Half a day in the life - the first 12 hours [1/2]
As you know I am always saying there aren't enough hours in the day, etc etc, playing the stressed out parent card. Well I've certainly been struggling to find time to fit in the blogs this month.
Rather than attempt to explain it all - I thought I would just do an on-going bullet point diary of today - live as it happens! Detailing every thing that occurs. Mundane? Possibly. But who knows what the day will bring?
I'm going to split this into two parts - am and pm. So the first part of the blog covers the time up to midday today and the second part I will publish at midnight just before I go to bed! So hold on to your hats folks, and join the rollercoaster ride that is my day!!!!
12:00am - A light snack before bed
12:30am - Go to bed
7:20am - Claire bring me cup of tea and leaves for work. Kids are up and dressed - one thing ticked off which is good.
7:30am - Get dressed.
7:35am - Go to toilet. Read Viz.
7:40am - Downstairs. Go to make cereal for kids - all gone!
7:42am - Slice up 6 slices of bread - toast two each for the kids. Spread butter and marmite, put on table. Get them to eat.
7:50am - Go upstairs. Clean teeth, take meds.
7:55am - Bring toothbrushes down for boys. Clean their teeth.
8:00am - Make Ollie's packed lunch - according to his exacting standards (else it doesn't get eaten).
8:10am - Check computer for email from lady I am doing disco for Saturday and facebook PM's - all quiet.
8:15am - Back upstairs - sort out washing.
8:20am - Load washing in machine. Get Jamie to switch it on (he likes to help).
8:25am - Change Jamie's nappy. Get their coats and shoes on.
8:32am - Leave house
8:34am - Stop by conker tree so Ollie can look for conkers.
8:45am - Arrive school. See Ollie in.
8:47am - Mad dash towards Tesco.
8:53am - Arrive Tesco - whizz round aisles for 6 items (includes paper, wipes, meat for tonight etc)
8:58am - Leave Tesco.
9:01am - Arrive Iceland - whizz round for another 6 items including cereal and squash.
9:12am - Arrive Courtyard - 2 minutes late - but OK - as door not open yet. Get Jamie ready (change shoes etc).
9:16am - Jamie goes in. Crys - Daddy has to say goodbye to sad child.
9:17am - Dash home.
9:24am - Get stopped by some old git in a flash merc to ask for directions.
9:26am - Arrive home.
9:28am - Unpack shopping. Switch oven on. Switch coffee machine on.
9:30am - Stick croissant in oven - put shopping away.
9:35am - Update this blog with the story so far.
9:39am - Take washing out of machine, croissant out of oven, pour coffee, sit down for 3 minute break and start on the sports pages at the back of the paper (i).
9:45am - Start dishwasher
9:48am - Empty bins
9:53am - Fold up and put away yesterday's washing.
10:00am - Hang up today's washing.
10:08am - Little clock in head is saying "there won't be bread for tea unless you make it now"
10:10am - Chuck ingredients in bread maker and switch on - 6 hour cycle.
10:12am - PM from Jo - no time to reply as woman from church due here at 10:30 and the phrase "cleanliness is next to godliness" going round in head.
10:13am - Rush around clearing up breakfast carnage, hoovering, tidying, trying to make place semi-presentable. Investigate mysterious sticky patch on floor (possibly ground in jelly tot). Turn over one of cushions on sofa to hide mysterious white stain (milk, hopefully).
10:22am - Last minute dash to bottle bank to get rid of the empties cluttering up the kitchen. Can't have church lady thinking I am some sort of wino, even if Jesus did turn water into wine.
10:28am - Slash. Grudgingly leave bog seat down.
10:32am - Lady from church late so quick PM reply to Jo and start bonus job - tidyng playroom.
10:39am - Now 9 minutes late which is severely compromising my schedule. Have to be at Doctors at Langford Village for 11:30.
10:40am - Lady arrives. Meeting takes about 20 minutes.
11:01am - Very aware that I have done nothing yet today on preparation for Saturday's "disco" - it's got a 40s theme - disco and karaoke with an old fashioned sing along (like you would have had around a piano in the east end during the war) and I am really struggling to find tracks that I need. Largely because they don't exist for karaoke. Have about 10 mins before I need to leave for Doctors so decide to leave this until later and have a look at something else.
11:02am - Have a quick look at today's racecard for Redcar to see if there is anything worth backing to liven up the afternoon a bit, but the meeting has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.
11:10am - Decide to walk to Doctor's as a) driving is lazy and b) cycling may raise my blood pressure due to the exercise. Rare chance to listen to iPod so grab it and stick on the La Roux album and head off.
11:13am - Encounter vile eggy smell at various points along Priory Road. Some sort of sewerage problem it seems. Pretty sure it's nothing to do with me though as I believe our drains run the other way from our house.
11:18am - Take the scenic route through Langford Village Stonehenge and the muddy path as this should be more relaxing ahead of BP check.
11:21am - Ironically listening to track "Quicksand" on iPod when step into the equivalent on the muddy path.
11:30am - Arrive Doctors. Take seat in waiting room.
11:34am - Called in. Efficient as ever - unlike the surgery at Montgomery House where the kids go where half hour waits at least are the norm. Good chat with the doctor over recent issues. And despite said issues, lowest BP reading in over 10 years, 114/84. So must be doing something right. Urine test all good too.
11:53am - Leave with precise 17 minutes to walk to Courtyard.
12:00pm - Midday! En route back from Langford Village.
So there is the first half of the day! Will try and keep this up for the second half, but still lots and lots to do!!!
If you have enjoyed reading this blog, please take a look at my books on Amazon (Paperback & Kindle), where you can read lots more of the same! Click here.
Jason xx
Rather than attempt to explain it all - I thought I would just do an on-going bullet point diary of today - live as it happens! Detailing every thing that occurs. Mundane? Possibly. But who knows what the day will bring?
I'm going to split this into two parts - am and pm. So the first part of the blog covers the time up to midday today and the second part I will publish at midnight just before I go to bed! So hold on to your hats folks, and join the rollercoaster ride that is my day!!!!
12:00am - A light snack before bed
12:30am - Go to bed
7:20am - Claire bring me cup of tea and leaves for work. Kids are up and dressed - one thing ticked off which is good.
7:30am - Get dressed.
7:35am - Go to toilet. Read Viz.
7:40am - Downstairs. Go to make cereal for kids - all gone!
7:42am - Slice up 6 slices of bread - toast two each for the kids. Spread butter and marmite, put on table. Get them to eat.
7:50am - Go upstairs. Clean teeth, take meds.
7:55am - Bring toothbrushes down for boys. Clean their teeth.
8:00am - Make Ollie's packed lunch - according to his exacting standards (else it doesn't get eaten).
8:10am - Check computer for email from lady I am doing disco for Saturday and facebook PM's - all quiet.
8:15am - Back upstairs - sort out washing.
8:20am - Load washing in machine. Get Jamie to switch it on (he likes to help).
8:25am - Change Jamie's nappy. Get their coats and shoes on.
8:32am - Leave house
8:34am - Stop by conker tree so Ollie can look for conkers.
8:45am - Arrive school. See Ollie in.
8:47am - Mad dash towards Tesco.
8:53am - Arrive Tesco - whizz round aisles for 6 items (includes paper, wipes, meat for tonight etc)
8:58am - Leave Tesco.
9:01am - Arrive Iceland - whizz round for another 6 items including cereal and squash.
9:12am - Arrive Courtyard - 2 minutes late - but OK - as door not open yet. Get Jamie ready (change shoes etc).
9:16am - Jamie goes in. Crys - Daddy has to say goodbye to sad child.
9:17am - Dash home.
9:24am - Get stopped by some old git in a flash merc to ask for directions.
9:26am - Arrive home.
9:28am - Unpack shopping. Switch oven on. Switch coffee machine on.
9:30am - Stick croissant in oven - put shopping away.
9:35am - Update this blog with the story so far.
9:39am - Take washing out of machine, croissant out of oven, pour coffee, sit down for 3 minute break and start on the sports pages at the back of the paper (i).
9:45am - Start dishwasher
9:48am - Empty bins
9:53am - Fold up and put away yesterday's washing.
10:00am - Hang up today's washing.
10:08am - Little clock in head is saying "there won't be bread for tea unless you make it now"
10:10am - Chuck ingredients in bread maker and switch on - 6 hour cycle.
10:12am - PM from Jo - no time to reply as woman from church due here at 10:30 and the phrase "cleanliness is next to godliness" going round in head.
10:13am - Rush around clearing up breakfast carnage, hoovering, tidying, trying to make place semi-presentable. Investigate mysterious sticky patch on floor (possibly ground in jelly tot). Turn over one of cushions on sofa to hide mysterious white stain (milk, hopefully).
10:22am - Last minute dash to bottle bank to get rid of the empties cluttering up the kitchen. Can't have church lady thinking I am some sort of wino, even if Jesus did turn water into wine.
10:28am - Slash. Grudgingly leave bog seat down.
10:32am - Lady from church late so quick PM reply to Jo and start bonus job - tidyng playroom.
10:39am - Now 9 minutes late which is severely compromising my schedule. Have to be at Doctors at Langford Village for 11:30.
10:40am - Lady arrives. Meeting takes about 20 minutes.
11:01am - Very aware that I have done nothing yet today on preparation for Saturday's "disco" - it's got a 40s theme - disco and karaoke with an old fashioned sing along (like you would have had around a piano in the east end during the war) and I am really struggling to find tracks that I need. Largely because they don't exist for karaoke. Have about 10 mins before I need to leave for Doctors so decide to leave this until later and have a look at something else.
11:02am - Have a quick look at today's racecard for Redcar to see if there is anything worth backing to liven up the afternoon a bit, but the meeting has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.
11:10am - Decide to walk to Doctor's as a) driving is lazy and b) cycling may raise my blood pressure due to the exercise. Rare chance to listen to iPod so grab it and stick on the La Roux album and head off.
| Today on the iPod I have mostly been listening to... |
11:13am - Encounter vile eggy smell at various points along Priory Road. Some sort of sewerage problem it seems. Pretty sure it's nothing to do with me though as I believe our drains run the other way from our house.
11:18am - Take the scenic route through Langford Village Stonehenge and the muddy path as this should be more relaxing ahead of BP check.
11:21am - Ironically listening to track "Quicksand" on iPod when step into the equivalent on the muddy path.
11:30am - Arrive Doctors. Take seat in waiting room.
11:34am - Called in. Efficient as ever - unlike the surgery at Montgomery House where the kids go where half hour waits at least are the norm. Good chat with the doctor over recent issues. And despite said issues, lowest BP reading in over 10 years, 114/84. So must be doing something right. Urine test all good too.
11:53am - Leave with precise 17 minutes to walk to Courtyard.
12:00pm - Midday! En route back from Langford Village.
So there is the first half of the day! Will try and keep this up for the second half, but still lots and lots to do!!!
If you have enjoyed reading this blog, please take a look at my books on Amazon (Paperback & Kindle), where you can read lots more of the same! Click here.
Jason xx
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