I love reading people’s day in the life posts & vlogs. I find learning about other people’s daily routines and schedules interesting. So much so, that I’ve decided to share a typical day in the life of my own. Albeit a Friday!
Friday’s are a usually a lighter day of meetings which means I will try to add some tasks to get ahead (or catch up), admin and personal activities (related to my goals or life in general).
I also feel that #DITL posts need context. I have a corporate career, happily married mom to 2 kids with busy extra curricular schedules. But I’m also creative (running this blog, my Etsy store and pursing creative hobbies to ensure I build skills), habit stacker who is very intentional about how I spend my free time and what content I consume.
That said, there are a lot of things in my day that are non-negotiables, almost to the point that I don’t even think about doing them anymore – they just get done. (When people ask how I make the the time or prioritize my non-negotiables, I don’t know what to say other then “it’s like when I get up I brush my teeth…I do these things because I do them).
Anywho on to my Fri-yay!
632am – Today I was working from home but I still I meditate right after awaking. I love that early morning meditation. I feel like it works wonders for me. Following that, I put on my apple watch, drink a sip of water and journal. I get my AM hygiene routine out of the away before the rest of the house wakes up.
7:05am – Kids alarm goes off and I’ll hop on over to see how they are doing. There is usually some fight that needs to be broken up (slammed door, hogging the sink etc) but after that is diffused I’ll head downstairs to start breakfast and pack lunches (the hubby and I will rotate that job daily so if I’m not downstairs, I’m helping the girls get ready).
750am – Kids lunches are packed, breakfast is mostly eaten and we are out the door on the way to the bus stop!
8:10am – As soon as we get back from school bus drop off, I start my workout. I’ll warm up for a run with my air buds playing affirmations. This is a new routine and I find it works really well. As for my run, I have a daily rotation: 20 min, 3km or 4km. During that time I’ll watch a TedTalk or a podcast on youtube. Because it was Friday – I decided to treat myself to a little Netflix and a long run.
8:45am – I like to do a little resistance as well, so thats when I’ll turn on a motivational podcast (well slightly aggressive motivational speeches. (Think: Zig Ziglar, Coach Pain, Eric Thomas etc). I rotate between legs, full body and multiple arm days per week. After the long run, I wanted to cool down and stretch today.
9:00am to 11:45am – After a quick breakfast, I jump straight into meetings. But because I documented my day on a Friday – my meetings are light. So I try and keep my time blocked for sessions with my mentees, networking & skill building. On this day in particular I had a training session and then I did a brain dump of my work tasks before continuing a self study course.
1:30pm – Before grabbing a bite, I did a Move with Nicole 15 min Pilates class. Her classes are soo good!
3:15pm – Today I picked up my daughters early as we were going to my in-laws house. And it was straight to Karate for them.
6:00pm – Last Friday we celebrated Lorhi. Lorhi is the celebration to mark the passing of Winter Solstice. I love celebrating anything that follows the lunar phases. Time spend with family, playing games, building a fire, throwing peanuts into said fire, eating and drinking great food!
And that’s it! How do your Friday’s look? Is it the same every Friday or varied? These kind of days offer me the most work life integration – which is what I strive for everyday!