Hi Friends!
I’ve been meaning to do one of these posts for a while now, as I’ve gotten several requests, but I always seem to forget to take pictures. Plus, every day is different for me so it’s hard to capture exactly what it is that I do all day in just one post. But this week I got my act together and snapped a few pics and figured I’d do my best to give you a glimpse into my day.
Here we go:
12:00am – bed (usually I’m falling asleep anywhere from 11pm – midnight.
2:ooam & 3:30am – up to pee – blame the baby
5:15- Up to feed the animals and let the dogs out. I also have a bad habit of checking my email at this time, which I know I shouldn’t do. Hubby is a sound sleeper and can sleep through the animals getting restless and wanting to be fed. I’m a light sleeper and it’s easier for me to just get up and feed them then fight them on it. Usually I don’t have much trouble falling back to sleep, but it’s not unusual for me to be up for 30-45 minutes feeding them, answering emails and tweets, etc. If I have a super busy day ahead with appointments, etc, I often just get up and start working at this point and try to squeeze in a nap in the afternoon because I’m much more productive in the morning. However, if it’s a fairly normal week, I”ll go back to bed.
7:05- Alarm goes off and I get up and eat breakfast.
7:15- Walk to the “office” – ie 10 steps from the kitchen.
7:15 – 8:15 – Read and respond to emails, read blogs, schedule social media posts for my blog and to share the posts of others. This is a never-ending task and I do it pretty much all day long, but I try to get a relatively big chunk out of the way in the morning so when I check in throughout the day it doesn’t take as much time.
8:15- 9:15 – Daily tasks for Regan. I work 15 hours a week for Regan as a Nutrition Communications Coordinator. This involves A LOT of different things- social media work, projects for clients, recipe development and photography, organizing sponsored campaigns for the Healthy Aperture blogger network and Recipe Redux, writing blog posts and roundups etc. There are some things I do every day and then I tackle other projects as they come. I’ll be taking 6 weeks off from this part of my job when baby comes so I’ve been working to train the girl who will be filling in for me. It wasn’t until I had to put together a procedure manual a few weeks ago that I realized what a wide variety of things I do!
9:15-10:30 – Moderate images for Healthy Aperture. I spend time doing this every day. This is usually interspersed with social media responses and scheduling, answering email, etc.
10:30 – Snack time. I’ll eat a muffin, throw the ball for Tucker a few times, stretch my legs, put medicine in Abner’s ears, empty the dishwasher, etc.
11:00 – 11:45 – I made a rare, mid-week trip to the grocery store to get some things I needed for a few upcoming blog posts. Usually I try to get everything I need when we shop on the weekends, unless it’s for a freelance project where I need everything on a separate receipt, in which case I will go during the week because it’s easier to keep things separate. After running to the store I came home and started working on a few recipes. If I didn’t have to run to the store, this time would likely be filled with projects for Regan, freelance work, etc.
{recycled photo but typical lunch spread for us}
11:45 – 12:45 – Lunch and finalizing the stuff I was cooking. If I’m not cooking a recipe, I usually take about a 30 minute lunch. Hubby comes home and we eat and do the crossword puzzle together.
12:45 – 1:15 – Photograph one of the recipes I was working on.
1:15- 3:30 – More general work time. Freelance projects, Regan projects and I work on getting posts written, photographed and scheduled for my own blog , answer more emails, blog comments and social media stuff and organize/plan ahead etc with my editorial calendar. I also do some work for Holley when she needs me so this time could be filled with projects for her- like this social media presentation I helped her put together this week.
3:30- Feed the animals, head out with the dogs for our daily walk and grab an afternoon snack.
4:15- 5:45 – Several days a week this is when I head to Crossfit. I go to a class that runs from 4:30-5:30 and try to make it 3-4 days a week. If it’s a rest day, I usually take a nap (baby makes me tired!)
6:00 – 8:00 – Post-crossfit snack, shower, spend time with hubby, play with the dogs, read for fun, more emails and social media stuff.
8:00 – 8:30 – Dinner.
8:30 – 11 – what I try to do- watch TV/lounge around/play on Pinterest etc…what sometimes ends up happening: I work more- whether it’s blogging, answering emails, doing some recipe development. I’ve gotten much better about sticking to “work hours” than I was when I first started working from home, but sometimes stuff still spills over into evening hours, especially lately since we’ve had a lot of doctor’s appointments, etc to fit in during the day.
Hubby and I also take the boys on a walk together. Tucker knows it’s time when he sees us start putting on our socks. Making the “wanna go for a walk” announcement is a big entertaining production every night.
11:00 – 12:00 – read in bed and go to sleep.
Repeat.
So there you have it! A glimpse into my day to day life currently. I’ll have to do another one of these once baby gets here 🙂
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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farida says
What a busy day you have! Didn’t know that you and Regans work together 🙂 have a safe delivery 🙂
Linda @ Fit Fed and Happy says
It looks like you’re pretty much on the computer all day long! On a bright note, you don’t have to sit in traffic to get to work–horray for no winter driving?
Linz @ Itz Linz says
I can’t believe how late you eat dinner and go to sleep! Girl, start doing that earlier while you can!!!!!
Kim @ FITsique says
You are busy my dear! It’s nice that your husband can get home and spend some time with you for lunch though!
Lindsay says
definitely a highlight of my day!
Melissa @ Freeing Imperfections says
Wow, this was super interesting to me, Lindsay! I guess I never realized what your job actually was… lol! Sounds like you have pretty busy days!
I’ve always wanted to do one of these posts, but whenever I plan to, I forget halfway through the day to take pictures, etc. I often assume that no one would be interested in my day to day, but everyone’s is so different that these posts always interest me!
Lindsay says
i’d def be interested! love seeing what others are up to!
Carla says
oh my gosh.
Id say we lead parallel lives (dogs child etc) but I have no no no idea how you stay up so late 🙂
Jess says
Wow crazy big day!
Julie @ RDelicious Kitchen says
I really enjoyed reading this post. I eventually would like to be a full time blogger and it’s so awesome to see how busy/how many projects you are involved in. I wish my commute was a walk from the kitchen. Mine is 1 hour + ugh!
Lindsay says
that’s the worst!
misszippy says
Your final words–yes, because it’s going to look completely different! ; )
You run on less sleep than I could, which is probably why you are so productive!
Jodie @ SourceONENutrition says
Loved this post, thanks for sharing! And please do one after baby, will be very interesting to get a glimpse ahead as you are due a couple months before I am. 🙂
Liz - Meal Makeover Moms says
OK. You get more work done before the sun comes up than I do in a day!! You are amazing. Loved reading this post 🙂
Rachel says
I also love reading these posts, and actually just did one this week too! I always knew that my days were busy, but having it all laid out on paper, so to speak, was pretty eye opening!
Lindsay says
i loved reading yours too!
Regan @ The Healthy Aperture Blog says
You left out the part where you get crazy texts from Regan via Siri AND the phone calls announcing “Hey… this is Regan” 🙂
The funny thing is my day looks like this, minus the dogs, plus 2 kids, and I go to bed MUCH earlier 🙂
Dana @ Fresh simple five says
I love reading these types of posts – so fun! You certainly are a busy lady, but it does look like you balance work/life pretty well working from home. I think my biggest challenge of working from home would be always wearing pjs/sweats/workout clothes.
Lindsay says
uhhhh guilty 🙂
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
I love your day! And the baby bump picture!!
Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says
Love getting a glimpse into your life. I need to be better about scheduling my time and sticking to that schedule! I get sucked into reading blogs instead of working (i.e. right now) hehe. And yes! life will change once baby arrives 🙂
Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says
I loved reading this! I’m always so nosy about what other bloggers do!
Ayla Withee @EatSimply says
What a fun post! It is refreshing when people share openly on their blogs. I’m so much more likely to keep reading. I think you have this social media thing figured out 😉 Question: what platform do you use to schedule social media posts?
Lindsay says
i use buffer and hootsuite!!
Diane Boyd says
Love a behind the scenes post. Your dogs are adorable. They get up early. I thought mine were bad getting up a 5:45 a.m. You’re amazing!
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
Busy lady! Do you have a mei-tai or baby ergo for once the baby gets here? It will help you so much! That way you can keep your baby close and still have free hands sometimes. 🙂
Lindsay says
i do! i have a k’tan and an ergo! can’t wait to use them!
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
very nice to see a a day in the life..it is so different than a clinical RD.
Lindsay says
haha i can imagine!
Stacy says
I loved this post!! I also LOVE your comforter!! Haha
Hollie says
It was really interesting to read this. Thanks for sharing this! I’m the same way that no two days are the same. I kind of like that though.
Sam @ Grapefruit & Granola says
Wow, you stay very busy! I would imagine it would be very hard to keep life and work separate. It’s cute that you and your husband do crossword puzzles 🙂
Lindsay says
🙂 it keeps us entertained!
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
The nosey blogger in me loves this. Cannot wait to see one once the tot arrives!
Andrea @ pencils and pancakes says
Whenever I read one of these day in the life posts I feel like such a lazy blob. I love doing the “wanna go for a walk” routine with my doggy too!
Lindsay says
haha don’t feel lazy! everyone’s day is different!
Cassie says
This was really cool… I’m always so interested in seeing how full-time freelancers spend their time! Hopefully I’ll get there some day soon 🙂
Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says
These day in the life posts are always fun to read! Thank you for sharing. 🙂