- woke up
- made breakfast (okay, that's a stretch...Monday is cereal day)
- cleaned up the kitchen from yesterday- we were out most of Sunday, and we were napping when we weren't out
- oversaw clothes being sorted, baseboards dusted
- started a load of laundry
- laid down on the couch and read aloud (The Boxcar Children, Surprise Island) to the kids for an hour...finished the book, on to Book 3
- called a friend
- cleaned up a potty accident- so glad we have wood floors
- made smoothies and leftover garlic noodles for lunch
- forgot to change over laundry
- worked on the farm blog for 20 minutes (more on that soon)
- took a nap with Thomas and told him he was my napping buddy
- told Thomas 10 times to be quiet and still so I could sleep, finally fell asleep and slept through my alarm
- woke up miffed and disoriented because I'd slept too long
- told Adeline I would play the Grouchy Ladybug game with her (trying to do that out of delight vs.duty, but it's such a boring game)
- welcomed a friend who stopped by for about 30 minutes
- finished the game with the kids
- made potato leek soup (next year I will grow a lot more leeks)
- had an early dinner before husband left for a deacon's meeting
- made jam while the kids made the entire house their playground
- called my Mom
- went out to pick veggies at dusk with Thomas, told him he was my garden buddy...when you have a mischievous two year old, he's your everything buddy (FYI, dusk is not a good time to decide if a tomato is ripe, ..they look darker in the dark) and told the kids if they had the house cleaned up they could all sleep in the same room
- put the kids to bed
- ate a snack...and egg and gluten-free toast with fresh peach jam
- washed dishes
- took a shower
- worked on the farm blog a little more
- crashed at 11pm
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
a day in the life of
My brain is full of posts to write, and yet there seems to be very little time. Since I am still in my first trimester, the days are somewhat less productive than normal (and yet the unseen productivity is huge, I know...but it doesn't show well...except on me, who seems to be showing very much). So I decided to write down what I did yesterday to see I did actually accomplish something worthwhile. This is probably a good activity for moms to do every so often.
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looks like a productive day to me :) So this might be a fun weekly thing to do: post on Tuesday a list of everything you did on Monday. Perhaps it would get boring, but it might be fun to see how different every Monday is. The wheels are always turning for more posting ideas.... :)
Can't wait to hear more about this little one on the way! So excited for you!
i used to feel that same way about candyland. i used to try to "cheat" to lose so the game would be over...
Sounds like a great day, so great that an hour of read aloud and a nap fit in along with all the activity. Very wise :o)
i love this post, Brite...i love hearing what others are doing during the day. :) and i shamelessly copied your idea. ;)
Thanks for sharing! Sometimes at the end of a busy day and a long to-do list, I have to wonder exactly what I did all day--especially when there is "nothing" to show for it. Of course, I don't really mean nothing as serving our families is our calling! But it is easier to feel like I accomplished something when containers of applesauce are neatly lined up in the freezer, or the whole house is polished and smelling fresh and clean.
Barbara
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