MORNING | My alarm wakes me up at 7 a.m. and the girls are being very cuddly with me, so I laze around in bed for a bit. I get up 20 minutes later and feed the girls. Then, I brush my teeth, pull my hair into a half-down/half-up style, and put on yoga pants with a nice shirt (the ultimate work-from-home uniform!). I sit on the couch to read my book and play some games on my phone. Around 8, I make myself get off the couch, do my morning skincare routine, take my meds, and make my breakfast. (I don’t make my bed today since Eloise has found herself a cozy spot on the bed and I don’t have the heart to make her move.) I’m sitting down to work right around 8:30. I spend the first part of my day answering emails, working on meeting notes, and editing a batch of content. And then I have a one-on-one meeting with my boss, which is very productive. Afterward, I exchange some messages with one of my colleagues and then decide I’m tired and want a nap. I take a 30-minute siesta on the couch and wake up to Ellie poking me with one of her claws because she needs to be petted.
AFTERNOON | After my nap, I make lunch and eat it while scrolling Reddit forums. And then it’s time to log into my weekly meeting with the other content managers. I always enjoy this meeting; it’s fun to chit-chat with the other managers (we’re all women, which helps!) and brainstorm solutions to some of the issues we all come across. I jump from that meeting to another one, this time with my fave coworker. Sometimes, we use this time to do work and sometimes, we need a venting session. Today, she needed to vent so that’s what we do. I’m able to get some work done during our call, like putting together a content strategy plan and answering some emails. Afterward, I take a break to put some chicken in the Crock-Pot (not sure if this will be dinner tonight or lunch tomorrow… we’ll see!) and take a short 15-minute walk outside. I was able to wear my hair down for the walk and didn’t feel like dying! We’re making progress with our weather. I get back to work after my walk and answer some Slack messages, go through my emails, and then start working on creating content briefs for a client. We’re trying to figure out the word count for this specific project so we can accurately resource plan with our content team. I also call into a town hall, but since I only have to listen, I’m able to continue my work. A few hours later, I am finished with the content briefs. Yay! I clear out my inbox before shutting down for the night.
NIGHT | I feed the girls and then get my own dinner ready! Thankfully, my chicken is all done even though I threw it in the Crock-Pot later than I intended. I shred the chicken (salsa chicken – easiest recipe: just throw in chicken and salsa into the Crock-Pot and let it cook for a few hours) and then make corn and rice. I throw it all in a bowl together and eat it while reading blogs. It’s a tasty meal for sure, and I’ll have leftovers for lunch for the next few days. Once I’m finished with dinner, I take a bubble bath and then sit on the couch to read for a bit. Lila comes up to me for pets so I multitask! Eventually, I get up from the couch so I can do my nighttime routine, work on this post, and read some blogs. (I’m trying my best to keep up!) I also clean up the kitchen, which is a bit of a wreck from the day. By the time all is said and done, it’s 11pm and I am very tired. I read just a chapter of my novel before turning on an ASMR video to lull me to sleep.
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