A Day In The Life

I know a few of you are interested in how our days look with Nik working nights and me working days. I think I have done something similar in the past but I thought I would show you what a day in our life looks like right now!

I have read these posts on other blogs before and I love having that peak into other people’s lives - why is that?! 

I recapped last Thursday - which I would say is a pretty typical day….

6:15am: My alarm goes off and I usually hit snooze 1 time while I “wake-up”. Then I run through the shower and start getting ready for the day. At some point between 6:15 - 6:45am Jaxen makes his way into my room. He likes to sit in a chair next to my bathroom and get cozy while he wakes up. Sometimes we talk, sometime he reads, or if it’s after 7am (that’s my rule) he can do electronics for 15 minutes. On this particular morning we talked about Lava Lamps. He was selling coupon cards and he could get a Lava Lamp if he sold like 30 cards. Well, I kind of crushed his dreams. So we looked them up on Amazon to see how much they cost. Then, he got his money and counted it. He has a ways to go before he can afford the one he wants!

7:15am: I try to be ready by this time every morning. Jaxen starts getting dressed for the day and I am in the kitchen preparing his lunch, getting his backpack together and making myself breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage and cheese). 

7:22am: Zane strolls in, boots on and ready for the day!

7:30am: I then get the boys settled with breakfast and a show. Guess what Zane wanted for breakfast? Green beans. Warmed up. Jaxen had a chocolate granola bar :) Opposites!

7:35am: I told Nik good-bye, told the boys bye, got my stuff and head out the door for work.

7:50am: At work! I turn on my computer, put any snacks/drinks away that I brought, get a cup of water, make a cup of hot tea and sit down at my desk.

8:00am: Eating my breakfast while I check my calendar, task list and answer emails. I have found that eating breakfast at work is (normally) more relaxing than at home. I get interrupted too many times!

I had a very busy day - which I like. There are so many different things going on right now that I am overseeing and I worked really hard to make sure everyone is all on the same page and things are moving in the right direction (or twenty directions)! 

Meanwhile…

Nik makes sure Jaxen has his teeth brushed and hair done (if he wants it fixed), shoes and socks on and then they all head out the door to take Jaxen to school. His school is just a few blocks away and drop-off always goes quickly and smoothly.

Some mornings Nik and Zane run errands but today they stayed at home playing.

Swapped sunglasses!

12:00pm: I came home for lunch - ate leftovers and enjoyed visiting with Nik and playing with Zane. Lunch time is really the most Nik and I see each other in a day - so we try to make the most of it. Then I headed back to work while Nik and Zane hung out the rest of the day.

3:30pm: Nik and Zane loaded up in the car to pick Jaxen up from school. The boys play while Nik gets dinner prepped/cooked.

5:20pm: I walked in the house from work and Nik said “here wifey” and put a grilled turkey/cheese sandwich on the table for me. I love coming home to dinner made :)

We ate dinner and then Nik went to take a nap. 

6:00pm: Zane hopped in the bath while I helped Jaxen with homework. We reviewed his spelling words, read his reading assignment and finished up some unfinished schoolwork he brought home.

Since Jaxen and I’s conversation earlier that morning, he has decided to try to earn money for a Lava Lamp. Which I think it’s hilarious that he wants one. So he asked to do some chores tonight for money. Those chores were: take out the recycling, vacuum the floor with the shop vac, and bring all the books up from downstairs and put them back in the bookcases in their rooms.

6:45pm: Jaxen hopped in the bath and I sat with Zane while he finished eating his dinner. He played some afterward, while I worked on a menu and grocery list.

7:15pm: After Jaxen got out of the bath, he read a night-night story to Zane and Zane went to bed. I spent a little more one-on-one time with Jaxen until it was his bed time.

7:35pm: Zane was not asleep by yet, so he brushed his teeth (again) with Jaxen and they both went pee pee in the potty. Then off to bed for both of them. Some nights I put them down at the same time, and others, I let Jaxen stay up a little later. Really, it depends on attitude! They played for awhile and I had to eventually go tell Zane to get out of Jaxen’s bed. (Jaxen loves Zane in his bed until he is ready for sleep. Then - it’s time for Zane to go!).

7:50pm: I finished up my meal plan, grocery list and to-do list for the next week. I used to do all of that on the weekends but here lately I have decided to do it on Thursdays. Nik goes grocery shopping on Friday - and it has really helped in a few areas: we don’t eat out anymore on the weekends (because we have a kitchen stocked with food), I can quickly get this done while everyone is asleep on Thursday nights verses trying to do it on the weekend when I am interrupted by kiddos or would rather spend time with Nik and then I can do some baking or food prep over the weekend for the upcoming week. So for me, this works out great.

And then I picked up the upstairs.

8:00pm: Nik wakes up, takes a shower and gets ready for work. I piddle. Not sure what I did, but I don’t like to “settle" until Nik is gone. We talked for a few minutes before he headed out.

8:30pm: Nik leaves for work and I get cozy on our couch and do my Bible study.

9:30pm: I take Jaxen potty, and then I wash my face, brush my teeth, take out my contacts and head to bed! I check in on social media, work a crossword puzzle and check the weather before going to sleep. 

10:15pm: Zane woke up and I was up and down with him for the next hour. I finally put him in my bed at 11:15pm and we both fell asleep shortly there after! 

3-4:00am: Nik comes home! He eats, unwinds a bit and then heads to bed himself. 

That’s a pretty typical day for us! Hope you enjoyed a little glimpse into our life :)