wave goodbye to Daddy, outside.  

I will put the TV back on to let the kids watch Paw Patrol at 9am.

9:00- I make my Green Tea Latte & check in with my blog, Facebook, instagram etc.

9:30 I try very hard to peel myself away from the computer and wash the dishes.  One motivater is a good audio book! I'm currently listening to this:

10:00- Snacks all around (I've been enjoying this treat!) followed by playing upstairs, cleaning up bedrooms, getting dressed for the day etc. I may put away laundry

11:30: Workout (if I'm doing one with the kids-they LOVE Country Heat) 

12:00: Lunch

1:00 Nap time (for Bradley) Brooke is to play quietly in her room, sometimes she falls asleep, sometimes not. I typically get my shower in for the day, Joe may come home for lunch, I work on my biz, clean up whatever I need to, dishes, laundry, toys, repeat.  Today (Wednesday) I actually just did my workout and ate my lunch, and typed this blog post.

2:30 Kids are up. Snack/juice time

3:00 I try to get us outdoors while we can!  We may drive to a park, run errands or just play in the yard.  OR if it's raining, we may play in the basement to change up the scenery.

We found Brooke's piggy costume from 2 years ago and they got a kick out of playing with it.

4:30 or so, I start dinner, so I do put on a show for the kids.  Unless it was yesterday, in which case we had firewood delivered and the kids were SO helpful! They had so much fun stacking/throwing the wood.

5:30ish we will eat.  

6:00 Bath time OR go for a family walk. (I try to bathe them during the day then!)

6:30 On a typical night, we unwind, read books, tidy up rooms.

Last night however, I had a pre-school board meeting, so it shook things up a bit.

7:00 Bradley goes to sleep, I usually watch a show with Brooke, unless she's cranky from not napping and then I'll let her read.

8:00 is Brooke's bed time and then Joe & I have time to relax (if he's home)

10:00 I try so hard to be in bed by this time!  I am obsessed with my Kindle Fire my mom got me for my birthday and read myself to sleep.   Currently reading:

Now, keep in mind this is a highlight reel.  I try to share my day on Snap Chat or Instagram -stories, and sometimes I show the dirty floors/dishes to keep it real.  But not all days are rainbows & butterflies.  There are frustrating moments with Bradley melting down because I wouldn't let him destroy our Paw Patrol puzzle, or when Brooke throws herself on the floor because I won't let her eat candy corn for breakfast.

I am definitely on a good path right now and have lots of positive energy flowing in this home.  I am working extra hard at creating happy days for all of us and keeping toxic people out; I attribute much of our happiness to that.   But I still have times when I'm emotional or angry; but I really try to just push those thoughts out and stay focused on the good.

I'm thinking of trying to put together a Day in the Life video--as it might be somewhat comical to look back on and I just keep thinking how busy I am now, and how much I'll miss these crazy kids when they're in school all day.  Thoughts?


Happy Hump Day!

What I ate Wednesday

I'm always intrigued to see what other people eat.  I feel like I get into routines/ruts of the same old same old, so I enjoy when others post what they're eating!  I will be 100% honest and say that I am not the cleanest eater, but I do watch my portions and have been pretty good at working out lately.  I have recently changed up my health routine and am no longer taking any supplements.  I needed to see how I felt with these changes, and so far so good!  I love food and I hate being hungry.  Finding that balance of how much to eat and when is really different for every person.  

This is what one day looked like for me.

7:30: 

Hot water with lemon

 I try so hard to get it in my system first thing, before I eat anything.  Sometimes it happens, and sometimes I'm sipping it while eating my cold eggs. Life happens!

8:15:

Breakfast

Whole wheat toast. 1/4 avocado. 2 eggs scrambled. Salt/pepper. 2 slices of organic turkey bacon.

9:00 am: 

Coffee 

10:00

I began splitting the fruit--I used to eat this with my eggs, but I realized I was full and didn't need it.  I will eat it about 2-3 hours after I eat the eggs.

12:00: 

Lunch

This was a simple organic deli meat sandwich, lettuce, slice of cheese & tomatoes.

2:00:

Post Workout Protein Shake

I've been good about getting kids down and then working out!

5:30:

Dinner 

This was the Better than Takeout Chicken Fried Rice

8:00
Late evening snack

I'm not a Dr, dietician or anything else for that matter. But I have really learned to listen to my body's cues of hunger and try to fill my diet as best as possible with real whole foods.  I am not perfect and there are days where I eat some Halloween candy or even pizza and wings.  Life is about balance and once I learned to not feel guilty over enjoying some food, but not eating like that all the time, I've become a lot happier and healthier.  

Comment below if you've shared a "what you eat" post! I'd love to see.  

Have a great day!