megan recently asked me what i do on the weekends, which i realize might be different than those watching small children and making sure they don’t kill themselves.

to which i responded that the last month’s worth of weekends have revolved around the whole floor project – ripping up carpet, cleaning, laying the new floor – and it’s been tough to find time to just relax on the weekend. but this made me think about my average weekday; they are simultaneously full of nothing and everything.

so i wake up, get ready for work, leave for work with a half hour commute in. spend 8 hours at work doing worky work. i drive home (half hour), and i try to get home between 5-5:30. i make some food, and this is usually something quick. no one has time for slow meals anymore. by the time i get home, i’m ravenous and i want to eat and digest a bit before i go for a run. so the food is usually something quick and easy. i try to get done eating by 5:30. (while i eat supper, i am watching a netflix or disney+ or whatever show).

then i take a nap. yep. i am so tired when i get home. work just drains me and allergies are no help, so i rest my eyes at the very least. this also is a good time to digest.

and these days the sun is just dropping too quickly into the horizon, so i try to be out on the road running by 7 p.m. running takes about 20-30 mins of prep work: the getting dressed, taking ibuprofin, putting on the shoes, getting hyped up, figuring out how long, getting the gear ready, stretching, lining up the playlist. the getting hyped is the real time suck.

then i’m out for a run, and these days i’m done by 8:15 at the latest. gotta get in by dark. sometimes it’s earlier, depending on how far i go.

stretch out when i get back and then spend maybe 10 mins on the patio with the cats. then it’s inside for a shower and cooldown.

then yoga time! now that i’m in earlier from my runs, my yoga time is a little bit extended. i’m on the mat before 9 p.m. and usually do yoga for 20-30 mins. at that point, nate is up, so i am dutiful wife and be present with him, get stuff ready for work the next day, and get ready for bed.

at 10:30, nate leaves for work, and if i’m on top of things, i’ll have brushed my teeth and gotten ready for bed by this point. after he’s gone, i hop into bed and read for a bit before i hit the hay. on a good night, i’m asleep by 11:30. if the book is riveting, it’ll be midnight.

i don’t know why my day is so packed; i feel like this should not be so regimented, but it is what it is!