Hi Friends!
Random post for you today. I don’t really have a typical day, but I thought it’d be fun to give you guys a peek into my life right now. As a bonus, the pics that I took throughout the day ended up giving a pretty good glimpse into some of the things I’m doing during my last internship rotation!
5AM
The animals always wake me up in the morning. If I’m getting up around 6, I make them wait until then to eat. If I don’t have to get up until later, I’ll just get up and feed them because it’s easier for me to go back to sleep afterwards than to keep fighting them. While they’re eating and going outside, I check my email, read a few blog posts, etc…
6AM
Back to bed
7AM
I’m up and ready to face the day! I spend about an hour eating breakfast, drinking my green tea, reading blogs, scheduling tweets, answering emails, etc.
8AM
I spend some time working on my final case study for my internship. My patient had alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatic encephelopathy..among other things. I’ll be presenting my case study next week, during my last week of my internship!
9AM
Time for internship work. Right now I’m interning at the Central Ohio Diabetes Association. I’m helping them out with various projects, including creating a Pinterest page for them! It’s intended to be a resource for their clients, so there are boards with low-carb recipes, diabetes education, newly diagnosed patients, activities for kids and families, etc.
10AM
I move on to another internship project. I’m making a pocket-sized guide that CODA can pass out to their diabetes education clients. It will serve as a reminder about how they should fill their plate and list common items they can use to help estimate the portion sizes they’re eating.
11AM
No picture, sorry friends. Just more of the same…working on the above projects!
12PM
Lunch break. Hubby comes home for lunch. I love when we get to eat lunch together! Cheesy Mexican Quinoa with chips, strawberries and carrots w/hummus.
1PM
Back to work. Another internship project. I’m putting together a pretty printout of recipe ideas for CODA clients. The pictures incorporate My Plate and remind them to fill half their plate with non-starchy veggies, 1/4 with lean protein and 1/4 with starches.
2PM
Snack time! And more projects.
3PM
Marcus usually stops by around this time because he wants his dinner.
4PM
I power through one last hour of work on various projects. The dogs finally get tired of laying around and turn to their toys to entertain them since I’m being pretty boring 🙂
5PM
Crossfit time!
6PM
The WOD includes front squats, box jumps, kettlebells and wall balls-some of my fav things!
7PM
I do some prep work for my internship class. We’re meeting our cultural competency with a little research project, which we’ll be sharing tonight. We also have to make a cultural dish and I chose to make salsa.
8PM
Dinner time! Stuffed peppers with quinoa, lentils, shrimp, mushrooms, onions and curried sweet potato soup.
9PM
Couch time. I spend time working on modules for my internship and blogging while hubby watches TV.
10PM
Family time.
11PM
Bedtime snack and stretching. Pigeon pose for the win!
So there you have it. A day in my life (currently).
Important note: On days when I spend most of my time at the computer, I make a special effort to get up several times an hour to stretch my legs and you should too! Whether it’s to refill my water bottle, walk up and down the stairs a few times, spend a few minutes stretching or switching to standing up while I work for a while, it’s important to get out of your chair and get the blood pumping!
Let’s chat: Do you have a desk job? Do you make an effort to get up and moving throughout the day?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Yes I have a dull tedious desk job (only 4 days a week but 10 hours a day!) which I break up with random yoga stretches, impromptu Zumba practicing & lots of demos of my Zumba classes for my coworkers 🙂 gotta keep them on their toes! I exercise 2/3 times a day & a now training for a sprint length triathlon so it’s a must to get up & move a lot. Love your cats & jealous of your at home days- keep up the awesome blog 🙂
love the demo idea!! that’s awesome!
I love this post! What a fiun idea – it’s like peeping in on you… in a non-creepy way. 😉
I have a desk job too. There are a few things I do to move: drink a TON of water (this more trips to the bathroom), taking the stairs (I’ve never been in my office’s elevator), and sitting on a stability ball to engage my core more and slouch less. When I work from home I set my computer up on my bar so I can stand and work all day.
love the stability ball!
I don’t have a desk job and am on my feet all day, but I am always afraid of sitting so when I’m home, I continue fidgeting. Sometimes sitting down is really necessary for me.
I love these hour a day photos!
Woops! I meant *photo an hour
i agree. sometimes you just need to sit!
I’m a math teacher, so I spend some time at a desk (during off periods), and other time teaching Calculus and Advanced Algebra in front of 25 teenagers (5 classes a day). I also have meeting to go to, and teach in different rooms that are literally 1/4 mile apart, so I have the luxury of getting some movement built into my day. I love that my schedule is like that! 🙂
that’s awesome! great way to get some steps in 🙂
oh fun! I love this idea. Getting a look at how someone else spends their day is fun! (: thanks for sharing!
It sounds like you’re working on some cool projects!! My new job (!!!) is at a desk but it’s a high desk and so I really spend most of my day on my feet standing at it, rather than sitting because it’s just easier since we’re moving so much. It’s definitely a great reminder and having worked several seated-desk jobs, it’s really important to get up and move!
What great projects! I love the pinterest project – I hope many/most doctors’ offices take on that concept. What an easy way to share information and take the leg work out of the how-to (eat healthy, eat within my restrictions, etc.) for patients!
yes! i love it as well!
I have a desk job and try to get up, but some days hours go by and I realize I haven’t moved. Ugh!
yum, that cheesey mexican quinoa looks delicious!!
I have a desk job and I try to move around at least once an hour to get water, tea, go to the bathroom, or to a coworkers desk. I also try to print to the printer down the hall instead of the one right next to my desk
that was one of my favorite tricks in the office!
I am a few months in to the, “real world” and a desk job. Despite working in a conservative environment, I decided 23 was too young to be having aches and pains from sitting all day so… I bought myself an exercise ball last week.
Already it has made a huge difference!
thanks awesome!!!
I have a desk job too. I sit on a stability ball all day to strengthen my core. I get up and walk around ever hour, and I do some TriggerPoint in my office as well. Self-Myofasical Compression is amazing, you should try it.
LOVE it. 🙂
I love this idea! I am still a student, so I spend most of my afternoon in a desk but I have practice everyday after school. So I guess that makes up for it? Oh and your dogs are adorable 🙂
hehe thanks girl!
I love this post! I don’t have a desk job but as a blogger, I will find myself sitting too long so my thing is to try every 30-40 minutes get up and do some pushups, squats, jumping jacks or something to get my heart rate up a little.
love it!!
Just read this and I feel like I need a nap! You’re a rockstar, my friend! 🙂 I love how Marcus tell you he is hungry. 😉
oh he definitely lets em know 🙂
You have a long day! I start around 5 most days, but end by 9-9:30. I was thinking that you have amazing energy to last that long and go with that smaller amount of sleep. I like how you compartmentalize everything–I really think that’s key to efficiency.
I work from home and use a standing desk, which actually this week will become a treadmill desk! Very excited to try it and will be blogging about it, too!
awesome! my hubby built me a treadmill desk. it was amazing. until my treadmill broke 🙁
Cool post! I’ve seen a few bloggers do this and I love it. May try it soon 😀
awesome! it’s fun but kind of a pain to remember to take all the pictures!! lol
This is such a cool post idea! I might need to try this!
go for it!!
LOVE getting a glimpse into your day — so neat to see how my fellow blog friends spend their time when not uhh, blogging. haha. I love the pics of the pups and Marcus, so cute 😉
you like wall balls, you are crazy girl…they are the death of me! You use quinoa so many diff ways and I really need to start making some of them!
yes! definitely do a little experimenting with quinoa!
wow Lindsay! Those are great projects that you’re working on. And, you have a really long day!
I’m a student, so there are days when I’m constantly walking around and other days where I mainly sit and do homework and study. Either way, I try to make an effort to get up and move more whenever possible.
that’s awesome! moving is so important!
you have a million projects going on right now!! very cool though, especially to know you’re making a HUGE difference in people’s lives that really need it!!
Really loved this post-it was something different and unique. It also really got me itching to go back to school to fulfill my dream of either becoming a RD or going for Physical Therapy. Decisions decisions!
My desk job has me itching to move around all the time. I drink so much water so luckily I take frequent trips to fill the bottle back up and use the restroom 🙂
ooooh big fun decisions to be made 🙂
Love this idea! I think it is interesting to see what other people do all day. Am I weird? Oh well.. I noticed you eat dinner so late! We eat at 6:45.. so, to me, 8 is almost bed time. 🙂
haha we definitely eat late…usually not til 8 or 9
I can’t believe next week is your last week of the internship! I have a month left and I still cannot get over how fast it flew by. That’s awesome that you’re make a Pinterest page for CDA–what a great resource. I’m still in clinical and I walk all around the hospital all day from the Ross to Dodd so I like that I’m not stationary at a desk all day 🙂 PS-your eats look super yum!
def a lot of walking at osu!!
I have a job (lots of part time jobs) where I need to be in front of my computer most days, which is why I bought a breakfast in bed tray to put on top of my desk so I can stand while I do work – which is exactly what I am doing, RIGHT NOW! It’s helped my back so much! 🙂
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i like to work standing up as well!
Drinking lots of water is a great way to make sure I get up a lot. Between filling my water bottle and trips to bathroom I am up just because of water at least once an hour.
haha me too!!
I don’t really have a “desk job” – well, kind of. I teach at the college level so it’s about 75% sitting around prepping and 25% standing up teaching. I love these photo an hour posts that people are doing – fun!
what a busy day!
You are one busy, busy lady. My head hurts thinking of all that project work you have to do. Although when you love something it isn’t all that bad, I guess.
true indeed 🙂
Cute post! You are pretty busy! I have a desk job that I’m lucky enough to be able to move a good amount. I make sure to fill my water bottle a few times a day as well as take a walk around the building on nice days. Can’t wait for Spring to get here!
me too! love little power walks in the nice weather!
It’s nice to know what other people’s day is like. 🙂
It’s typically like how my everyday is too but only I’m studying in the morning (not working) with my laptop and all my books. Then, workout (run/kickboxing/yoga) in the afternoon before dinner…
This is great! 🙂
i love kickboxing!!
Look like a very productive day, also your food looks just amazing!
thank you so much!!
As I was scrolling down, I thought that’s a lot of computer shots… then you went to work out and I thought, ok, she is probably done on the computer — then you snuck one in at the end of the night. very sneaky green bean.
haha sneaky is my middle name 🙂
Marcus’s tummy grumbles at 3pm? That sounds like someone here on the west coast. 🙂 You’re a hard worker Lindsay, truly inspiring! xoxo 🙂
marcus tum is pretty much always grumbling 🙂
I am exhausted reading this!!! 😉 Although I have been there in my younger days! I used to work in an office. I am looking again & trying to stay away from that!
yeah i hope to stay away from it as well!
gah, busy but enjoying what ya do! That schedule looks like mine, minus the internship. LOVE that you can make food for the hubbie. so special!
Ugh yes I have a desk job! I’m gone 7:30 AM to 6:00 each day.
ugh. that’s rough!
I love to peek in on the lives of others. Crazy? kinda lol
Yes, I’m at my desk a lot in the home office. I definitely make it a point to get up and move, drink lots of water, etc. I workout mid morning 10-11 ish, do laundry, etc.
I don’t have set work hours so I make my own schedule, and it’s different each day depending on how I feel and what I feel like doing.
that’s awesome! lots of up and moving. i like it 🙂
Holy cow…you are one busy girl!!!
haha indeed i am 🙂
Love this post…and your blog-I found it recently.
Interesting to see how others spend their day.
Your WOD looked fun! I love CrossFit!
yay! so glad you found my blog!