Preserve studying for a Day within the Life: 13 Years Previous & 10 1/2 Years Previous!
At what age does one cease utilizing the 1/2 when referring to how outdated one is? For the sake of preserving issues orderly within the archive of day within the life posts, I’m going to stay it out for a bit longer.
These are my favourite posts to jot down as a result of they’re harking back to old-fashioned running a blog days (with higher photos) and provide a peek into on a regular basis life. I discover the odd days when seemed upon on reflection typically shine brighter than even essentially the most unimaginable holidays. God bless these odd moments.
Day within the Life: 13 Years Previous & 10 1/2 Years Previous
6:15 AM Wake Up
My goodness I’m attempting to ease my get up time again to five:30 or 5:45, however I’ve simply been sleeping so laborious that 6:15 has been the earliest I can muster. As soon as off the bed I begin the espresso and the new water for tea, activate the lounge hearth, and seize my pc. With a cup of Earl Gray I retreat to the sofa to jot down and ship my e-newsletter and end my weblog publish on sluggish cooker BBQ brisket.
Finally David and I dress, placed on our weighted vests, and head out to take Finley on her morning stroll. I seize two Brazil nuts and an apple to eat on the way in which. Our walks are a lot hillier right here and I like that it actually will get my blood pumping, regardless that it’s solely about 1.5 miles.
8:15 AM Breakfast Time
By this time the women are awake however not shifting very quick. I activate the griddle and pull out eggs, fruit, and bagels whereas they attempt to cuddle the canine and ease into the day. They prepare dinner up their very own breakfast, I make David some steak and eggs, and sip on two cups of bone broth myself. TMI however I’ve been taking part in round with meals that work higher for me throughout totally different phases of my cycle and luteal section positively prefers heat liquids, soups, stews, and so forth.
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We eat breakfast collectively, speak about our days forward and some other random issues that come up. Typically there’s an inquiry concerning the calendar from Hailey and a “do you know” science reality shared by Kaitlyn. David takes off to the workplace, the women clear their plates, and I end cleansing the remainder of the kitchen and get myself dressed for the day.
9:15 AM: College Begins
The ladies, Finley, and I meet up within the playroom to get going with our morning time exercise of the day. We completed our women and mother devotional and our music research on Chopin, so now we’re alternating between studying a guidebook to elevating chickens, artwork playing cards, poetry memorization, and we’re about to begin this guide. We spend 20-25 minutes or so on that earlier than transitioning into math. We nonetheless comply with this schedule for essentially the most half.
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12:15 PM: Lunchtime
Classes are completed for the day by this level and all of us head to the kitchen. The ladies pull up World Watch Information whereas I get lunch prepared. Sure I’ve a 13 12 months outdated and a ten 12 months outdated and I nonetheless use these divided plates. They only make lunch so enjoyable to place collectively and who doesn’t love a snack plate type meal, proper?! For David and me, I lower up two hen breasts and simmer it in a jarred Indian korma sauce, then add leftover rice.
As we end up lunch, the women assist me with different kitchen issues. Kaitlyn has been into studying sourdough, so she helps measure and blend that whereas Hailey tears and washes collard greens. It’s so good to have their assist however by 1:15, a pal has proven up on the door they usually’re off. I’m grateful for the peeks we’re beginning to get into spring climate, the place the solar is shining and we will all play outdoors!
As the women take off, I end up kitchen stuff. I begin the collards cooking, dry and season the hen wings and file it to share on Instagram, and wash and prep the cauliflower. I take Finley for a fast hike, reply to some emails, and transfer laundry.
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3:30 PM Work Out and Chill
When David is dwelling, we decide our exercise time based mostly on the way it suits round his calls. Often it’s someday mid to late afternoon. The ladies are nonetheless out taking part in, so we head to the health club to do a Madeline Strikes decrease physique exercise. We’ve been sticking to the 30 minute variations as a substitute of the 60 and I really feel like I’m getting a bit lazy with it. I want to determine a technique to inspire myself to push a bit tougher as a substitute of simply going by means of the motions.
David has one other name after our exercise, so I get dinner stuff going, then when he’s off we resolve to wake benefit of the gorgeous day and sit outdoors for a minute. We constructed this patio space as a spot for David’ smoker to take a seat, however it’s change into one in every of my favourite locations to take a seat. I’m certain pollen will take it over quickly, however proper now it’s simply such a pleasant place to take a look at the mountains, breathe, and catch up for a couple of minutes. He’s been touring extra for work currently and it’s good to have a bit time to attach.
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5:45 Dinner and Sports activities
The ladies come again in round 5:30 and all of us eat dinner collectively: Baked wings, collard greens, roasted cauliflower, Annie’s mac and cheese, and apple slices. We all the time appear to finish up consuming on the island on barstools relatively than the desk. As we end up, Hailey goes to vary into soccer gear, whereas we clear up the kitchen. I activate how water for tea and eat two sea salt caramels. David and Hailey take off for observe.
Kaitlyn goes to bathe whereas I end some laundry, arrange espresso for the morning, and ensure the kitchen is all wiped down. I am going bathe, too, then Goose and I meet again up in the lounge. She convinces me to let her watch a Jake and the Neverland Pirates (hilarious, however apprently she was having a nostalgic night time) by providing to therapeutic massage my head and shoulders for the primary 5 minutes of every episode. Deal.
Whereas she does this I analysis issues to do in… SCOTLAND! That’s proper, after a lot contemplation and runaround, we lastly determined and booked a household journey to Scotland to dip our toes into European journey. You probably have any options, please ship them my manner!
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Hailey and David get dwelling round 8:30. Hailey will get a snack, Kaitlyn drags her toes, and finally they each head up for bathe and mattress, respectively, round 9:00. David and I sit and chat for about one other 20 minutes earlier than we comply with go well with. It’s form of loopy to succeed in the ages the place our bedtime is roughly the identical as the children. And goodness is aware of they might keep up later than us if we allow them to, however for now it’s studying time (or Yoto listening) of their rooms till they go to sleep.
And that’s a wrap on our day! I maintain considering I ought to do a one week dash of all day within the life posts as a result of they definitely all look a bit totally different, however that may overkill. We’ll see. Anyway, thanks for stopping by and spending a day; hope you might be having a beautiful week!
