This week, I am documenting my life in a series of “Week in the Life” posts. I hope everyone enjoys this little peek into my day-to-day!
I woke up a little before 6 a.m. and from there, it was a rush to get ready and out the door. I took Dutch for his first morning walk, fed him, took a shower and did my hair and makeup, got dressed, packed my lunch, and then took Dutch on his second morning walk (yes, he gets two walks in a one-hour period in the mornings. And both are necessary, if you know what I mean!)
It was a little after 7:15 when I left for work, which means I’ll probably be a bit late this morning. Oh, well. Mondays are hard.
Once at work, I put away my lunch and drank my breakfast shake while I prepared myself for a morning of writing. I wanted to finish up monthly content for a client, and then spend the rest of the day editing.
Mid-morning, after I finished my writing task for the day, I made myself a small bowl of oatmeal and then started on the editing work I needed to get done. Lots of pages to edit, especially as I arranged a proofing trade with a coworker in the midst of my writing task earlier.
At 11:15, I left work, went home, and took Dutch on a walk. This used to be my mom’s job when I lived with her since her work was so close to our apartment. And now it’s mine! It’s annoying to have to leave work every day, but I do like getting away from my desk and getting some sunshine and exercise during lunch.
After our walk, I put the ingredients for Skinnytaste’s Santa Fe Chicken in the Crock-Pot and snuggled with Dutch for a little bit before driving back to work.
Back at work, I heated up my lunch in the breakroom. Today, I had Lean Cuisine taquitos, string cheese, corn, and a Trader Joe’s treat. I read some blogs while eating my lunch, and then jumped right back into the editing task I needed to complete.
Around 3 p.m., I finished editing and started working on monthly content for another client. This client is a little bit different from my other ones, as I write blog-style articles rather than SEO-style website content. It’s fun, but also a little bit challenging.
I got sidetracked by chit-chat with my coworkers, so I only ended up writing one article before it was time to go home.
I left work at 5, and got caught in terrible, terrible traffic. The kind of traffic that makes you want to cry and question if you’ll ever see home again. I ended up taking a detour to get gas because I was running low and didn’t want to have to stop before work or during my lunch break tomorrow, but this ended up being a bad decision because the traffic on that route was nearly at a standstill.
It was a little after 6 when I finally got home and I nearly wanted to kiss the pavement. Ha!
Once home, I took Dutch on his first nighttime walk and then put my things away, put on comfy clothes, took off my makeup, fed Dutch, and started finishing up dinner. Since I made a Crock-Pot meal, it only entailed shredding chicken and making rice. Hooray!
My roommate and I ate dinner while watching a couple episodes of The Tonight Show, and then we cleaned up the kitchen.
By then, it was around 7, so I took Dutch on his second nighttime walk (and prayed he wouldn’t need a third… yes, sometimes he needs THREE!), and then ensconced myself in my room to finish writing this blog post and to write my daily word count for NaNoWriMo.
Around 8:45, I finished up my writing (1,700 words today!) and then did my nighttime routine of brushing my teeth, washing my face, and taking my allergy meds. Then, I finished writing this blog post.
I read for a little bit (just started The Martian!) but I was way too tired to focus on the words, so it was lights out by 9:30 pm.
Thoughts on today: It was a good day, where I felt like I got a lot accomplished. I was productive at work, actually made dinner (it was my first time cooking for Roomie, too!), and met my word count goal for NaNoWriMo. This writing challenge is so intense, and it would feel so good to take a night off from it, but I am so motivated to complete this challenge. I was more tired than usual, but hoping an early night means waking up feeling more rested tomorrow!
What are you currently reading? What time do you normally wake up on the weekdays?
Dutch gets a lot of walks! What a lucky dog! 🙂 I bet it’s good to have him to kind of motivate you to get out and walk, too, though! I find these day in the life posts so interesting as everyone’s day is so different! I will have to do a post series like this, maybe next month!
Right now I am reading “After You,” which is the sequel to “Me Before You.” I like it but not as much as Me Before You. On workdays I get up at 5:30 on Mondays as I need to be there early that day and then the rest of the week i usually get up at 6, unless i stay at Phil’s, then I need to get up around 5:30 to get home in time to get ready for work/not feel too rushed in the morning.
You inspired me to do this too! I started with Sunday though 🙂 I’m reading Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell. It’s not nearly as compelling as her other books but it’s well written and Harry Potter-ish.
My morning routine varies depending on if I have clients to greet at the office or if it’s a quieter morning, so anywhere between 6:30-7am each day. I try to get out the door by 7:30 or 7:45 am each day, which puts me at work around 8:15 assuming no traffic/accidents.
I’m currently reading China Dolls by Lisa See; it’s my first book of hers and I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would.
I wake up so late. Like… it’s embarrassing. On a regular day, I wake up around 9am. If I’m lucky, 8:30. I need to work on this!
That sounds like a full day… sorry for the traffic at the end of it. How far do you live from work that you can go home on your lunch break and do you take an hour lunch?
Oh, and I wake up at 5:45 a.m on weekdays – I try to be at the office between 7 – 7:30 a.m.
I laughed out loud when I saw your “I *CAN* even” motivational poster, and then promptly made one for my own desk.
Currently reading Like No Other by Una LaMarche — an excellent read-a-like for Eleanor and Park.
That crockpot meal sounds awesome! So smart to put it in when you came home at lunch! I do not come home from work every day but if Chloe is going to have a particularly long day at home (like if one of us isn’t coming home right after work) I do try to whip home to let her out. I live in such a small city and work close enough to where I live that it really only takes 10 – 15 mins max to drive home during the day. I usually try to plan it so if I have meetings “up the hill” I build in time to run home and let her out!
I am really liking Pointe so far! Still not super far into it but so far it’s engaging and interesting and hard to put down!
You’re cooking more!
I’m behind on blog reading so I am just now reading through these posts you did. I love them. This sounds like a great day! I feel you on the traffic – I commuted for 1.5 hours each way for over 6 years. Soul-crushing!
As for your questions – I usually wake up around 5 a.m. on weekdays and pray my kids let me have an hour to myself before they get up. I love to use that time for coffee, Bible study, and pleasure reading. We usually leave the house around 7:15. And right now I’m about to finish the book All the Light We Cannot See!