A Day in the Life

Although this isn't exactly riveting blog material, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of a day in my life!  I have a feeling that one day I'll look back and this and will probably laugh about how silly I once was when I thought my life was busy.

Anyway, here's how my Monday went....

5:00 AM Alarm Goes Off... SNOOZE!

5:10 AM My alarm goes off again, and I actually get up. I hop in the shower, which happened to be freezing cold this morning... not good!

5:30 AM After my shower, I got dressed.  I then fed the dogs, ate my breakfast, and then browsed the Internet while watching the news. This morning I had Apple Jacks... YUM!  This is definitely my favorite part of the morning. 

5:50 AM I blow dry my hair... this would be my least favorite part of my morning!

6:00 AM CAhusband and I walked the dogs together.  I love this time where we can just chat about our upcoming day.  Unfortunately, Piper got off her leash this morning and gave us quite a scare.  It definitely didn't make for a relaxing morning walk.

6:15 AM CAhusband leaves for work, and I finish getting ready!  I straighten and curl my hair and do my makeup.  Yup, that's another summery outfit you spy.... it was 100+ AGAIN! 

6:45 AM I tidy up around the house and pack my lunch for the day.  I usually take left-overs or a Lean Cuisine, plus some fruit.  I like to either have a cheese stick or granola bar for a snack, so I keep those stocked at school! 

7:00 AM I put Piper in her kennel, give the dogs their treats, and head out the door for work!  I take no less than 3 bags to school each day: the orange leopard one is insulated for my lunch, my purse, and my school bag that I take papers to grade back and forth in.

7:30 AM I arrive at work!  I check my school email, and prep for my day. 

7:55 AM The school day starts with our Morning Assembly in the gym!

7:55 AM-12:00 PM Morning with My 2nd Graders

-Monday mornings we have Chapel! 
-We then covered reading, grammar, word work, and math throughout the morning.
-I get a short 15 minute break while the students have recess each morning.

12:00-12:50 PM  Lunch! Today I had Lean Cuisine spaghetti, and just enjoyed relaxing with my colleagues! 

12:50-3:00 PM  Afternoon with My 2nd Graders
-I read aloud from a chapter book to my class after lunch.

-We made our October tasty treat of Spider Pudding Pies, and then wrote about them.  This is a great idea I found from Sunny Days in Second Grade, you can buy her Tasty Tuesday Writing Program here.
-We then covered the next lesson in our Social Studies chapter.

3:00 PM The school day ends, and the kiddos go home! 

3:15 PM I got some work done around the classroom.  I hung some artwork and writing in the hallway and responded to some emails.

4:00 PM I left school, and head home!

4:30 PM I got home!  The first order of business is always changing into come comfy clothes!  Yoga pants and a t-shirt, followed by a ponytail, and washing off my make-up is always the first thing I do!  I then finished watching the RHNJ finale from Sunday while working around the house a bit.

5:15 PM I fed the dogs dinner and then relaxed on the couch to watch The Good Wife and browse the Internet!

6:00 PM CAhusband gets home and I get back to work.  I sorted and filed some mail, paid a few bills, and printed off some recipes to file in my Recipe Binders. 
6:30 PM I popped an already made casserole in the oven, then CAhusband and I took the dogs for their evening walk while it cooked. 

7:00 PM We ate dinner while we watched the nightly news.  Yes, I admit, we rarely eat dinner at the table.  Tonight we had Blue Eyed Bride's Bow Tie Fiesta!

7:30 PM We quickly cleaned up dinner, and then caught up on some DVR while I graded some papers. I attempted to make a dent in the pretty large pile of papers I'd accumulated since I avoided grading all weekend.

9:00 PM I pick up around the house, and then get all ready for bed. 

9:30 PM  Lights out, time for bed!  We go to bed super early because our early wake up comes way too quickly, and we both require a FULL night of sleep!  I fall asleep quickly, and we'll be up tomorrow at 5 AM to do it all over again!

So, there you have it, there's a little sampling of what my typical day looks like.