A Typical Day in the Life of…

 What does my day look like most workdays?

1. 5:55am alarm

2. 6:05 lay in bed until I really have to go to the bathroom. While laying, do Wordle, Connections, and Tiles puzzles on NewYork Times’ app. 

3. 6:30 bathroom. 

4. 6:40 ride peloton and become extremely sweaty. 

5. 7:15 cook eggs for me and Ellis. Sometimes Zarah. Make lunches. Scrape stuck eggs out of pan.

6. 7:30 shower, slap makeup on face, pick out shirt of the day, brush teeth. 

7.  8:00 gather all the things. Lunch, keys, bike battery. 

8. 8:10 ride bike to work. This also could be 8:15 when I like to live on the edge and almost be late. 

9. 8:19 park bike, put lunch in refrigerator, get computer, go to weight room. 

10. 8:25 weight conditioning class. Lift weights, remember how old I feel, chat with teens. 

11. 9:19 participation skills class. Either walk, referee a sport, meditate, grade papers while encouraging students to work on said papers. 

12. 10:13 advisory class. Make students fill out grade check that I probably won’t grade, take good students on a bike ride, or help kids pass my class. 

13. 10:55 Fitness for Life. Same as 11 but different papers on Fridays. 

14. 11:48 lunch. Stare at office wall or do some task needed for teaching that day. Eat lunch while either tolerating faculty lounge or by avoiding it by eating in one of our office staff’s office. 

15. 12:21 bike class. Either go for a ride or work on bikes. 

16. 1:15 health class. Be extremely off on tangents while discussing various health topics. 

17. 2:06 prep hour. Stare at wall. Be distracted. Attempt to prepare for the next day. 

18. 3:14 phone call from son. Pack up and head home

19. 3:20 meet son at home. Make snacks. Remember it’s time to pick other kid up from choir or orchestra. 

20. 3:44 school pickup. A less stressful version. 

21. 3:50 home. More snacks. Get ready for dance and sometimes soccer practice. 

22. 4 or 4:45 drive to dance, or hang out being excited it is one of the rare days we don’t have to drive to dance. 

23. 6:10 or 7:10 home. Dinner. Water garden. Stare at wall. Fold laundry. Read. 

24. 9 or later bedtime. Fight with children to stop fighting and go to bed, say goodnight to husband and be envious that he just gets to go to bed  

25. 10 or later wake up on uncomfortable ikea chair, brush teeth, pajamas, bed. 

Rinse and repeat. 

Dancing with the Stars

 

Picture from @dancingwiththestars Instagram 

This show has been on TV for 33 seasons. I have watched a total of zero seasons.

…until this season.

Why?

Because I like rugby.  I was reminded of that during this last summer Olympics.

I was introduced to this beast:

Ilona Maher. Picture from her website: www.ilonamaher.com

 I didn’t know how delightful it is to watch the show. I’m learning. 

More to come on Ilona. 

100 Days of Blogging

 Well. There are 100 days left in the year. I have a friend who reached out on social media and said: “What will you commit to do?”

A few things went through my head. The craziest? Blog for 100 days. I have done a month of blogs before but this may be insane. 

Posts don’t have to be always long or always poignant even though that is where my mind always goes when doing a consecutive post rally. 

So, here is post #1. Who’s reading? Who has ideas for subject matter? Comment please. I love to hear from y’all.

Here is a picture taken to make me look like a writer.
Maybe one day it will be on the dust cover for a novel. 

Spirit Sunday: For The Heathens

 This morning as I was reading scripture, I came across this verse in The Book of Mormon:

2 Nephi 26:33: "For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile."

This just struck me this morning as truly important.  Especially the bit about "he remembereth the heathen."  I don't know about you, but I know I am sometimes a heathen.  I say stupid things, I am not nice to other drivers, I get hangry; I am human.  The cool thing about this verse is that Jesus remembers us heathens and "he inviteth them all to come unto him."  His arms are always stretched forth to us, we just have to come to him.  I also like how in this verse race doesn't matter, and gender doesn't matter; all are invited to Jesus' grace.  And don't forget the Jew and the Gentile.  That for many reasons, in this crazy time of wars, made me think.  The fighting doesn't give us anything.  It doesn't make us right, and it doesn't make us chosen.  

So, let's unite fellow heathens and try to do a bit better this week.  Perfection isn't what is needed...life is a journey and we need Christ to help us through it all. Be a smidge better.

And excuse the really annoying white background behind this text.  Blogger can lame at times, even if it isn't human!

And thank you 7 readers for reading this blog consistently this month.  I have enjoyed your comments(that may just be 2 of you!). I will be here writing a little less but I do have the goal of writing weekly.  I like how I feel when I write and I how I get better at writing while I work my writing muscles. Have a wonderful July.  Enjoy the warmth that comes with summer.  Look at sunsets. Say I love you to those you do love.  Be less hangry, and more kind to other drivers! Cheers.

Sports Saturday: Fantasy Baseball

 I have an addiction.  It comes in the form of 9 innings and is played with a red-laced-covered white ball.  Wooden bats hit said ball and the sound it makes is captivating. There is something about the green of the grass and the brown of the dirt infield.  There is also something about the pants but that is for another post on a very different platform. 

Baseball is part of who I am.  I love it.  You may feel it is slow or boring, but that slowness is something I need in my life.  Listening to the commentary, as these men in their prime work for a daily win,  just does something good for my soul.  

I also have an addiction to Fantasy Sports.  I actually do have a fantasy baseball team.  I do really well most weeks, especially when I remember to sub in my starting pitchers. I am currently in first place in my league.  I am awesome!

Having a Fantasy team helps me be a part of the action.  It connects me to a game I love.  It makes me look at other players besides Dodger and Brewer players.  I love it. Go Sports!

I am also slaying against Evan, whoever he is! Go Alice!