Busy? Who you calling busy?? :)

I have had a couple comments like "you're a stay at home mom, you must have tons of time for your blog" and "it must be nice to get to relax all day."

So, we interrupt your regularly scheduled program of food and nutrition as I take you on a tour of a day in my life. ;)

Today I got to sleep in. (Meaning when I woke up my kids were still quiet so I stayed in bed) so I got started at 8. 

8am. Got up. Made bed.  Started the sprinkler in the back yard. 

8:10. Did dishes. Cleaned kitchen, and swept. Start load of laundry. Made two gallons of sweet tea for the day.  

(Disclaimer:  I went out with a friend last night so no one cleaned up dinner. See before picture.)

After with my cup of coffee. 

By this time the sprinkler was still running in its 30 minute timer. ;)

8:40 am.  Start breakfast. Little ones wanted cereal, So that was easy. Mine took more time. ;)

Yummy!!!!!   Left over oven roasted potatoes, spinach, onions, mushroom, sweet pepper, eggs, sausage, and a dab of some Colby jack cheese. ;).  Now for me to eat.  Started drinking my gallon of water with breakfast. ;) 

While eating breakfast I checked email and Facebook. Both my personal and my chef ones.  I followed up with a couple people about being references on my resume and orchestrated the girls getting up and putting all their bedding away. (They camped in the living room last night. Yay for summer.)

So. Much. Food.  Could not finish. ;)

9:30 am. Clean up breakfast and resweep the kitchen floor so I can mop. 

By that time the washing machine is done, so I hang the laundry on the line. 

Started another load of laundry.

Mopped the kitchen floor. 

10:30 am.  While the kitchen floor dries I clean the living room and the bathroom. 

11:30 am. 2 loads of Laundry folded and stacked.

Washing machine is done, so I move the load off the line and fold it. Put the other load on the line. 

Almost Half my gallon is gone. ;)

12:30. Started lunch. Quinoa Crab Salad. (Blog to follow). Made a few phone calls. 

Started food prep for the week as well. 

1:00. Continuing quinoa salad and food prep while kids eat PB&J sandwiches (they didn't want to wait for quinoa.). 

Start of my food prep. Meat slacking in the sink and veggies started. ;)

2:00. Done with veggie prep and roasting my garlic. Finished the quinoa crab salad!

Taking a break for food. ;)

Even while I did that I updated my blog, checked email and Facebook again, etc.

And as I watch the laundry blowing in the sunshine I realize I need to move laundry again.  I wish my breaks were more..... Break-y.   

2:45. Break over. 

Mix veggies and put in oven. 

Take laundry off the line and fold. Put other load on line. Start towels in the washing machine. (Clothes done, now towels and blankets)

3:00. Guy came by to buy my playpen I had on Craigslist.  (Yay for Ranger money!). Pulled out the veggies. 

 

3:30. Relined my pans and spread out my meat.  

Seasoned them and tossed them in the oven to cook. ;). 

Heat wok to cook romaine.  Learn that romaine cannot be frozen and then cooked. :(.  (Blog to follow)

4:00pm.  Meat is almost done. ;).  My whole house smells good.  And I do dishes. 

4:15. Done with dishes. Meat is done. :)

Looks so good!!  ;)

Oh, and I finished my gallon of water.  :D

Dishwasher going, washing machine going, meat cooling, I finally sit down and turn on my TV and watch some Dr Who. ;).  

4:30. Ok, I lied. Still haven't sat down. Packaged up the meat and put it in the fridge. Turned oven off. 

Isn't that a pretty sight??   

Ok, so the buzzer for the washing machine has gone off, so I guess I am moving one more load before I sit down with my Doctor.  

It's five o'clock some.....here.  

5:00. A glass of wine joins the Doctor and I while we watch the kids play with the ferrets. ;)

5:45. Ferrets away, except for Remy, He cuddles with me.  Kids playing in the game room and I move the last load of laundry out to the line. (Blankets)

After spending the day cooking I'm not sure what's for dinner. 

6:20. Bath started for the girls. Break time over and time to figure out what is for dinner. 

 

7:00. Girls got out of bath and one still had a crap ton of shampoo in her hair, so she got on the counter and a rinse in the kitchen sink. 

Hubby gets home and it time to get dinner on the table. 

7:30. Sit down to dinner with my hubby. Hopefully the kids leave me alone long enough so that I can eat my food. ;)

From here, it's clean up dinner, take blankets off the line and put line away, put kids to bed at 8:45-9 ish and go lay down in bed while hubby falls asleep.  

Whew.   That's a busy day.   

Granted I don't meal prep every day, but there is a day in my life.  I call that a down day since I didn't have to leave the house. When I have to leave he house and run errands it feels so much crazier. 

Well, Good night everyone! Thank you for joining us, and  I hope you enjoyed today's show.   We will return to your regularly schedule program tomorrow.