Happy Friday! Today's topic on the DC Trifecta linkup is A Day In The Life. Wow, you are going to be so impressed...NOT. I picked a typical workday. (Weekends are a little more exciting around my house, I promise.)
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| Is my breakfast a Rorschach Test? |
On running mornings, I get up around 5:30. My typical weekday run is 4 to 5 miles in the 'hood. I don't eat anything beforehand but may take a few sips of juice to put something in my very empty stomach. My post run breakfast is usually low sugar peach oatmeal topped with blueberries and milk. I don't drink my first cup of beloved coffee until I get to work.
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| I shovel these all day long! |
My kids get themselves to school (Hooray) so I just have to get myself together. Using the bathroom counter as a barre, I stretch while drying my too thick hair (because it takes so darn long!). I work in a specialty line of financing that is quite stressful. But, it's not exciting...your eyes can glaze over. It's OK. Mine do.
Throughout the day, I eat something every 2.5 to 3 hours to keep my blood sugar regulated. If I take a lunch break, I run errands or will occasionally meet a friend for food or coffee. This is super exciting stuff, eh?
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| This is part of my HoGa routine. |
I usually cook about 5 nights a week. Everyone sits down together and catches up. Some nights we'll eat at a nearby Mexican restaurant or I'll pick up Thai food on my way home (red curry chicken with broccoli is my favorite). Once I get home, I do not like to go back out. I'm home. I'm done...at least mentally.
After cleaning the kitchen, I do the laundry. I also read a few blogs and watch a little TV. Before bed, I foam roll, stretch, and do a few exercises --- what I like to collectively call HoGa. I'm in bed fairly early as 5:30 rolls around again quickly.
I think I have everyone beat on the Boring Scale.
Tell me about your more exciting day!
Thanks to the lovely ladies with the DC Trifecta!
I think it sounds pretty good - ha! This should also be an indication of how boring mine is, as well! :) It sounds like you do a great job of taking care of yourself, in the midst of what is likely a stressful job and having a family, so kudos to you. I need to start adding the foam roller into my nightly routine; I just haven't made it a habit, so I never think about doing it until a time when I really can't do it, you know? Weird. Oh, well; thanks for the reminder! I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe foam roller has really helped my IT band and hip. I'm addicted now.
DeleteSounds busy. Haha love the Hoga name and that you do it nightly. I need to stretch more and foam roll.
ReplyDeleteI'm addicted to my HoGa. It really helps.
DeleteKudos to you for getting up so early to run!
ReplyDeleteI've always been an early riser. I can't run in the afternoons. Kudos to those who do!
DeleteI don't think your average day sound boring--more like busy! I can definitely relate to trying to fit everything in a day. Last night I was at a class, and the icebreaker question was, "If you could have a super power, what would it be?" Most people chose things like "flying" or "mind-reading." I chose the ability to get by without any sleep!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't that be awesome? We could get so much more accomplished!
DeleteDoesn't sound boring to me! Like you said I think most people think their day is boring. Yours sounds full and interesting. Especially hoga :)
ReplyDeleteIt makes it even more interesting when my two dogs are all in my face during HoGa!
DeleteI must hand it to you....my day consists of only one 5:30 and it's definitely not the a.m. one! haha HoGa! Love it! You have just reminded me to stretch! Have yourself a wonderful Friday and double wonderful weekend!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a natural early riser. I don't set an alarm clock and am usually already awake by that time!
Deletei'm not exciting at all! it's basically meetings and work throughout the day, even when i'm home! luckily, like you said, weekends tend to be a bit more entertaining. :) and hoga?! hahahah
ReplyDeleteIn warm weather, we spend all of our time in the backyard. That's so much more fun!
DeleteI'm impressed that you get a run in with such a busy day. I love the reference to the Rorschach pattern in your cereal, good for an early morning laugh, and yes I did look at the photo more carefully! Enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteRun first and everything else will follow. I tried my best to find a shape in those blueberries!
DeleteI get up early too, so I can enjoy the quiet of the house before everyone gets up, and I do yoga, blog etc. No coffee until I got to work would be so hard! plus the coffee at work is so nasty.
ReplyDeleteAfter running, I don't need it - I'm awake. I'm the first one at work so I get to make the coffee! It's pretty good.
DeleteDoesn't sound boring--just busy! It's always interesting to me who exercises first thing in the morning and who does it later. You know I'm with you on the early morning runs!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't run in the evenings if you paid me. I'm so "done" at the end of the day. Also, it would take me forever to wind down and get to sleep.
DeleteI think most jobs are unexciting. I went with a different topic because my work days are the same boring routine :-p
ReplyDeleteYes. But I remind myself it pays the bills and allows me to run very cool races in very cool places!
DeleteNot boring at all! I don't have to worry about getting my daughter up, ready and delivered either, she's does all that on her own which leave only me to deal with, and I have a time with that somedays. ;) Even though we live within 30 minutes of "town" I still hate getting back out once I'm there. I love the Hoga routine too! Hope you have a great weekend! I may run a 5k in the morning but other than that enjoying what I hope to be a nice relaxing weekend.
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice when the kids are old enough to do everything, including driving themselves around. Yea! I live in town and still don't like go to back out once I've come home. Good luck with the 5k.
DeleteYou've got a busy day - I give you a lot of props for getting those early runs done!
ReplyDeleteIf I get the running done first, it really helps me cope with the rest of the day. But, I admit I'm really dragging around some evenings.
DeleteSounds pretty darn full to me! I long for the day my kids can get themselves up and out for schoo.
ReplyDeleteWell when they get to be teens, it add a new stress level... driving themselves around and being "free". EEK.
DeleteYour day sounds a lot like mine! I really don't think life needs to be EXCITING to be fulfilling. My life is rather routine very boring and I LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually a creature of habit, so routine is great in my book!
Deletenot boring, structured and busy! but gosh I think I's lose it if I had to get up at 5:30 every day!
ReplyDeleteWhen I had to drive my kids to school...it was 4:40! I feel like I'm being absolutely lazy now.
DeleteI just hate wasting all that time drying my hair! I have this fear that my very tall teen boys will not get the proper nutrition if I don't cook. Ha! I didn't say I enjoyed it...
ReplyDeleteWow you get up early! I can just picture you stretching while doing your hair LOL. Have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteI had the need to fill what I considered wasted time. And, I need to stretch so .... OK. Ha.
DeleteI cannot face traffic without at least one cup of coffee! Then I reward myself for getting to work by stopping at Starbucks! I don't even like to stop for take-out on the way home. I will scrounge and scrape something together if I can.
ReplyDeleteI have a short commute and hit the coffeepot as soon as I arrive!
DeleteI'm with you...I think my day would look so boring! But I do get up really early like you. I get so much done!
ReplyDeleteI get quite a bit accomplished but, I admit, I feel exhausted some evenings.
DeleteI decided not to participate in Friday Five this week since my weeks look a lot like wake up, work, workout, make/eat dinner, stretch, catch up around the house and repeat! Ahhhh, the life...
ReplyDeleteWell, after reading the blogs...that looks like all the rest of us too! I guess routine and blah is better than drama and stress.
DeleteI don't know. My days are pretty dull, as well. Well, maybe dull isn't the right word. They aren't exciting but we have a good thing, so I'm grateful for that. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice way to put it...I too am very grateful for the normal, routine days!
DeleteBoring? Not really, sounds pretty typical to me. Most days I workout, go to work, come home, eat, put the kid to bed, maybe watch some TV or read and then do it all over again. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I take the "boring" part of it for granted. I wouldn't want a lot of stress and drama every day!
DeleteI love a simple daily schedule! We were going crazy when I was working three nights a week. I cut back to one, and we are so much happier. And I can't wait until my kids are old enough to be totally on their own in the mornings:)
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine working in the evenings. I'm such a morning person. Your kids will be taking care of themselves before you can blink. Time flies!
DeleteGood for you for practicing "Hoga" daily. Wish I could make myself more consistent on the yoga and rolling...
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty good with regular foam rolling. It keeps my IT band from hurting.
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