Tuesday is in the books and I’m excited to share these words and photos. It’s fun to do this for an entire week because once I get in the routine of taking the photos, I start to get more creative. Today I included more photos of myself than yesterday. It’s a reminder that there is always more to capture, ya just gotta look for different angles and lenses to see your life through.
6:20 AM // Ope, the end of daylight savings strikes again. He ended up falling back asleep for a bit, but I was already up.
6:55 AM // Quick selfie in the mirror with Kevin after getting ready for the day. I am thankful every single day to get to do life with him.
On a completely separate note, I definitely take for granted that I can wear casual clothes to work. This is my current favorite zip up jacket from Old Navy, and reminds me of the Scuba jacket from Lululemon.
7:14 AM // A little morning meal prep for me and Callahan. Another salad for me and some chicken, pasta and carrots for him.
7:21 AM // Part of our regular rhythms around here include washing the dishes every night and unloading in the morning. It’s been a game changer on keeping our inventory of kid cups and containers to a minimum even with all the meal prep we’re doing.
7:50 AM // The only place the dogs stand in the mornings. *eyeroll*
8:10 AM // Snapped a quick photo of myself after dropping Callahan off at daycare. He freaking loves that place and I love my job, but most mornings feel bittersweet.
8:29 AM // ELECTION DAY! Stopped by my polling place on my way in to the office. Since I’ve been old enough to vote, I’ve never had to wait in line for longer than ten minutes and today was no exception. Walked right up, got my ballot, filled it out, submitted it and got my sticker.
12:35 PM // Another salad with rotisserie chicken. I love how easy (and tasty!) this meal is.
2:18 PM // Working away. I can’t share a lot of the day-to-day, so here’s a photo of me doin’ my thing. Huge fan of to-do lists and all the things to keep me on track.
5:37 PM // Kevin had to work a little later than normal, so I picked Callahan up from daycare. I started making dinner so we pulled his highchair into the kitchen. He colored a picture, played with a spatula, and watched as I gave him a play-by-play on how to make a chicken pot pie. It was my first time making it (and without a recipe) so I wasn’t even sure if I was giving him the right instructions.
6:14 PM // Praise! Turned out great and the whole family loved it. Callahan added a few blue berries (those and raspberries are his faves right now) and I added a spiced cranberry sprite. One of the best holiday/limited edition treats.
7:05 PM // Dancing, running, throwing balls. We don’t get a lot of play time in the evenings so we make the most of it by moving non-stop.
8:01 PM // Working on a Christmas project tonight that required sanding and staining. The color looks fine here, but I’m not as keen on it in person. We’ll see how it dries and I’ll decide if I want to change the color to something different later this week. I chatted with my mom right after this to catch up on the day and then started watching election coverage (I secretly kind of love it).
Thanks for following along! See ya back here tomorrow for another installment.
Week in the life is one of my favorite practices every year. This project was created several years ago by Ali Edwards and I’ve followed along for many iterations but also continued myself so that I have regular posts and photos like these that fit with the different stages of my life. I haven’t always posted them, but you can find others here.
Week in the life is one of my favorite practices every year. I know my life is changing, but when it’s happening before your eyes and is gradual with the natural ebbs and flows of life, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when things change (unless you have a baby or get married or something) until all of a sudden, you look back and nothing is the same. That consistently happens to me when I look back on previous years. I literally LOL’d today when I saw that my 2018 self was still in bed at 7:40 AM on a work day. Don’t feel too bad for me, though, because I still don’t get up until the very last minute. I don’t know what happened since college when I purposely chose 8:00 AM classes. I was 25 weeks pregnant last time I did a week in the life, so I thought now would be a fun time. Callahan is now 15 months old (!!) so we are full steam ahead on balancing parenting, full-time work life, and keeping the house running. We are absolutely loving this wild stage of life.
6:45 AM // Every single morning, I stand in front of my closet with the weather app open trying to make my choice for the day. My closet isn’t as paired down as it’s been in previous years, but I’m excited about it and that’s what matters. Fall is definitely in the air so long sleeves are a must.
7:11 AM // Callahan was up a bit earlier than normal because daylight savings time ended this past weekend and we’re still adjusting. The person who made the decision on that clearly didn’t have kids. He gets breakfast and proceeded to “share” some with Willow.
7:57 AM // Headed to daycare. Every day we “talk” (AKA go through all the words he knows), listen to music (current faves are Hit the Flow by Landis, (Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League, and Baby Shark) and I tell him a mantra I hope he one day will repeat.
12:04 PM // Lunch time…I’m currently meal prepping for both Callahan and I so I just try to keep it simple. Today was a bag salad and rotisserie chicken. We have these to-go containers at work that make the best shakers for salad when you have to mix it up with dressing.
5:00 PM // Today I picked Callahan up at daycare (normally Kevin does) and we made it home for a walk before it got too dark. He requested bubbles the entire way home so we took the bubbles on the walk with us. The sunsets lately have been insane and tonight was no different.
6:49 PM // After Tikka Marsala for dinner, we played in the living room. Bouncing the balls on the hardwood and seeing how long week can keep them going through this maze are top of the list these days. He gets frustrated when he walks if the pants are too long or obstructing him from being able to go as fast as possible, so tonight they got rolled up.
6:53 PM // Full moon tonight that was visible from our yard. Showing Callahan the delights of this world (rainbows, trees, flowers, rain, animals, sunsets, etc) bring us so much joy!
7:07 PM // More bubbles during bath-time. I’m such a sucker.
8:00 PM // Callahan is asleep and our home is reset and ready for tomorrow which means I’m doing some fun stuff for me. Tonight that includes putting this post together, talking to Kevin about blogging, lots of pets for the girls, listening to T.Swift, getting in the Word, and having a sweet treat. My goal is to be in bed by 10:00 PM. Wish me luck.
I’ll be sharing photos like these every day this week. Thanks for stopping by!
9:11am | Opted to watch church in the living room this week. It’s always the best way to kick off a Sunday. This year, I’m taking notes and journaling in my Growth Book from Growth Roots Co. Highly recommend, if you’re into that kind of thing.
11:23 am | Kevin ran some errands while I was studying, and came home to the most happy pups greeting him at the door.
2:26 pm | I wish I had taken a photo at lunch! We grabbed brunch with Jeff and Taylor at Broadway Brewery, and I only remembered to take a picture once we got in the car. I’m always a bring-home-half-of-my-meal-for-later person.
2:59 pm | Sundays are the days that my baby growth “week count” changes, which means that I’ll do a bump photo, if I think about it. We are 25 weeks – my app tells me that baby is the size of a rutabaga or a TI-89 Graphing Calculator. I’m currently planning on using the Tiny Beans app to share photos with immediate family when he arrives, so I’m posting these bump photos for my family there as well.
4:40 pm | Woke up from a nap. Here for all the naps these days and clearly Willow’s not too mad about it either. Peep Chloe’s tail on the other side of the bed.
10:35 pm | Sundays are always laundry days! Wrapped up my evening by putting all my clothes away before bed. My closet has been minimal since college, but having a true capsule wardrobe through pregnancy has honestly been a game changer. Definitely hoping to keep my clothing this paired down after baby arrives, as well. I’m currently rocking 3 pairs of denim jeans, 1 pair of olive green moto pants, 3 pairs of leggings/sweatpants, 1 pair of jean shorts, 3 dresses, a jean jacket, 3 crew neck sweatshirts, about 9 shirts, and 6 kimonos (+ sleepwear and a few items for working out that I wouldn’t wear for anything else).
There we go – a whole week in the life in the books. I’m thinking about doing this again near the end of my pregnancy, knowing that life is about to get flipped upside down (obviously in an amazing way).
5:58 am | Silly pups woke me up at 5:45am ready to get their day started. Before we had Willow, Chloe could sleep in until 10am, no problem, but Willow has consistently either woke up in the middle of the night to go outside or woken us up early since we got her in the fall of 2019. It’s been an adjustment, to say the least! I guess she’s been hellbent on preparing us for baby’s arrival. LOL
7:50 am | Today was so early that she got to take a nap in her cage while everyone else tried to go back to sleep. Luckily, I was the only one that didn’t get some more shut-eye. I’m kind of obsessed with this picture and her sweet turned head.
10:02 am | I’m so glad to start inviting people back into our home. My sweet friend joined me for some living room hangs and coffee (for her) /chai (for me). I could not be more thankful to have this wonderful woman and our conversations in my life.
12:12 pm | Kevin picked up some Ellianna’s Donuts and sent me this picture.
8:06 pm | More studying on the couch and Willow has completely squished herself between me and the armrest.
11:19 pm | Wrapped up studying and time for bed. Don’t worry, I got a nap in today that wasn’t pictured. Still lots of sleep going on around here.
8:18 am | New work shirt is showing off the almost 25 week bump today. It’s been so crazy to document and see my body change so much so quickly.
8:36 am | Another morning, another photo of the dogs on the couch. I love that these girls have their routines and rhythms just as much as we do.
8:45 am | Walking to work! Here for the beautiful weather before it rains for the next week straight. I’m not a walk to work in the rain kind of person, so I’m trying to get the steps in while I can.
7:30 pm | Dinner time for the pups!
8:28 pm| I paused a little study session to snap a photo of the excited pups when Kevin and Josh got home from an errand.
9:56 pm | All studied out and ready for bed. This couch has not had more sit time in the last 6 months than it has in the last 5 years.
