Do you ever wonder how people design their days? I do. I find it fascinating to learn how human beings LIVE day-to-day.
You can learn a lot about someone when you see how they spend their precious time.
Being an entrepreneur requires you to be ULTRA smart about how you spend your time. Literally before I do anything for my biz, I ask myself, “Is this helping me grow my business? And is this the best use of my time right now?”
When it comes to my personal life, I’m always looking at how to make my routine and systems more efficient and enjoyable to reduce stress and drama.
So I thought it would be fun to track 2 of my days this week to see where my time was going and how I wear all the hats I proudly wear – woman, wife, mama, biz owner, coach, daughter, friend.
I recently wrote a post about how I chunk my time, and while I SO believe in time chunking, ever since I gave birth to my daughter in April, my schedule has SHIFTED. So it was interesting tracking two days in my life to see the reality of my daily routine.
Hope you find this recap helpful. It’s real. It’s uncensored. Just like life ought to be!
Wednesday, July 9
6am – Wake up with baby Kate, nurse her and put her in her swing. The rest of the house sleeps so I finish writing sales emails for the Cash in on Your Calling course launch.
7am – The house is awake! Play with kids, make breakfast, help my 2 sons get dressed.
9am – Say bye to boys as my husband drives them to art camp. Cross fingers Sean has an easier time with separation today. Clean up from breakfast. Play with Kate on the floor.
9:30am – Babysitter Sophie arrives to help watch Kate! Take shower 🙂
10:15am – Review projects in Asana for deadlines for today so my brain knows where to focus.
10:30am – Meet with new assistant for continued training to get her up to speed and give her materials for our Business Adventure School client retreat next week.
11:30am – Eat early lunch that babysitter whipped up for me while nursing Kate.
12:00pm – Hop onto Q+A tea party on my Facebook page with some amazing gals from around the world. Love answering questions and hearing what’s coming up for gutsy biz chicks.
1:15pm – Hop off Facebook and STRETCH. Drink water and prepare for next part of my day. Check email. See that FedEx has delivered Kate’s birth announcements from minted.com. Run to every possible location around my house to find the package. Find it in the last spot I check (outside the garage). Excitedly open box and look inside. I’m in love 🙂
1:30pm – Client call! We focus on team building and delegation as she’s hitting a plateau in her business and teetering on the brink of burnout.
2:30pm – Client call! We focus on creating packages leading to higher engagement and bigger paydays for her. She’s ready to stop trading hours for dollars. Breastfeed Kate during call.
3:50pm – Leave for baseball practice. We’re running late (shocker!) and I wonder if it’s worth it to even go. We go anyway.
4:15pm – Make it to baseball practice. Nurse Kate on arrival. Only 2 other kids are there because most people are on vacation or something. My younger son Luke even gets to play since hardly anyone is there. He’s thrilled. I even hit some balls my husband pitches to me. It feels so good to let out that energy!
Have a conversation with a dad of one of the players and realize he laid the concrete during our home renovation project last year. Small world indeed. He just started his own business so we talk biz. It’s fun hearing his passion for his work. I hope he succeeds!
6:30pm – Dinner at pizza joint. Big crowd so we wait outside while our food is prepared. My son Luke tries to open the door of the toy store next to restaurant. He doesn’t understand the “Closed” sign on the door and thinks if he pulls hard enough, toy store will open. It’s so cute. I hope he stays this innocent forever.
8:00pm – Nurse Kate and put her to bed.
8:15pm – Eat the best cookie I’ve ever had. Banana cream icing in between 2 chocolate chip and walnut cookies. HOLY SHIT! This is worth its own entry on this day because the cookie is so damn delicious.
9:00pm – Pass out putting my kids to bed. Their bed is so comfortable and I fall asleep right between my sons. I love sleeping next to them and listening to them breathe.
Thursday, July 10
2:00am – Breastfeed Kate! Move to my bed with Kate.
5:30am – Wake up to my son Luke kicking me because I won’t give him mooeys (his word for breastfeeding). He’s having a hard time weaning. If you have helpful tips on weaning a 3-year-old, I’m all ears. Breastfeed Kate.
6am – Cave and give Luke mooeys and then change the batteries in his Rockenbok toy. Wonder why kids’ toys go through so many batteries.
7am – Write my July check-in for my mastermind group I’m a part of. Love checking in with my ladies and getting and giving support. These women rock my world!
8:15am – Take a walk around neighborhood once plan to go to yoga was foiled by Kate’s needing to nurse at 8 a.m. Take Luke with me on the walk.
9am – Pay 1st tuition installment for sons’ enrollment at new school for 2014-2015 school year. Feel proud that my business contributes to my children’s education!
9:10am – Say goodbye to boys as they head to art camp. Again cross fingers that Sean has an easy time at drop off.
9:30am – Breakfast for me! I sit outside as Kate sits in her vibrating seat. The warm air feels so good on my skin! Kate coos and smiles her toothless grin.
11am – Babysitter arrives to help with Kate!
11:30am – Write copy for a co-promotion I’m launching with my guest speaker at my live event this fall – ALCHEMY. I get excited thinking about how much fun we’re going to have at the event!
1pm – Host monthly access call for my Business Adventure School clients. Themes we focused on: Choosing list providers; Elegantly embracing your varied passions in your business; Sequencing for your IFO (opt-ins, autoresponders, thank you pages); Hiring + firing. I also shared just how lucky we are to be doing this work. How lucky we are to be ALIVE. Got teary as I recalled a few connections who are battling cancer, and one who recently passed away.
2:30pm – Social media check-in. I’m using a new social media scheduling software called Edgar that my pal Laura Roeder’s company created. I’m OBSESSED with it. It has freed up so much time in my biz I want to cry.
3pm – Meet with former assistant to have her return a few biz things and thank her for her service. She was awesome and will be missed.
3:30pm – Work on proposal for a prospect.
4pm – Say bye to babysitter and eat a VERY late lunch of salami and cheese!
4:15pm – Leave for swim lessons with the entire crew. Revel in watching each boy LEARN how to swim. Sean has grown so much! And Luke is learning to be unafraid in the water. He starts the lesson not wanting to go into the water and ends it jumping up and down on the submerged platform. Life is good. So grateful for their two teachers who LOVE teaching children how to swim.
6:30pm – Take shower with baby Kate. It’s more efficient that way!
7pm – Nurse Kate, read to her, swaddle her and put her to bed.
7:30pm – Eat dinner that my husband prepares. What a saint! I don’t enjoy cooking and I’m glad he steps up to the plate.
9pm – Say goodnight to my boys.
9:30pm – Write this blog post and feel good doing it as it’s been brewing for a while.
11pm – Off to bed! In-laws are coming tomorrow for a few days and I’m thankful for the extra hands to help with our crew. Next week I’m hosting my Business Adventure School Inner Circle clients and my hubby can use the help from his parents with the kids! Our babysitter will be out of town of course 🙂