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February 18, 2022

Day In The Life!

Curious what a day in the life is like? I wrote down all the deets of my day from sunrise to night and all the meals and fun in between!

Day In The Life KERF this !

It’s so hard to believe that every day used to be “day in the life” day on this blog!

It seems so…. mundane. It was also tedious to record everything again – I had to take notes! It’s so oddly funny to me how I used to write blog posts in real time and now I’m working ahead, sometimes weeks or even occasionally a month ahead. I am incredibly grateful to still be writing this blog almost 15 years later. Thank you for supporting me with your eyeballs and clicks <3

This day was a random Wednesday a few weeks ago. 

It was a fairly typical day. Mazen went to Matt’s for the evening, so the decibels at dinner were lower than other nights. Otherwise, here’s a peek into our daily life! 

Day In The Life

5:45 

Thomas’s alarm goes off! I don’t always wake up to it, but sometimes I do. He gets up SO FAST! #morningperson While I am a morning person too, I take a while to actually feel awake. I like to stay in my bed for a bit. 

6:00

Thomas’s dad has been bringing his mom coffee in bed for 40 years. Thomas and his dad are twins, so he does it too! He’s a dream husband. He places my coffee on my nightstand, and I wake up to its smell. I reach for my phone to check in on emails. I read the Skimm. Scroll. Wake up slowly. 

Day In The Life KERF morning routine

6:15 

I finally sit up. Haha. Some people like to start their day with meditation or a run, but I love to start with some productivity! It gets the ball rolling. I do 15 minutes of Power Hour (learn more about this in my course) and organize my schedule for the day. I get my inbox back to zero. 

 7:00

I hear Mazen start to clink around downstairs, so I get up and make the bed (last one up makes it) and get dressed. 

Day In The Life KERF morning routine

Uniform:

ColorfulKoala leggings / Triumph Hoodie / Koolaburra slippers / L.L.Bean socks

Day In The Life uniform

Morning skincare routine follows! Just the basics so I look awake at school drop-off. 

Essence / vitamin C serum / Dew Skin / cream blush

Day In The Life morning skincare routine

7:15

I head downstairs and see Mazen doing his chore – emptying the silverware from the dishwasher! He’s also drinking a smoothie that Thomas made. (Thomas is up showering now.) 

emptying the silverware from the dishwasher | Day In The Life

The smoothie made him cold so he’s warming up by the fire. Of course he’s in shorts and a t-shirt, so I help him change into warmer clothes. 

Mazen warming up by the fire | Day In The Life

7:30

Thomas made lunches and smoothies. He is the king of mornings! I empty the rest of the dishwasher.

Day In The Life KERF home

And then help Mazen out the door. He’s SO EXCITED for school!

school in winter | Day In The Life

7:45

Birch is awake! He takes after me and likes to roll around in his bed and read for a while before he gets up. 

toddler morning routine | Day In The Life

8:00

I convince Birch to get up. And get him dressed.

toddler reading books |Day In The Life

There he goes!

Day In The Life with toddler

8:10

We have breakfast together! Smoothie, Cheerios, and strawberries for him. Bagel and orange for me.

Breakfast with Birch | Day In The Life bagel and orange

8:35

Birch and I leave for his school. Luckily he comes when I tell him it’s coat and shoes time. 50% of the time he runs the opposite way! 

toddler going to school

8:45

I’m back home after school drop off and finish my last sip of coffee. I always want more but stop at one mug or I won’t sleep at night!

I turn on a podcast and finish tidying up the kitchen dishes, wipe the counters, and do a quick vacuum.

mom morning routine | Day In The Life

9:00

Down in the “office” and time to work for the day! Yesterday I made two different recipes, and today I get to do all the photos and blog post writing. This process takes me about two hours per post. 

works station at home iMac pink

11:15

Break for a Peloton 45-minute bike bootcamp with Cody! He makes me laugh with his 2000s jokes. Abs at the end!

Peloton 45-minute bike bootcamp with Cody

12:00

Shower time! Skincare for the day:

Essence / vitamin C serum / moisturizer / sunscreen / Dew Skin / eyes / blush

Beautycounter skincare

Put on uniform #2. Still all-black athleisure just a clean version! 

Athleta sweatshirt (similar) / Lulu muscle tank / Venice joggers / same slippers

all-black athleisure

12:30

For lunch I heat up grain bowl leftovers. Just like I say in the blog post I just finished, this makes such a great prep day lunch! I say hi to Thomas who is home for a Peloton ride and lunch. 

grain bowl leftovers

Dessert is part of a chocolate bar. Love this flavor!

fair trade chocolate

1:00

Back to work downstairs. I have one more blog post to crank out! I don’t quite finish before 2. 

working at home

2:00

Beautycounter team call. I learn about some of the new products on the horizon!!

2:30

Mazen is staying with Matt tonight, but they stop by to pick up Mazen’s guitar and say hello. Mazen’s teacher also sent me this photo of him riding a bike at school for a special genius hour they have. He doesn’t always get a good report, but this day he was praised for helping teach some of his classmates to bike. 

Mazen on a bike

2:45

I put on my walking shoes and leave with the stroller to get Birch. Luckily it’s 52 degrees so the walk is nice! The Bigger Pockets Money podcast is back in my ear. 

Birch on a stroller

3:15

Birch and I roll home and wash hands, get a banana for snack and put on a pirate show (of course) to relax a little. 

Birch eating banana

3:45

A box has arrived on the porch! It’s this week’s Blue Apron. I unpack it to the fridge and go through the mail. 

this week's Blue Apron box

4:00

Thomas is home!! We greet him and put on our shoes to take Gus for a walk. We try to do this most days to get out and get fresh air. YAY for sunshine and not having to wear hats and gloves!

Goodr sunnies

Day In The Life

5:00

Sometimes we do bath after dinner, but it’s also a great way to pass the time in the winter. Birch got some new bath toys that light up. He has a blast and I let him soak for a long time.  

toddler bathing

5:30

Dinner is a group effort! We make Blue Apron Vandouvan Chicken with a Mango Chutney Sauce, rice, and green beans. Birch loves to help. He gets his portion (rice, avocado, one green bean and milk) before we’re done cooking because he was too hungry to wait til 6.

Blue Apron Vandouvan Chicken

6:00

Dinner is served! Birch is done eating and wants to get down. Someday we will time it right! The mango cream sauce is AMAZING. 

Blue Apron Vandouvan Chicken with a Mango Chutney Sauce, rice, and green beans

6:30

Snuggle couch time with said bath toys that are also fun on dry land. Thomas and I take turns doing parts of kitchen clean up. 

Snuggle couch time

7:00

We chase Birch to his room for bedtime routine and into his cozy sleep sack. (If Mazen were here, he’d be getting in the shower now.) Birch gets a few books and the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song during his rocky time. 

toddler bedtime routine

7:15

Thomas and I both do the WORDLE (we tie with 3rd row). I put away the dishes in the kitchen and start the dishwasher.

WORDLE with thomas

7:30

Upstairs I change into cozy clothes, wash my face and put on the Beautycounter AHA mask (coming soon!) while I catch up on some Voxer messages. Then I do my full nighttime routine. 

Beautycounter AHA mask

7:45

I don’t normally work at night, but I typed up some of this post so I wouldn’t forget the details! Thomas is watching a movie. After finishing my blog post notes, I join him for some of it.

8:45

Reading in bed (and a little scrolling). At my mom’s recommendation, I’m reading Untamed about Carol who saved Cumberland Island and it’s really good! Like a mix of Where the Crawdads Sing and Educated. If you liked those books and love rugged adventure, you’ll love this. 

Reading in bed

9:30

Lights out zzzzz

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  1. Sarah says

    February 18, 2022 at 8:04 am

    Mazen’s face about school was my favorite part of this post! The whole post was fun to read.

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      February 18, 2022 at 8:14 am

      LOL – “pre teen”

      Reply
  2. Alaina says

    February 18, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    Love these posts!

    Reply
  3. Beth says

    February 20, 2022 at 8:19 am

    When does Mazen usually go to bed? My son is same age & we read together at night & it’s usually 9:00 by time he goes to bed. Then I’m too tired to to much for myself.

    I love these posts! What a great balanced day!

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      February 20, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Usually 8 to 8:30. Occasionally 9!

      Reply

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