a little glimpse of me

July 07, 2003

not enough hours in the day

A general accounting of my time today...I am wishing that I were a lawyer, or some other kind of person who bills in 6-minute increments...

6:15 Wake to general free-floating AM anxiety
7:15 Alarm goes off
7:20 Shower
7:30 Coffee (remember to be thankful for machine with timer)
7:35 Makeup and dress
7:50 Emily begins talking
8:20 Get Jonah out of bed
8:40 Feed kids
8:50 Phone calls to today's playdate, tomorrow's playdate, and babysitter
9:10 Put dairy empties and library books in car
9:15 Put kids in car; wrestle Jonah into seat
9:30 Drop Emily at Arts & Crafts
9:55 Arrive at Dairy, buy milk and cream
10:15 Arrive at Library; return books; attempt to select novel with screeching child; visit zoo that is Children's Room
11:30 Pick up Emily and two friends; return to house
12:00 Make English Muffin Pizzas, serve to unimpressed children
1:00 Put Jonah to nap; make girls read
1:15 Clean kitchen, make strawberry and vanilla ice cream batters; clean kitchen again
3:00 Pack salad and snacks for lake trip
3:30 Freeze ice cream for lake trip
5:30 Arrive at lake; chase Jonah at playground; make sure no one drowns; feed kids; etc.
8:00 Arrive home
8:15 Toss Jonah into bed
8:20 Read yet another chapter about Samantha, American Girl
8:45 Cave and allow Emily to sleep in my bed
9:00 Talk to Andrew
9:15 Freeze vanilla ice cream for tomorrow's visit!
9:30 Clean kitchen again
9:45 Turn on dishwasher and washing machine
10:00 Think about folding lauundry; think again and blow it off
10:10 Blog, then bed.

I am wiped.

Posted by volfie at July 7, 2003 10:18 PM
Comments

i noticed there was no entry reading, "emily stops talking."

Posted by: julie on July 8, 2003 09:45 PM

there never is.

Posted by: terry on July 9, 2003 07:37 AM
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