A Day In the Life of......Me.

Training is going well.  Tomorrow marks the first time for 7 miles.  Last night I walked 5 miles.  It took me about 1-1/2 hours.  I wish I could run it so I had more time in my day, but by running, I am not helping myself train - so I walked.  This week marks the first week alone without Justin.  It has been pretty tiring to say the least.  For an example of a normal day in my life when Justin gone....this is how it goes......
 
I wake up at 6 a.m. to get myself and 6 kids fed and ready for the day.  By 7:25 a.m. we are all heading out the door.  I drop off Ian at day care and by 8:30 a.m. I'm at work.  I work all day (usually through my lunch break because I've got so much work to do).  So, by 5:00 p.m., I'm rushing out the door just to sit in traffic for an hour.  Driving to and from work is my favorite part of the day because I can just sit and relax and listen to music.  By 6:00 p.m. I pick up Ian from day care and rush to pick up Valerie from lacrosse practice by 6:30 p.m.  At 6:40 p.m. I arrive home just to cook dinner (or finish cooking dinner if Ashlynne helps me) and to feed the crew so that by 7:20 p.m. we are rushing out the door to get to Lifetime to train for the Susan G. Komen walk.  By 9:30 p.m. we rush home to get ready for bed (which usually requires a bath for the little one).  By 10 p.m., all kids are in bed and its time for me to shower and get ready for bed myself.  By 10:30 or 11:00 I finally lay down in bed and fall fast asleep because at this point I'm exhausted.

Although I'm busy, I'm trying to enjoy every moment, because there will come a time when all this will be gone because our kids will be grown and I will not know what to do with myself with all my free time.  I guess I can always rest then.  :)

By the way, I wonder if anyone ever reads this blog anymore.  If so, I would love to hear from you.  Comments are always welcome!!