6:40 am: Wake up on my own without an alarm. Chill in bed for about 10 minutes with some prayer to start my day off on the right foot.

6:50 am:  Out of bed. Toss on workout clothes. Put in contacts. <— I want Lasik!

7:00 – 7:15 am: Get Makenzie and Braedon dressed.

7:15 – 7:45 am: Make Makenzie her oatmeal. Nurse Braedon. Try to remember to have a banana or something to not starve myself at the gym.

7:45 am: Pack up the three bags we need – cooler for food, gym bag, and diaper bag. Head out the door to the gym.

8:10 – 9:20 am: Workout time! It felt fabulous to have the chance to finish my workout in the morning again! Operation Super Sweaty accomplished!

ELLIPTICAL HIIT: I alternated one minute at Resistance Level 5 and a speed of 50 – 60 rpm with one minute at Resistance Level 10 and a speed of 80 rpm. I continued alternating the two until I reached 30 minutes and wanted to fall off the machine. Intervals don’t mess around! Then, I did the following legs, chest, and triceps weight workout:

9:30 – 11:15 am: Play time at the park!

11:30 am: Nurse Braedon while catching up on a few blogs emails.

11:50 am – Noon: Shower in my beloved shower!! Get dressed. Yes. All in 10 minutes. #thelifeofamother

12:00 – 12:30 pm: Clean up kitchen and prepare lunch for both kiddos.

Rice cereal? Chobani? Rice cereal? Chobani? Tough decision.

12:30 pm: Bible stories, kisses, and prayers for a nice,long nap. Nap time!

12:40 pm: Actually make my lunch. Any guesses? Black bean wrap. I told you I’m loving on them lately.

1:00 – 3:30 pm: Work on blog stuff. Like pre-writing this post. And playing on Twitter. You know. The important things. And play my daily game of “When Will I Burst?”.

3:30 pm: Nurse Braedon. Read books to Makenzie.

4:00 pm: Snack time!!! <--- my excitement level based on the # of !!!! used

4:30 pm: Daddy comes home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <--- remember that excitement level barometer?

4:30 – 6:30 pm: Family time which may include some walks, lounging in the play room, sneaking in some errands and calling it fun to appease Makenzie. Yada yada yada.

6:30 pm: Start making dinner.

7:00 pm: Eat dinner, if not sooner. Do you see why I have a 20 – 30 minute time cap on recipes I am willing to make? Last night’s dinner featured an easy one. Trader Joes Chili Lime Chicken burger with traditional ketchup, mustard, pickles, spinach, and tomato. And traditional brussels sprouts on the side. What? Brussels are so a traditional side to burgers in our house.

7:30 pm – Feed Braedon. Bathe Makenzie. Bible stories, prayers, and snuggles.

7:50 pm – Victory dance by the two parental units. Well, there would be a victory dance if we had the energy for one. Instead we plop our booties on the couch to talk and entertain ourselves with some form of high quality programming. The Bachelorette counts, no?

10:00 pm – Collapse into bed. Snuggle up and say goodnight.

As you can see, my life isn’t anything extraordinary. I don’t go to fancy events or travel across the globe. I have those regular, mundane moments (like dishes and laundry) that take up time so easily. This is my life. And my life means something. My life loves. My life laughs. My life has health. My life shares and uplifts. My life dreams. My life trusts. My life matters. This is my life. My life rocks!

• What are you typically doing at 3 pm on any given day?
• Fill in the blank: My life ______.

Finally Having OUR Shower

Almost 3 years ago, while pregnant with Makenzie, Peter and I remodeled our entire upstairs. Part of that remodel included gutting our master bathroom and redoing everything – including the creation of a large, beautifully tiled shower with two shower heads. Then, we proceeded to not order shower glass for said shower for a long time. Long time as in the glass got installed last Friday long time. I have waited almost THREE YEARS to shower in this dang shower and not a shower filled with Makenzie’s bath toys. Needless to say, this goes on the “Things I’m Currently Loving” list.

The Return of So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance could very well be my favorite show on TV. I even like it more than Glee. So happy to have it back. If you haven’t seen it before – tune in tonight!

My Rolling Pin

Although not for the reason you would expect. The rolling pin doesn’t get any glory for helping me create some awesome bread or cookie recipe. No. It gets credit for helping relieve my achy muscles. Don’t laugh when I tell you it works better on my calves and hamstrings than any foam roller every could. Who needs a Tiger Tail when you can buy an $8 rolling pin?

Black Bean Wraps

You know I go through food phases. Right now, I long for black beans mashed up and tossed in a wrap with anything else delicious as my lunch. Every. Day. Black beans with avocado and goat cheese. Black beans with salsa, romaine, and cheddar. Black beans with hummus and tomato. I’m loving it. Peter…not so much. 😉

Checking Things Off

My to-do list after a weekend away had my head in a tail spin the first half of the week. I felt like I went non-stop, yet things never got accomplished. Finally, last night I got all caught up. Checking things off my to-do list feels uh-mazing.

Impending Vacation Excitement

 
awwwww!!! little Makenzie!!!

Normally when I return from vacation I will feel the slightest disappointment at not having something big and fun to look forward to anymore. Not this time! I just got back from Baltimore and will be heading away for the annual family Daytona trip in just a little over two weeks. I love vacation anticipation! Chatting this week with a few awesome ladies I get to visit just amps the excitement.

Budgeting

Okay…this totally reveals my nerdy number loving side, but I can’t help it! After the financial savvy I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. event Peter and I attended earlier this month, we got a new fire to revamp our spending ways. We finally sat down and hashed out a real budget…with a fancy, schmancy spreadsheet and everything. We’ve both always been good with trying to save money, but never had a set budget. I secretly loved setting one up down to the last cent and am kind of loving the chance to put it to use. I score all the cool points.

• Any summer TV shows you absolutely LOVE?
• What’s something slightly nerdy that you find totally awesome?