A Day in the Life of Fancy Nancy

I'm joining up with Angela at Happy Fit Mama and Jill at Fitness, Health, and Happiness for another day-in-the-life post. 

I did it once before in September and it was really fun to see how everyone spends their time.  I decided to take my pictures yesterday so you are getting a glimpse of my average Thursday!

This is when I roll out of bed...even though the alarm goes off at 4am!  How could you not laugh when you see this lock screen!  Today I knew I was going to the gym at night so it was a quick run downstairs in the basement while I did a load of laundry.  Workout done...Emma breakfast...and in the shower by 6am and on the road with Green Monster in hand by 6:40!

Waking early has its benefits...sun rising over the beach near my school where I work!  The next 6 hours is spent working in this office...

or hugging my knees in 2nd and 3rd grade chairs as I teach in the high school and elementary school.  Switching schools and being on the go all day makes the day fly by and before I know it it is time to head out to pick up the ladies!

Aubs wasn't too impressed with the snow...her sister could have stayed out there for hours!!  She's all me...I love playing in the snow!  Dinner is made...Dad comes in the door to quite the reception...and I'm off to meet my friends at the gym for our Thursday night KB session!

Let me tell you...yesterday I upped my weights and it seriously was a butt kicker!!  I really love running but I love how strong weights make me feel...and these KB are included.  Our nights include me making lunches for the next day and honestly plopping down to watch a show that I usually fall asleep during (thank goodness for DVR or I would never watch a thing!)  Hubby usually gets me to bed by 10 so that I can rest up and do it all again!!  Nothing glamorous or fancy...just the life I love....well I would love a little more with a few extra hours!  Weekend mornings aren't as early but with two little ones who has time to sleep?!

Are you an early bird or night owl?

A Day in the Life

When your day starts at this hour...

The possibilities are endless!

After my daily devo and prayer...followed by some time of email reading to shake out the cobwebs, I change and head to my happy corner in the house....

I really need to add some color down here....I smell a project!!

I usually throw in a load of laundry on my way by the washing machine (are all moms constantly doing laundry?) and start my workout of the day.  I either try to get in as many miles as possible before either someone little wakes up or it is time to get in the shower, or weights.  Today's workout was BBB upper body workout (Tina is famous for her butt kickings!).  Cardio will come later today.  Then I head upstairs, finish up lunches, and get this baby going....

before it's to the shower I go!

I'm dressed and ready within a half hour....breakfast is always on the go (Pumpkin Chai Designer Whey smoothie!)

 

My commute is about 35 minutes (a little more after getting a speeding ticket oops!) and I then spend the next 6 hours molding the young minds teaching ESL for high school and elementary school.  They are great kids and keep me on my toes...no pics for obvious reasons one being I like my job and would like to keep it.  Posting pictures of students is a certain no no!!

After work I fly to pick up Emma from school...never fails I get stuck behind someone old and not in a hurry (there are a lot of those types of people here!).  A quick play in the school playground with a friend then it is off to pick up chickie #2!  Home again and I'm cleaning out backpacks and planning where to put the ginormous self portrait Em made while the ladies have a snack.  Change of the clothes and we're out back...running around the yard playing "Mr. Fox".

No more crawling for this little lady!  Sad.....

Even Aubs is in on the game...she loves it!!  Wednesdays we head to my inlaws for family dinner and today is a treat because while the ladies catch up with their grandparents, I get to squeeze in my run.

Much better than waiting until 8pm!!!  Plus this weather is awesome!!!  Back home...ladies in bed and hubs and I veg on the couch before I need to start packing lunches and my bag for the gym before I crash into bed.  Gotta rest to do it all again!!!

There you have it....one day in Fancy Nancy Land!