Our life lately has been jam packed. From the moment I wake up until my head hits the pillow, I'm on super drive. This little blog is a way for me to remember all of the intricacies of our every day life and share them with the people I love. I thought it would be fun to document a run down of a typical day.
5:30/5:45. Jake wakes up to nurse. We are trying hard to break him of this early morning habit, but at this point he has been about 11 hours without eating and, well friends, you don't get those rolls by skipping meals.
6:30. Michael leaves for work. Jake wakes up for the day around 6:45. I rush to get him changed and dressed for the day. Our babysitter arrives at 7:00 and I am out the door at 7:10. I usually get some morning snuggles and smiles before leaving, which makes the morning chaos well worth it.
7:45. I arrive to work. Check emails, get ready for my clinic.
8:30. Pump #1
9:00 - 12 noon. Individual patients in 30 or 60 minute appointment slots. This part of my day flies by. Working with veterans is incredibly rewarding. I am lucky that I get to make a difference in their lives by helping them overcome anxiety, PTSD, depression, stress, coping with chronic disease, and life adjustment. It truly is privilege.
12 noon. Pump #2 followed by lunch and emails.
1:00 - 3:00. Supervision. Part of my role as a staff psychologist is as a core member of our internship and postdoctoral training committee. That means I spend about 20% of my time supervising predoctoral interns and postdoctoral residents in their clinical research, and interprofessonial goals in Health Psychology. Clinical supervision is where I really come alive and it is hands down the best part of my job.
3:00. Pump #3 while returning emails and phone calls. I pray that anyone on the other line confuses the WOOSH sound of the pump with a photo copying machine.
3:30 - 4:30. Research and end of day emails.
4:30. Despite the fact that my work to-do keeps increasing, I scramble out the door at 4:30 in order to make it home to that cute face! The babysitter leaves around 5:15 after giving a brief report of Jake's day.
5:30. Short walk. This Fall weather has been incredible for nighttime walks. Jake and I stroll around the neighborhood for about 15 minutes. I chat with him about the day and he usually talks back with a lot of "gee, gee" and "aa, aas."
5:45. Dinnertime. Tonight it was chicken and avocado. Jake went back for seconds and had a blast getting avocado all over his face. Parenthood has chilled me out. This mess would have been anxiety provoking in years past, but I have learned to embrace the chaos and laugh along with my giggling boy.
6:00 - 6:30. Tub, nursing, lullaby and bed. Jake is usually asleep in his crib by 6:30.
7:00 - 8:30. Dinner, treadmill (if not totally exhausted, this happens about 3x a week), DVR'd General Hospital, Bones, or Grey's Anatomy. GH is particularly awesome right now. Robin is ALIVE and Nicholas just found her locked up in his lab on Cassadine Island. Don't judge. We all have our trash tv and mine just happens to be a soap opera that originated in the '80s.
9:00 - 9:30 Final pump of the day followed by bed. I always try to be in bed by 9 or 9:30 which seems to really help my energy levels for the next day. Jake is a great sleeper, but I still wake up to his rustling a few times a night and awaken for the day at 5:30. Sleep is not something I am usually willing to compromise on and I have found that I really can't run on fewer than 7 hours a night.
Sweet dreams. I'll be up at 5:30 to do it all again tomorrow :)
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