How was your day?

[The Sum of Awe]

So far...
Woke up.
Fed the cats.
Bathroom for shower etc.
Had breakfast.
Got the kids up.
Made their breakfast.
Saw them off to school.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Got hubby up.
Changed the bed sheets while he was in the bathroom.
Emptied the washing machine of its overnight wash of towels
Loaded the washing machine with the bed linen
Hung the towels outside to dry.
Vacuumed and dusted the lounge
Put the coffee maker on.
Posted this post while it's doing its magic.
And it's now 08h20.
Coffee break in a moment so really its just another day in the exciting life of christineM

You definitely have mom energy

 

[The Sum of Awe]

I have been a real wreck today. I knew today was going to be difficult because I had to go to the PO Box to get some important mail and then to the library to make copies and then to the Bank to fill out forms, then I had to go and pick up my new computer glasses, all that in the middle of a hot day with traffic. I left one of the original papers I was copying at the library and a nice patron turned it into the library staff so now I have to go pick it up tomorrow. That is a long way to drive since I live in the country.

Sounds like some important stuff, though. Is there any rewards to come of the forms and copies?

 

[The Sum of Awe]

It was a rather mundane day. I made vegetarian borscht for breakfast, and eggplant spread for lunch. Took one of the kids to his occupational therapy. Dealt with kid arguments, drama, and tactics most of the day. Got irritated with the person who was supposed to be doing the windows but instead followed my husband around trying to shoot the ****. My husband found a nest of carpenter ants in the wall when he removed the paneling to put up sheetrock. I took the kids for ice cream while he used power tools to remove pieces of the wood to address the issue. Soon, I'll have to clean up the hoards of toys that are all over so I can roll out my mat and go to bed.

How was your day?

My day so far has been waking up and eating breakfast. I plan on getting some dishes done, cleaning up my yard, and just reorganizing my house (every week it seems to get recluttered), and clean the bathroom. I'll see what I can get done. I work Friday-Sunday so I have four days to do everything, so it's easy for me to just look at a chore and say "I'll wait for tomorrow"

 

[Aupmanyav]

So far...
Woke up.
Fed the cats.
Bathroom for shower etc.
Had breakfast.
Got the kids up.
Made their breakfast.
Saw them off to school.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Got hubby up.
Changed the bed sheets while he was in the bathroom.
Emptied the washing machine of its overnight wash of towels
Loaded the washing machine with the bed linen
Hung the towels outside to dry.
Vacuumed and dusted the lounge
Put the coffee maker on.
Posted this post while it's doing its magic.
And it's now 08h20.
Coffee break in a moment so really its just another day in the exciting life of christineM

Yeah, women work hard. It is unfortunately that it is not always acknowledged.

I'm exhausted just reading that.

Get a cup of coffee.

 

[JustGeorge]

My day so far has been waking up and eating breakfast. I plan on getting some dishes done, cleaning up my yard, and just reorganizing my house (every week it seems to get recluttered), and clean the bathroom. I'll see what I can get done. I work Friday-Sunday so I have four days to do everything, so it's easy for me to just look at a chore and say "I'll wait for tomorrow"

Only every week? I'm not sure that's a problem. I can clean my house, and within hours, its in shambles again.

What do you do for work?

Yeah, women work hard. It is unfortunately that it is not always acknowledged.Get a cup of coffee.

You can say that again...

 

[Erebus]

Today has been the same as every other day to be honest. I always follow a strict daily routine:

Step 1 - Wake up.
Step 2 - Regret it.

 

[JustGeorge]

Today has been the same as every other day to be honest. I always follow a strict daily routine:

Step 1 - Wake up.
Step 2 - Regret it.

I think you need a new routine.

Have you considered staying in bed and eating popcorn?

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Only every week? I'm not sure that's a problem. I can clean my house, and within hours, its in shambles again.

What do you do for work?



You can say that again...

I do factory work, assemble latches and handle housings, things like that. It's nothing spectacular, I just need a source of income. Some people have careers and jobs of passion, but all of my passion is at home when I'm just enjoying hobbies

 

[Trailblazer]

I'm exhausted just reading that.

So am I!

 

[JustGeorge]

I do factory work, assemble latches and handle housings, things like that. It's nothing spectacular, I just need a source of income. Some people have careers and jobs of passion, but all of my passion is at home when I'm just enjoying hobbies

That's how I was, too. I worked for an income; I had no desire for a career. I'd rather be home doing the stuff I enjoy or be with people I enjoy.

Now I live at work...(I'm a domestic engineer; aka homemaker). The pay is crap, though... I made 27 cents yesterday. Found it when I was sweeping...

 

[Trailblazer]

So far...
Woke up.
Fed the cats.
Bathroom for shower etc.
Had breakfast.
Got the kids up.
Made their breakfast.
Saw them off to school.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Got hubby up.
Changed the bed sheets while he was in the bathroom.
Emptied the washing machine of its overnight wash of towels
Loaded the washing machine with the bed linen
Hung the towels outside to dry.
Vacuumed and dusted the lounge
Put the coffee maker on.
Posted this post while it's doing its magic.
And it's now 08h20.
Coffee break in a moment so really its just another day in the exciting life of christineM

And I thought I had it bad.... I got tired just reading all that.
You sure are a lot more industrious than I am... Laundry and dusting are not part of my normal routine.

 

[Trailblazer]

That's how I was, too. I worked for an income; I had no desire for a career. I'd rather be home doing the stuff I enjoy or be with people I enjoy.

Now I live at work...(I'm a domestic engineer; aka homemaker). The pay is crap, though... I made 27 cents yesterday. Found it when I was sweeping...

The most important job anyone will ever do is raising children.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

That's how I was, too. I worked for an income; I had no desire for a career. I'd rather be home doing the stuff I enjoy or be with people I enjoy.

Now I live at work...(I'm a domestic engineer; aka homemaker). The pay is crap, though... I made 27 cents yesterday. Found it when I was sweeping...

That actually sounds like it could be fun! Requires a lot of carpentry skills I'm sure, and do you get to design the houses in the way that you want?

 

[JustGeorge]

That actually sounds like it could be fun! Requires a lot of carpentry skills I'm sure, and do you get to design the houses in the way that you want?

Hehe, I think you're misunderstanding. The old-school name for my vocation would be housewife. The newly favored term is stay at home mom. I dislike both of those titles, so I use domestic engineer.

But, in a way, I do. I recently said to heck with having a dining room (no one eats at the table anyways), and turned it into a library. Currently, I'm painting murals on one of the walls in the main room; just got done yesterday making it look like water was cascading down the stairs.

But no, no carpentry skills at all. Design, perhaps.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Hehe, I think you're misunderstanding. The old-school name for my vocation would be housewife. The newly favored term is stay at home mom. I dislike both of those titles, so I use domestic engineer.

But, in a way, I do. I recently said to heck with having a dining room (no one eats at the table anyways), and turned it into a library. Currently, I'm painting murals on one of the walls in the main room; just got done yesterday making it look like water was cascading down the stairs.

But no, no carpentry skills at all. Design, perhaps.

Ah, even better! I love designing my house the way I want it. Move around some furniture and do some painting and it's like you're in a new home all over again

 

[Trailblazer]

No, really, if I didn't have my critters I'd be dead.

So would I, because I would have no reason to live.

 

[JustGeorge]

Ah, even better! I love designing my house the way I want it. Move around some furniture and do some painting and it's like you're in a new home all over again

Yup! And you can recreate it endlessly... Our last project was rethinking room function all together. Its taken a lot of thought, trial, and error.

 

[Trailblazer]

Is there any rewards to come of the forms and copies?

No, there will be no rewards, but that is a story I have yet to tell, or not tell.

 

[Wirey]

Where to begin:

I have chapped lips (important later).

I got a chicken ciabatta with onion rings. The cook, trying to make the bun seem more artisan, toasted it until it was fairly crusty. The very corner of the bun (it was square cut) became crisp and hard. When I tried to eat it, this corner punched through my dry, cracked upper lip, causing it to bleed profusely. I didn't notice immediately, and took a drink of my milk. My milk turning pink was the first sign. It took me five minutes and many napkins to get the bleeding stopped. I had to throw my food away because it was covered in blood.

How was my day? I managed to stab myself in the face with a sandwich. That's how my day was.

The preceding is, believe it or not, a true story.

 

[ChristineM]

So far...
Woke up.
Fed the cats.
Bathroom for shower etc.
Had breakfast.
Got the kids up.
Made their breakfast.
Saw them off to school.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Got hubby up.
Changed the bed sheets while he was in the bathroom.
Emptied the washing machine of its overnight wash of towels
Loaded the washing machine with the bed linen
Hung the towels outside to dry.
Vacuumed and dusted the lounge
Put the coffee maker on.
Posted this post while it's doing its magic.
And it's now 08h20.
Coffee break in a moment so really its just another day in the exciting life of christineM

Continued...

Enjoyed coffee.
Went out to try and find milk, following the recent prolonged drought and lack of fresh grass the cows are not doing there job.
No fresh milk available locally or in 2 other shops i tried in nearby villages so bought UHT milk.
Home in time for second coffee break, convenient eh?
Cleaned the showers etc.
Lunch time.
Went with hubby to get his new hearing aids (he now has no excuse to ignore me)
Returned home, prepare dinner.
Relax until the hungry hoards arrive home.
Have dinner.
Make sure the twins car is on charge
Family time.
And here i am flaked out at 19h45 until it's time get the children tucked into bed.