Category: Day in the Life

Hello and happy Thursday! I hope your week is going well. I finally feel like we’re in somewhat of a school routine. I looked back, and I haven’t shared a day in the life post in almost a year! Those are some of my favorite posts to read and share, so that’s what I’m doing today.

I captured snippets of my day yesterday…Wednesday, August 20th.

Y’all…I’m already hitting snooze! My 5:50 alarm went off, and I didn’t get out of bed until 6:00.

Then, it was time for the news, coffee and breakfast. After years of intermittent fasting, I’ve gotten back to eating a little breakfast most mornings. Yesterday, I had a favorite of mine…cream of wheat!

I spent a little time reading blogs and playing my daily Bejeweled Blitz.

Then, around 6:45, it was time to wake the kids. Hadley was up, and Hayden was on the struggle bus!

I washed my face and did my morning skincare routine…

…made the bed…

…and watered my front porch flowers. This isn’t something that’s typically in my morning routine, but since school has started, I’ve found a couple of minutes to take care of that chore.

Then, I packed my lunch. I had a better lunch plan last week, and this week I’ve kind of been scrambling. I brought dinner leftovers and a few odds and ends.

Then, I went and got ready…makeup…

…and dressed for the day. These sandals that I got from Target last spring continue to be some of my faves to wear. They are teaching all day approved.

Then, Hayden and I left for school around 7:35. We were kind of in a rush, so no pic! Hadley has been riding with a friend, and Hayden and one of his friends have been riding with me.

We were at school by 7:55 ready to roll. I put up my agenda for the day.

I also wrote the agenda and learning targets on the board before…

…running to the copier for a few quick copies.

Back in my room, and I turned on my lamps, and clicked on my diffuser.

First block is my Advanced English 1 class, and they were busy with their assignments. We also did my “get to know you” dice game where they roll one…

…and share something about themselves.

Next, was second block which is one of two co-teach English 1 classes that I have this year. Right as class was starting, we had a scheduled fire drill…our first of the year.

Then, back inside to continue the bellringer practices…

…and text walk where they answer the questions and get familiar with their textbook.

On to third block which is my second co-teach English 1 class. This class completed the same assignments as second block before our lunch break.

This year, we have five lunch periods, and English classes have the one right in the middle of third block. So, I ate my lunch while the kids were in the cafeteria.

About my “tall boy” Diet Coke can…I went to the Dollar Store this past weekend, and saw this large DC at the checkout. I’ve been sipping on it for three days. lol!

This class was ahead of my other one, and we still had forty minutes left of class after lunch. So, I introduced another strategy that I like for students to use…alphablocks. I have a few random non-fiction resources, so I gave them one to read and fill in the chart before writing a summary of what they read. It was a good way to fill the time!

I collected their papers before the bell rang.

Then, it was the start of fourth block…the last block of the day! I have 4th block planning on one of our days, but we always have hall duty for fifteen minutes. I’m “lucky” that mine is right at the start of the block, so it’s easy for me to remember to go!

Then, I had seventy five minutes left of my planning to…plan,

…get organized,

….put papers away,

…make more copies,

…make my agenda for the next day,

…prep my board for tomorrow,

…and have a snack!

After school, the kids came to my room, and we headed home. Hadley drove us!

I dropped the kids off, and I headed to my monthly facial appointment.

After that, I went to Walgreens to pick up a few things that Hadley needed.

I only had a few minutes at home, so I made a salad and had a quick dinner.

I changed my clothes…

…and headed to Hadley’s game. I listened to my audio book on the way.

I watched Hadley’s game, and we stayed for the varsity game as well.

We didn’t get home until after 9:00, and with no real dinner plan, we had pizza.

I watched some of the Royals game…

…before showering and doing my PM skincare routine.

Then, it was time for bed!

This was definitely a full day for sure! Thanks for following along.

Hello and happy Monday!

Did you catch my gratitude posts on Saturday and Sunday?

How was your weekend? Ours was busy but good. Last month, I shared a pretty typical day hour by hour. Today, I’m linking up with the Hello Monday ladies to do the same…

…but sharing a weekend day…Saturday!

Here’s my Saturday:

First of all…your girl slept until 9:00! Who is she? Usually, I’m lucky to sleep until 7 or 7:30 on the weekend. I guess I needed the sleep!

Anyway, I was settled on the couch drinking my coffee at 9:15, so I will share the 15’s throughout the day.

I put the Christmas tree up on Thursday night. Our trees are the only thing up, and it’s just enough for me right now.

At 10:15, I was working on my Saturday blog post and hit “publish.”

Mid-morning, around 11:15, I headed to Michael’s, and when I got out of my car, I saw this lovely surprise:

ugh!

I did what any girl would do, and went on into Michael’s to get some more garland for my tree! I did call Travis, and he headed to meet me at the tire place.

Last year, I got three sets of wooden garland, and made do. This year, I went and picked up a few more.

After taking my car to the tire place, I came home and put up my fall decorations, and this was my view at 12:15.

By 1:15, I’d strung the garland on the living room tree.

…and even got our bedroom tree put up. When I plugged it in on Friday, I noticed some lights out in the back. I quickly ordered these lights, and they arrived on Saturday.

I did an ok job getting them on the tree.

At 2:15, I’d showered and was getting ready for the day. We were getting ready to leave to go to Louisville for Hayden’s race.

I told Travis I would drive there if he drove home. A little after 3:15, we were stuck in traffic on 64.

We did arrive to Bellarmine in time, and by 4:15ish, the sun was setting and I settled into the stands to wait for Hayden’s race.

While I waited, I was watching the Missouri football game around 5:15. That game didn’t end up like I’d hoped.

Hayden ran at 5:45, and…

…at 6:15, we were still down on the field after his race. This was his first high school 3200m, and he ran a great race.

This race is put on in honor of Trav’s dad, Hayden’s grandfather. Our nephew has organized this event, and in it’s fourth year, it was bigger than ever.

Around 7:15, we were watching the last (and fastest) heat of high school runners as we were leaving.

Shew! We were hungry…and, per tradition, we ate at Boombozz for pizza with a few of our Louisville family.

Then, it was time to hit the road; around 9:15 I read a bit on the ride home.

At 10:15, we stopped by the tire place to pick up my car since it wasn’t ready before we left.

Then, once at home, I needed some time to unwind. I watched a little bit of football while reading…

…and hanging out with this guy for a bit!

Lights out around 11:45. Another late night on the weekend!

It was a great day. I was happy to have a bit of time in the morning to accomplish a few things, and then it was a nice evening to be outside for the races.

Thanks for reading,

Hello and happy Thursday!

I’m excited to share today’s post as I love reading and sharing day in the life posts, but this one is with a bit of a twist.

I thought this would be a fun and different way to share a “day in the life” post…sharing hour by hour.

Here was my Monday this week…hour by hour:

I set my alarm for 5:50, but I hit snooze on Monday. I was settled in the living room and drinking my coffee at 6:05, so I’m sharing by the hour on the fives.

At 7:05, I was making my lunch and filling up my tumbler.

Monday lunches are usually a lot of pre-packaged things like salad from Kroger.

By 8:05, I was in my classroom, and I had my agenda ready to go for the day.

1st hour was happening at 9:05 and I was talking to my students about the explanatory essay that we were going to start writing on Tuesday.

At 10:05, I was prepping the gallery walk activity for my 5th hour class.

At 11:05, I had a zoom meeting for an ARC to review a student’s IEP. Ever since Covid, we’ve mostly had these meetings via Zoom.

At 12:05, I was passing out textbooks before my students arrived.

Then, it was lunch time, and I enjoyed a piece of cake at 1:05.

At 2:05, my Advanced English 1 students were finishing up the gallery walk.

For their paper, they are analyzing how Odysseus is an epic hero. So, for the gallery walk, they rotated through six different stations to think of examples and find text evidence for the six criteria. Then, I displayed the final outcome at the front of the room, and they can use those examples in their paper as they write this week.

At 3:05, it was close to the end of the school day. My 6th hour class, was working on a comic strip for part 2 of The Odyssey, so we were starting to pick up the supplies.

I usually try to leave school by 3:45, but on Monday, Hayden stayed after school, so at 4:05, I was sitting in my classroom grading.

Since I knew it was going to be a late night, I went ahead and took a shower at 5:05. It was nice to be clean so early in the evening. haha

At 6:05, Hadley was finishing up homework before we left for the district volleyball game. While she was doing that, I made a quick dinner. It’s Shay’s “Mexi beef over rice” recipe.

Around 7:05, we were driving to the varsity district game about thirty minutes from our house.

At 8:05, we were watching the varsity game.

At 9:05, I was driving home. Once I got home, I did a few things around the house, and by 10:05, I was doing my nighttime skin care before bed.

That was fun way to capture the day. Maybe I will do a weekend day next.

See you tomorrow for Friday Favorites.

Hello!

How is it already Thursday? This week is flying by.

On a whim, I decided to capture a “day in the life” on Tuesday when we had a day off from school.

I look forward to this particular day off every year. It’s a random Tuesday in November which made Monday more tolerable. It’s nice not to set an alarm, vote, and get some things accomplished on a day where I would have been at school.

Anyway, here’s a peek at my Tuesday:

I woke up around my normal 6:00 time, but I knew because it was so dark out it still must be early. I refused to get up before 7, and actually dozed off for another hour or so.

When I woke up, I remembered that I had laundry in the wash that I had started the night before. Monday night, I went to bed earlier than I usually do which meant I forgot about this load that needed moved to the dryer.

While my coffee was brewing, I went ahead and made some pumpkin muffins for the kids to have for breakfast. On Sunday, I made a list for Tuesday of things I didn’t get accomplished over the weekend (which is another reason why I love this day off), and making some muffins was one of those things.

Yes–I have my tree up. I put it up on Saturday night. We usually get a real tree for the living room, but last year after we dragged it out of the house and had a mess of water and dry tree needles everywhere, Travis declared, “never again!” So Hadley helped me pick this one out at Home Depot (no, it’s not the viral Tik Tok one) this past weekend.

I still have my fall decor out, so be prepared for holiday whiplash if you come visit me.

Hadley also picked out his mug for me at a recent trip to Michaels.

I scrolled my phone, read a few blogs, and watched an episode of Southern Charm while the kids slept in.

After that, I added some pictures to my Wednesday blog post and saved that on my phone.

Then, it was time to wake up Hadley. (Hayden got up around 9:00) and do my morning skincare routine….

…before making my bed.

I gave the kids their instructions for the day. Hayden had to mow the yard one final time this season, and Hadley had to finish bagging the leaves. Like me, they are good at putting off weekend things for the Tuesday day off.

Then, I went to vote!

After that, I had two errands. I needed to return a Christmas tree to At Home, and I stopped at Walmart….where I picked up two more trees. haha (as well as a few other odds and ends)

While I was running my errands, I missed a call from Hadley. She was requesting Starbucks, and her mind was blown that I wasn’t near one. “But mom, they are everywhere!!” haha

Anyway, I didn’t have time for a Starbs run because I needed to get back home to grab lunch before my appointment.

I’m back trying to eat low carb on Mondays and Tuesdays which you can probably tell by my plate.

Then, I decided to unload the dishwasher before heading to…

…my monthly facial. I had my favorite combo: dermaplane and chemical peel! It was nice and relaxing.

Hadley and her friend had been bagging the leaves, so I did pick them up Starbucks. Hadley is pretty distinguished with placing orders on the app for pick up.

Once I was home, I had about an hour before the kids’ dental appointment, so Hadley helped me with the pencil tree that I put in our bedroom.
I bought this tree in 2020, and it’s become a tradition to put it up on Election Day. In 2021, I bought another one for the sunroom. Hadley has requested a bigger tree for her room, so I put that one in her room this year instead.

Then, it was time for the dentist. They just had their cleaning appointments, and it still feels so odd to me just sending them back…well, one at a time.

Hayden wanted to act like he didn’t know me 😉 (really, he had a better view of the tv from that spot while Hadley was getting her teeth cleaned)

Once we got home, I did a few things around the house, and then took a few minutes to finish up yesterday’s post.

Travis has been super busy with the November horse sale, and he had his longest and busiest day. He left early in the morning, and wasn’t home until after 10!

So, because of that, I didn’t have big plans for dinner.

Hallelujah! We had leftovers!

Hayden was playing Xbox, and Hadley had math homework to finish, so we all just kind of ate whenever we wanted to.

After that, Hadley clicked around looking for a dress for the next cotillion dance.

Then, Hayden had an 8:15 basketball game…on a Tuesday night… *sigh*

Hayden had a great game, but we weren’t home until almost 9:30.

Everyone took turns showering, and I did my PM skincare routine before…

…settling in to start a new book and wait for Travis to get home.

Once he got home, he still had work to do, but the rest of us went to bed.

It was a good day with a little downtime, some productivity, and crossing some things off my list!

Hello!

I haven’t done a “day in the life” post on Instagram since maybe last summer?!! So, that’s my plan for today. Hopefully, I remember to take pictures along the way! I’ll probably sprinkle in a few Prime Day finds too.

I have a few things planned for today…and then we’ll see what else takes place. I hope it’s a mix of relaxation and productivity.

Have a great day!