Thanks to Trish of Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity for hosting "A Day in the Life." With any smalls left in my house, my days are a lot less crazy than Trish's and many of yours but still there never seems to be enough time in a day.
Last year I wrote about a day in my working week life. It's pretty much the same this year, with the added addition of two adult children back in the house. This year I decided to share a day in my life on a weekend. Which, as it turns out, is not all that much more exciting!
8:40 a.m. I love big breakfasts - just not necessarily for breakfast. So even on Saturdays, breakfasts are usually quick and easy. Today it's a couple of Eggo waffles with some peanut butter and a little maple syrup and a giant mug of coffee.
9:00 a.m. Time to watch Rick Steve's Travels. Saturday mornings, from the time we get up until 9:30 are all about the travel shows on public television.
9:30 a.m. After cleaning the kitchen, it's time to take The Big Guy's car in for an oil change and tire rotation. I might have gotten a little cranky about having to get dressed earlier than I usually do on the weekends.
I follow 82 blogs these days, down considerably from what I used to and I have trouble keeping up with those. Several are inactive but I keep them on my blog roll in the hopes that my friends will return. One of the blogs is one a friend battling cancer started to record her fight. She died several years ago but I can't bring myself to delete the blog.
11:10 a.m. Laundry time. Ugh - it never ends. Truly. Usually I try to get started earlier on Saturdays.
11:40 a.m. Time to tidy up around here and de-winterize. Blankets are going into storage, snowmen are getting packed up, and I switched to my spring purse.
12:15 p.m. I'm battling a headache and nothing sounds good so I just nosh on some leftover egg noodles with Parmesan cheese.
12:35 p.m. I give up and go up to my room, where it's quiet, for a quick nap to see if I can shake this headache.
2:10 p.m. Oops! That nap got away from me! Time to get cleaning and check in with Miss H to see how the packing is going for her trip to Boston. It's, in fact, not happening. We have a little chat about getting a list started and making sure everything she wants to take is clean before I head downstairs to dust.
3:00 p.m. Miss H's bestie comes over to show off her new car. And to help Miss H pack, thank heavens.
3:15 p.m. Yep, it's time to switch the laundry and fold a load. I warned you this was not going to be exciting!
3:25 p.m. Time for a little plant control. I bring in several pots of herbs over the winter which more than doubles the amount of plants I usually have in the house. If it's growing, it's now overgrown. That big plant? Started life as a housewarming gift in my first house in 1986 in a 4" pot. It's almost impossible to control and drops leaves like crazy but after 30 years, I can't get rid of it!3:50 p.m. Quick run the vacuum over the first floor of the house. With cats and dust allergies, my vacuum gets a lot of use.
4:15 p.m. Time to pick up BG's car.
4:30 p.m. I've been using BG's anti-perspirant for the past few days and I'm tired of smelling like Timber. Time for a quick run to Walgreen's while I'm out. I see one of Mini-him's friends and end up chatting for a while.
4:50 p.m. Finally time for some reading. I've just gotten a book that's scheduled for review on Tuesday. No way I'm going to have time to finish it before then but I want to get far enough in that I can post something about it.
5:40 p.m. Back to laundry. Starting to sense a theme to my weekends?
6:15 p.m. I've got to make a couple of pies in the morning so I grab some recipes and put together a grocery list.
6:30 p.m. We're living large tonight - McDonald's for dinner. Because I just couldn't be bothered to make dinner and we don't have a lot of time to go out.
6:50 p.m. Time to shower (finally!) and get my face on. Saturdays are my day for a nice long shower; you'd think I'd want to get to it sooner.
7:40 p.m. Head out the door for the Omaha Film Festival.
8:00 p.m. Pick up our tickets from will-call, browse the festival's auction, get our popcorn (because, as you know, we hadn't eaten in a very long time!), and meet up with our friends.
8:40 Movie time! We watch a movie called "Trivia Night" then enjoy a questions and answer period with the movie's director and writer/lead actor. One of the fun parts of the festival is getting to interact with the talent.10:40 p.m. Because, as I've already pointed out, we haven't eaten enough, we and our friends swing by for a reverse happy hour. Some wine and beer, some appetizers, and some good conversation - right up until we realize they have just turned off the parking lot lights which must mean it's...
Midnight
You'd think that would be the end of my day but you would be wrong. We still need to swing by the grocery store. We get home about 12:25 a.m. It is then that we remembered that we have to get up early and that it's time to switch to Daylight Savings Time. When will we ever grow up and become responsible?!!
OK, Lisa, you made me laugh here. And I thought it was quite interesting. Last year, I remember telling Trish that my 50-something empty nest life would be dull, dull, dull. However, I guess it's different from others - we're all at our own spots in our life journeys. And it's not dull to me - reading about others I mean. I can tell that you are much more of a night owl than I am. I'm the early bird and always have been. Midnight is a time that I rarely see - awake anyway. Thanks for giving us a glimpse. Bet those pies were good.
ReplyDeleteMy dad didn't even share the cherry pie! This was one of those days where I just couldn't make myself stay on task with anything all day - which is, sadly, kind of becoming the norm!
DeleteWhat a great post, Lisa! Thank you for sharing your day with us. I don't like to sleep in too late either for the same reason. Then you have my husband who can sleep until noon with no problem. You haven an amazing green thumb! Thank goodness my roses are hardy because I am not good with plants, flowers or anything else having to do with the yard. I would love to have houseplants, but they never last long. The film festival sounds like a lot of fun! I would love to do something like that.
ReplyDeleteHa - no I don't have a green thumb! It's a miracle that any of those things has survived! I've managed to kill more succulents than you can imagine and you can't get much easier to take care of than those. The trick with the herbs, I've found, is to make sure to keep pruning them back all winter. They don't taste as good during the winter months but once they get back outside they come right back. So much cheaper than buying new plants every year. I'd like to try to winter a couple more types but there's only so much room in that window!
DeleteHahaha! I love this! As I was telling someone else, I love seeing how ordinary everyone's day is. I also love how everyone puts out there the good, the bad, and the ugly. I think that is my favorite part of The Day in the Life event!
ReplyDeleteMuch more honest than Facebook, right?! One day you, too, will have boring, ordinary days!
DeleteSmelling like timber... bwhahaha! I've smelled like timber before too.
ReplyDeleteI told my son's friend, who was working in Walgreen's when I ran in, that Timber scent should only be worn by big, burly men. He's about 5'10", 170 lbs so he said "note to self, no more Timber scent for me!"
DeleteFun to read this. Life is a lot more relaxed these days without little kids around. LOL
ReplyDeleteOh, golly yes! Sometimes I miss having a house full of kids but I definitely don't miss trying to keep all of those balls in the air.
DeleteThis was so much fun to read, Lisa! I've always gotten up at the same time on both weekends and weekdays... got into the habit when the kids were little and never got the hang of sleeping in when they were grown. Life does seem much more relaxed at this stage :)
ReplyDeleteSmelling like timber? Oh yeah! Too many times here. I love how those darling cats are giving you the look, hahaha! And wow, I am amazed that that plant's been alive for so long. I don't have a green thumb at all so whatever comes my way dies pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteI get up early on weekends, too, but am never very productive in the mornings! Thanks for sharing! We are empty-nesters here, and whenever there's a visit from one or more children, it's fun but exhausting to think about meals and who needs the car, etc.!
ReplyDeleteI loved your day! Isn't it fun to look back at the moments after you've written them out? Great photos, too. Thanks for sharing...I'll be back to visit some more.
ReplyDeleteHere's my A DAY IN THE LIFE POST
When will we ever grow up and be responsible. SNORT!!!!! I'm a morning bird but Scott is a night owl, so it makes things interesting. Though this week he finally finally got wireless headphones so that he can watch TV until the wee hours and not bother me (Plus I can read in bed without distraction!!). Wondering now how we survived 10 years of marriage.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the blogs. It took me a long time to finally let go of Dewey's blog--I think after the blog disappeared and was no longer hers. I still keep several around just in case. But these days I'm lucky to even get to Feedly. One of these days my baby will nap, right? :P
Thanks for sharing your day, Lisa. Love the humor sprinkled throughout. I, too, have smelled like timber on occasion but am always glad when I can get back to my own deodorant.