I’ve seen several blogs recently that have “A Day in the
Life” themed posts. So, I felt inspired.
I know I haven’t written in a long time.
When you read below you will see that I am usually too busy eating bons
bons and watching my soaps to get around to it.
I kid.
So, here’s my day.
Now, this isn’t necessarily a typical day, because Hayes only goes to
Mother’s Day Out on Tuesdays and when he’s home, that changes things.
Anyway, here’s today:
7:20: My alarm goes
off. Andy is in the room getting
dressed, and I tell him to give me five more minutes before he sends Bella in
to get her hair fixed. I put a pillow
over my head and go back to sleep.
(Bella was already getting dressed at this time. I lay her clothes out the night before and
Andy wakes her up, because I am not a morning person and he is a saint.)
7:30-Bella comes in to get her hair done. I do a decent job, while wearing my bathrobe
and rubbing my eyes.
8:00-I kiss Andy and Bella bye. I then pour myself a cup of coffee, which
Andy made (SAINT) and sit on the couch to drink it by myself in the blessed
quiet for 10 minutes while I check my email, Facebook, and blogs on my phone.
8:20-I realize I’m behind, go make my bed and jump in the
shower.
8:40-First, yes, I spent 20 minutes in the shower. I wash my hair and shave my legs every
day. I may be a stay-at-home mom, but I
have high personal hygiene standards.
After I’m done, I go get Hayes up and get him dressed. (He totally sleeps to this time naturally. And PRAISE THE LORD for that. He spent 10 months of his early life never
sleeping through the night, so I feel no guilt about the extra time now. It’s well deserved.)
I go downstairs and make Hayes a gourmet Eggo waffle and
turn on cartoons. This gives me time to
finish getting ready-makeup, hair, and clothes.
9:34-I drop Hayes off at Mother’s Day Out, 4 minutes
late. Awesome. But, he’s happy and I am too. I spend a
couple of minutes in the parking lot replying to the 4 texts I have already
received that morning. I jam out to the newest Dave Matthews Band cd and eat my
granola bar in the car.
9:50-I arrive at Walmart to buy Andy some picture frames for
his office. I also get supplies for
tomorrow’s first Daisy Girl Scout Meeting, where I am the new troop
leader. I also buy myself a fall candle
and some candy corn. Those were not
purchased with Girl Scout funds, don’t worry.
I then run home to drop stuff off, start the dishwasher, feed the dog,
and turn off the TV, which I forgot to do earlier.
10:50-I arrive at the Girl Scout store to get a vest and
patches for Bella and a friend in her troop.
I spend 15 minutes debating between the two sizes, 4-6x or 7-12. How can they span the sizes of 4 to 12 in two
vests? I decide and buy and hope I don’t
have to return anything.
11:25-I get back on the Beltway to pay money to drive in the
opposite direction to Andy’s office. I
arrive and help him get things looking great.
(They recently repainted the room.)
We hang the curtain rod, arrange the picture frames with photos of the
world’s cutest children and then attempt to hang his large, really nice, framed
and matted map on the wall. I get all
excited to use a trick I saw on Pinterest for hanging large things that have
two hanger thingies on the back. As I’m using large paper to trace the hanger
thingies on the back, I MAYBE lean a little too hard on the picture and hear a
funny sound.
I broke the large piece of glass.
I cry.
12:30-I apologize 83 times to my husband and we try to
decide if we should go to lunch or if I should go home and beat myself up some
more. We decide on lunch. We eat at a mom and pop Chinese food place
that was delicious and where our whole meal cost $12. Score.
1:45-I leave the other side of Houston and head back to my
area. I go straight to school to get
Hayes.
2:28-I pick Hayes up, two minutes early. I chat with my friend, whose little girl is
in the same class. I then get in the car
and read the note in his folder, that says something about picture retake
day. WHAT?!?!? (Hayes only goes on Tuesdays. Picture day was on a Thursday.) I feel defeated and sad because I didn’t know
the redo picture day was today, and I
sent him to school in a white t-shirt with a shark on it. And we all know how
white shirts with pictures of blood thirsty animals turn out. I call the director to verify that I missed
the day. I did. She said that a teacher takes the pictures
and we can do it Tuesday. I feel happy,
but also like that mom that asks for special things. Lame.
2:45-We arrive at CVS to return a late Redbox movie (in the
rain) and go inside to get pictures I’ve had printed. Hayes want TicTacs. I say no.
Crying and a fit follow. People
look at me, but I handle it and make it out.
Mama-1, Hayes-0.
3:15-We pick Bella up from school (in the rain). She has
ripped a hole in her leggings. Awesome. She
had a good day and went to music class.
3:35-We get home, where I go through the mail, school
folders, and unpack lunch boxes. I then put
Hayes down for a nap. He did not sleep
at school, and this Mama can’t handle going all evening with a toddler who
hasn’t napped.
4:00-I have Bella try on the Daisy vest. It fits.
I take pictures with my phone to send to grandparents, because she looks
adorable. I then turn the TV on for Bella. Good parenting. I go to the office to check
email and work on getting Girl Scout stuff together for tomorrow. I call my mom and talk to her while I work.
6:00- I get Hayes up.
(Yes, I know that’s late, but it works for us. He will still go to bed still at 8:30/9ish.)
We start Bella’s homework, and I give Hayes some pipe cleaners and colander and
he puts the cleaners through the holes (stole that from a friend on Facebook)
while Bella works. My kids fight over
doing the colander. We talk about taking
turns and loving others more than ourselves.
I have redeemed myself from the TV parenting earlier.
6:30-I vacuum, because Hayes has dumped the circles from the
hole punch I was using on to the carpet.
We are also getting our carpets cleaned tomorrow, and everyone knows you
need to clean before the cleaning people come. I am also a freak who feels the NEED to vacuum a lot. I feel passionately about that and shaved legs. I cannot even explain it to myself.
6:45-I realize I need to make dinner. Andy has a Board Meeting at work, so he won’t
be here. I wimp out and give Hayes
leftover taco meat and tortilla and make chicken noodle soup for Bella and
myself. We eat, with the TV off, and
have nice conversation. All is well
until my children notice the candy corn I bought earlier. They eat 5 each, and then complain. I put the candy dish in a high place.
7:20-I unload and reload the dishwasher. Then I wipe the counters and table. Bella carries toys upstairs from the front
room (our formal living room, which is full of toys). I then clear stuff off of the carpet too for
the carpet people and realize how much bigger my house looks without all of my
junk.
7:45-I pack Bella’s lunch for tomorrow. Again, not a morning
person…I always do it at night.
8:10-We head upstairs, carrying more toys, for bath time.
The kids play while I get out their pj’s and pick out clothes for
tomorrow.
8:25-I bathe the kids, help them brush their teeth, and put
on pajamas. I (maybe) threaten that I
need people to listen the first time because Mama is losing her patience.
8:35-I read books, pray, and sing with Hayes. I repeat with Bella. Everyone is in bed. Whew.
9:00-I work on more Girl Scout stuff, because this volunteer
thing is hard work. I also get more
stuff off of the carpet.
9:20-I send another email with permission slips attached to
parents in the troop. Someone forgot to
attach them the first time. That person
needs to get it together.
9:30-Andy gets home.
I talk with him. I make him a
sandwich.
10:00-I help Andy move his music stuff off of the
carpet. WHY DO WE HAVE SO MUCH STUFF ON
THE FLOOR?!?! I use the broom to get
debris off the carpet that my dog has dragged in, because she likes to make
sure I do jobs twice.
10:30-I talk to my brother-in-law, who has called to discuss
the debate. I explain that I didn’t
watch, because I was schooling, feeding, bathing, and rocking my kids. We debate whether I should have parented or
“been a good American”. I am just doing
my job, people.
11:00- I gather everything up for Girl Scouts tomorrow. I update my calendar for the week. I love having stuff written down, just so I
can check it off.
I then hang out (and type this) until I’m ready to go to
bed.
Now I’m ready for another day, one where I can leave
everything on my carpet.