I love the idea of documenting a random day of the month to show you what life looks like on a more regular basis, but perhaps I should have set a reminder on my phone, or considered that the day I planned to document, was the day after we returned from San Diego and jet lag would completely erase all coherent thoughts from my head. It might not be the day I had planned, but I did at least choose a day when nothing special was going on -- I'm vowing to bring you a random snapshot of our lives each month, not a scripted, activity-filled adventure. Meet February 13th. Even though I've been utterly exhausted, I'm making myself get up early in an attempt to reclaim my regular schedule. I drank too much coffee in the sunroom (the light and view are beautiful in the morning!), while ...
day in the life
A January Day in the Life
It was clear from my reader survey, that one of the things you want most, is a glimpse into our every day life. While sometimes it seems too uninteresting to share, the overwhelming response was that you love real, normal, life. I do my best to share the good, the bad, and the ugly, but I thought it might be even more fun to share a regular peek into an average day around our home (or elsewhere, depending on the day). Welcome to January 10th. Tuesday was pretty atypical. Sophie had an appointment at the Children's Hospital GI Clinic at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and while that's blocks from my office, it's an hour from home. We kept her out of school and she made the trip with me. Armed with a fully charged iPad and plenty of art supplies, she kept herself busy while I ran all ...