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Week in the Life 2018

This was my last full week of classes at two of the three schools I teach at. And it's the time of year that Sean is done with coaching, so he was home from school as I was leaving for a late afternoon class. I brought bagels and veggie cream cheese to my morning classes since we were finishing class by watching a movie. Our shadows as we were out on a walk. And a super sweet student gave me a teacher appreciation day gift.

Next snack for students was cake batter rice krispie treats. If we're sitting down, Paddington is on our lap. I snuck a photo of my students working on their project posters. While they worked on posters I planned my summer class and the schedule allows for a little movie watching...I promise "Rudy" is a great example of Sociological concepts. Reading with a decaf iced tea latte.

We actually has a few minutes in the backyard...life is pretty nice when school starts to wrap up. Greek salad for dinner. I wore one of my favorite skirts to work (I should have cleaned that messy mirror). Mac went to the mall after work and Facetimed me for an opinion. He brought home a banana strawberry sundae cupcake for us to try.

Four of my seven in-person classes finished this week and I was lucky to get some of the most amazing notes from students. Our "Change Makers Gallery" posters up around the classroom. Sean and I went out to dinner on a school night. Sean was helping a neighbor take care of their dogs while they were away. This year at one of my schools I've had my own office with a window in a building that barely has windows, so as an adjunct I technically didn't deserve it, but it sure was nice. 

Monday through Thursday breakfast is overnight oatmeal, Friday it's half a multigrain bagel and a little iced coffee. Shopping to fill the pots on my mom's front porch which is a Mother's Day tradition. Gummy bear snacks for my nephew and nieces that did an amazing job in their school musical.

Attempting to make a crumb topping to bake up for a greek yogurt parfait for a Mother's Day breakfast. Paddington is a lot more lonely since Shamrock passed away a couple of months ago, so Paddy will stay nearby even is we are in the shower. Went to a softball game and got to see one of my students. Breakfast casserole for the next morning.

My nephew made my mom a digital Mother's Day card. My dad was in town for about twelve hours on his way back home to Oklahoma from a work trip in the Philippines, so my sister suggested a family breakfast. Gifts for my mom...her birthday fell on Mother's Day this year, but Sean, Mac and I are going to celebrate it with her later this month. One of friends completely surprised me with the sweetest flower delivery as a belated birthday/Mother's Day gift. My whiteboard in my bathroom where I map out the week in an attempt to not forget anything (it doesn't work) and the numbers on the side are tracking the 1,000 sit-ups I decided I wanted to do in the month of May.

This is my eighth year in a row documenting a week in the life...I might not scrapbook (or blog) as much as I used to, but I wasn't going to miss this.

Week in the Life: Thursday through Sunday

I am catching up on the last four days of Week in the Life 2017. Thankfully I was able to take photos, but I didn't get around to putting it all together until now. 

Glad to have another week of details documented. Even though I am happily in my third year of Project Life, it still means a lot to pay attention to documenting even more one week out of the year.

1) Overnight oatmeal for breakfast every weekday morning.

2) Vitamins...gummy, vitamin c & d.

3) So many dishes to put away, but I had to go to work instead.

4) My skirt and bracelets for the day.

5) The dogs could care less when I get home...when Sean gets home it's the best thing ever.

6) Thursday means laundry gets sorted to be washed over the weekend.

7) Gathering supplies for classes next week. Cotton balls, shot glasses and plastic forks for an activity on disabilities.

8) 100 day project watercolor stack so far.

9) A meeting of a local political activism group my friends started a few months ago.

10) This week's Trader Joe's flowers are pink gerbera daisies.

1) Cooking chicken for shredded chicken sliders for a get-together we were hosting on Saturday.

2) This morning's oatmeal included half a banana and about seven chocolate chips.

3) Waiting while Mac got his haircut.

4) Mac and I went to lunch after our haircuts. 

5) We texted Sean to tell him we wished he was with us and we got his star wars lunch with his PB&J.

6) It was a good mail day. 

7) I had an idea for alphabet stamps, got them out and tried it right away.

8) Today's watercolor.

9. Since I got my haircut too, and this week is all about documentation, I took my first selfie since before they were called selfies.

10) Mac wanting me to document his haircut too.

1) They basically make-out with each other. It's a little weird.

2) Sean trying to be funny as he gathers more laundry to wash.

3) Bacon for breakfast on weekends.

4) Documenting on Earth Day that we save all our produce scraps to feed to the compost worms Sean has had for years now.

5) Whipped cream always means Mac licking the whisk (right before he left for work).

6) I went to The Box Zone store to stock up on small gift boxes.

7) Getting ready to give Administrative Professional gifts next week.

8) I had an incredibly impressive come-back-from-way-behind win with my NCAA bracket...Sean got me a card to celebrate paying up the one dollar we bet each other.

9) Paddington has a new habit of tucking in his face next to us.

10) We ended up with a few extra minutes, so we waited on the front porch for my friends from grad school to show up.

1) Lazy Sunday morning.

2) So many roses to cut in our backyard.

3) Watching the Pioneer Women while eating breakfast.

4) Meal prep for the week.

5) A little bit of shoe shopping. I am the pickiest about shoes for work...they have to be ridiculously comfortable.

6) Late afternoon leftover chocolate bundt cake, strawberries and whipped cream...and milk so it's a healthy snack.

7) Recording two lectures before dinner.

8) Getting Mac fed leftover shredded chicken sliders because he comes from home from work starving. 

9) Our evening walk with the last bits of light in the sky.

10) Sitting in the backyard for dinner. Sean and I shared a small barbecued rib-eye. Mac has decided he doesn't like steak.

Week in the Life: Wednesday

1) In addition to always having a water bottle with me, this school year I've gotten into the habit of taking a glass of water with me to drink in the car as I drive to campus.

2) Happy texts with Sean...despite his heart of ice. He told me what he said when we were out walking tonight and I teared up just hearing it.

3) A maxi skirt when I have to climb ten flights of stairs between my morning class and my office wasn't exactly my best idea.

4) There are other things I should have spent the twenty minutes doing (like school work), but my car was kind of dirty and having it clean keeps me a tiny bit more relaxed.

5) Iced coffee in between classes.

6) Mac went to dinner with his dad...this definitely beats the leftover hamburger patty I had with mushrooms and cheese with leftover split pea soup on the side.

7) When Sean got home from his track meet he took the very happy dogs out to play in the front yard for a few minutes.

8)Catching the last bits of sunlight through the screen of our open bedroom window. It's supposed to be 90 degrees or more this weekend, so we have the windows open while we can.

9) Mac told me about an Instagram tracking app that I just had to try. Apparently I have earned a "D+" in Instagram.

10) My office hour involved working from my school flash drive on my online class preparations, making notes of what I need to change and three of the four Cadbury mini eggs I allowed myself to pack in my lunch. 

Week in the Life: Tuesday

1) After discussed health issues today in my Women & Gender Studies classes groups worked together to fill out birth plans...oh did I laugh with them all day long

2) A bag for group work cards, a bag for my flash drive and clicker and my pens for initialing participation tracking sheets.

3) Sean got more photos for me today including the travel alerts he received.

4) I have been using a bullet journal for several weeks and flipped to a new page today.

5) Next week I start teaching a six week online Introduction to Sociology class. I have so much work to do including recording fresh, new lectures.

6) Sean gathered supplies to make six batches of these cookies for my students. Every semester he bakes a few things for my classes which means he is my student's favorite person ever. 

7) The tomatoes are growing. 

8) I wore my favorite navy polka dotted glasses today.

9) Got to start our watches as we head out on our nightly walk.

10) Two weeks into the 100 Day Project and loving that it takes only about three minutes to do something crafty each day.

Week in the Life: Monday

1) I got up at 6:50am and dragged myself to work out with my iPad while watching the news. Sean puts a jar of water in our room for me and I'm sure he picks heinous straw and lid color combos because it will entertain him that it bugs me. 

2) The dogs exemplified how I felt this Monday morning...you can barely see but Paddy has his paws over his eyes.

3) I sent Sean a text letting him know it was week in the life time, so to take photos of his day. One he took was his pesto pasta with broccoli and chicken lunch with iced coffee on the side.

4) At the start of the spring semester I moved into my third new office at one of the state schools. I love the location on campus and the light that streams in...the color of that wall bugs the heck out of me though. 

5) On Mondays and Wednesdays I get about 45 minutes at home in between teaching at the state school and the community college...so I sat down at my desk at home. I have a rose from the backyard, a Life Love Paper card in a tinfoil frame Mac made in his high school art class and a tiny succulent I've kept alive for a year.

6) Sean's coaching track right now which means a lot of sun screen.

7) His junior high is hosting a track meet this week and Sean was telling me everything was currently set up wrong, I think including these lanes.

8) Mac has been working at Sprinkles Cupcakes for about six months...which means he brings us home our favorite cupcakes occasionally or sometimes a new one to try. Today was their off-the-menu triple chocolate. He also, as you can see, had his perfectly curled hair up in a side ponytail and will probably be ticked at me for sharing this.

9) I have ordered a sacrament certificate from the Vatican for my nephew and niece's First Holy Communion and now have ordered one last one for my youngest niece. It arrived today, with an extra large photo of the pope, so I ran it over to be framed in time to give to her in a couple weeks.

10) I have worn a stack of bracelets everyday to work for years now...which means I have amassed a ton and I love digging through to see what color combo I want. When I am running behind, like I was this morning, I usually leave a pile of the rest on my dresser.

Happy to participating in WITL for the seventh time...2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2016. This year I decided to use the Diptic app to make a grid of nine photos and then using a photo collage template in the Project Life app for one big square photo and two small ones.

Week in the Life: Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Friday was my last day at the state college. We have a Monday/Wednesday 9:30am course, which has the super unlucky Friday at 8am time slot for our final. Silver lining is the usually stuffed parking lots are empty. My final exam is pretty simple, so by about 8:50am I was on my way out of of one of the best classrooms I've ever had at the school...perfect for all the group work we do. When I got to my office I thought it was funny my office mate had accidentally left the "I'm here" sign we have up all week when no one was there. May 13th is my mom's birthday (she was born on a Friday the 13th), so we went out to lunch at one of our favorite places. I had been looking forward to that Chicago hot dog and fries with cheese sauce all week. We ordered a piece of chocolate cake and I proudly had matches and birthday candles in my purse like my mom always brings if we are eating out for our birthday. The letter board is being used for our countdown to summer. We spent Friday night at Joann's picking out fabric for the decorations for Mac's friends prom dinner next week. And using the PicTapGo app at the end of the night this week editing my photos for this.

Mac took the initiative to start some more strength training. For some reason he was willing to do it in our front yard and he told me pretty much everyone of our neighbor's drove by, but he was embarrassed when I went to snap a photo while he was taking a break. My weekend breakfast...half a piece of extra sourdough toast (with too much whipped butter) three pieces of bacon and iced coffee. I decided my stack of 6x6 patterned papers needed to be cleaned out and reorganized into rainbow order. I had a dozen things that needed to be done right away, yet I took 45 minutes to listen to a podcast and do this...and felt much, much better. Sean grabbed strawberries at the farm stand. The flower pots on our front porch right now. They are the leftovers from my mom's gift. While Sean is grocery shopping there are at least three phone calls and/or texts double checking about something...this time it was shrimp. Wrote and mailed my birthday thank you notes. And speaking of notes, we went to Paper Source for the envelopes for Mac's graduation announcements. All these cute colors and he wanted black. Which they didn't have (would have never guessed it would have been that popular) so we both happily agreed to go with metallic gold.

Sunday I can sleep in. I was wide awake at 6am. So I quietly worked on graduation announcement address labels. The fabric from Friday night was being cut and sewn into a banner. After breakfast Sean and I headed to the local garden store with a 20% to get a dwarf avocado tree. He was laughing at me as I gently rubbed it's leaves and whispered, "Guacamole" over and over to it. Then I got a few more things since we had a coupon and all. My favorite little gift shop was closing it's doors today so we had to stop by. At home I was texting photos with a friend discussing changing-out the door to our coat closet as I dream of turning it into a pantry. The late afternoon was spent cooking a ton of stuff for the week, including dill dip to take to a teacher appreciation event at Mac's high school. One of the other things we cooked was dinner. I made Sean stop eating so I get a photo of his plate before I forgot. We made marinated top sirloin, roasted broccoli with freshly grated parmesan cheese and hasselback potatoes which looked cool, but we all decided we like baked potatoes better. 

This project certainly takes some extra time, but it is so, so cool to look back at a bunch of details and how they have changed over the last six years. Cannot wait for the next installment. 

Week in the Life: Thursday

Skimming lots of magazines on my iPad while getting a pedicure is my mini vacation every three weeks or so. I keep various necessities in my car's center console...a notebook and pens, hand lotion, kleenex, a glass cleaning cloth and a lint roller...today I was reaching for the lint roller for my black t-shirt. Waiting for an estimate on our car since we were rear ended on our trip...it meant that I got to see the Price is Right showcase showdown for the first time in about a decade. Sean sent me photos today, the first one was him on the roof of the junior high gym tossing eggs for a science class. I stopped to grab a sandwich on my way home from the car place. Sean sat at his desk with his super cool lunchbox and CNN...which is why I often hear, "I saw on CNN...". One of my high school intro classes had a test today and snapped a picture of the sixty year old flooring (thankfully you can't see how dirty it is). And that photo means you now know that I will often wear the same thing to different classes during the week, since this the same skirt I had on Monday. The trick is to remember what I wore to what so I don't end up wearing the same thing to the same class. Sean and I ended up waiting for photos at Costco tonight since the super nice person in the photo center was helping me get Mac's grad announcements printed correctly. That meant a little wandering that we hadn't planned on. I snapped this photo of Sean picking out a watermelon before he could smile. Thankfully I also snapped it before he started acting like he was making out with the watermelon thinking I would want to document that.

Week in the Life: Wednesday

I worked on some Project Life this morning since my I need to clear out the photos (a ton from our trip) since I keep getting messages that my iCloud is full. Taking Paddington out to the sideyard...you can barely see him in the corner of the rocks. String cheese and wheat thins have been one of my favorite snacks lately. Ran to Costco to grab the test photos for Mac's grad announcements and grabbed a salad for dinner with lots of goat cheese to add to it. Was a little overly dramatic via text when Mac approved the announcements. It was a happy day for Sean, the three pairs of running shoes he ordered arrived...those two different bright ones could burn your eyes out. Sean didn't shave on our little vacation and it has turned into a mini beard that is getting shaved off tonight..."But wait! Let me get a photo of it!". A friend asked me to craft up a cake topper for a bundt cake she ordered for a party for one of her kids this weekend. We used one of our bundt pans as a guide and Sean was my third and fourth hands to get it made.

Week in the Life: Tuesday

I did not start taking photos until I was making myself half of a baked potato for an early lunch...this is my favorite way to cook them. The tulips Sean bought me this weekend were so pretty and are completely falling apart. I worked on Mac's graduation announcements and then worked on them some more...this was far from the final draft. I restocked the notepads downstairs since we managed to finish two of them yesterday...good thing I have collected way too many. I came home from work starving and there were 72 freshly baked cookies Sean made to drop off for teacher appreciation at Mac's school...then there were 71 cookies. I refiled all the items from today's class lecture and activity...we finished up a unit on marriage and divorce where the students were marriage experts that had to diagnose the perceived health of various celebrity marriages. As we discuss in class, even if every bit of available information about the relationship are all lies, there are still real consequences for our perceptions of marriage. After dropping off the cookies to the mom collecting everything for teacher appreciation we went to pick up Mac from work. He started another job through the school workability program...you can't see, but he is right inside the front window fixing the rows of carts while his mom was a creeper in the parking lot. Then we ended the night with more graduation announcement drafts. 

Week in the Life: Monday

Started this morning with a big mug of lemon water. I usually am teaching Monday mornings, but my state college finishes up with a final later this week, so I climbed into bed with my laptop to grade my online class. When my class was graded I went downstairs to wash dishes and clean up the kitchen. The mail usually come early here (since we live down the street from the post office) and is pretty much always sorted and handled within minutes of coming in the house. I worked on cheer team tasks (starting to organize everything to hand over to the new president), exercised a bit, took a shower, ran a couple quick errands and came home to grab a late lunch and head to my afternoon class. Today's outfit was blue and pink. The high school classroom I am in for our after-school class is a little messy, but the walls are filled with ideas and enthusiasm, so I love being in there. I ordered a new kind of brush for my Clarisonic after learning about it during the facial I had on my birthday last week. Prom is in less than two weeks and I need to figure out some centerpieces and decorations for these year's theme.

Week in the Life: Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Catching up on the last three days. After a day full of trainings and weeks filled with class planning, I spent late Friday morning using a gift card I had saved to get a massage and a facial...best idea I have ever had. Mac wandered around the mall while I was at the spa, so we met back up in time for lunch. We had a football barbecue to be at in the early evening. Cheerleaders were in charge of bringing drinks, plates and napkins. I held my breath hoping that families would bring enough (apathy can often run rampant in our group). I was so happy to see that I was wrong for worrying. After the barbecue we rushed to my nephew's first flag football game and went out to dinner with everyone afterwards. 

Cheer photos down at the beach at 7:45am. Farmers market afterwards for a little fruit and hummus (sun dried tomato/spinach & feta). Sean's car is a little too old (thankfully he fixed it this weekend). Speaking of old, we finally replaced the last rickety old chair at the kitchen table. I was sentimental about it...as I am about pretty much everything. Mac went with his dad's family for the night so Sean and I got slightly gussied up and went to dinner. I realized I haven't really worn shoes all summer...which means next week at work is probably going to feel awesome.

The fridge before and after. It was cleaned out and refilled with food prepped for the week. Sean and I watched an episode of Astronaut Wives. I put together gifts I'll share soon. I have my class planner ready just in time for the semester to start tomorrow. I spent pretty much the entire afternoon on last minute details (with iced coffee of course). Love when Paddington smushes himself right next to me.

So, that's it...another week in our life captured. This time it felt a little different, since I am a little more used to capturing random details throughout the week to keep up with my Project Life book, but this still contains way more little bits. Love that it's always a different week on the calendar and that the busy week before I start the school year is saved to look back on. Can't wait for the next round...

Week in the Life: Thursday

Holy heck there was a lot of school training today...eight hours between the two schools. And one more CASA training tonight. My chair at the state school is always super thoughtful and gets us all gift bags, This time they had a mug and white board markers. When I had an hour at home between the two schools it was iced coffee and sitting in bed answering student emails, "No, I'm sorry, you probably won't be able to add my class next week" over and over. After the last training for the day I decided that I needed breadsticks and alfredo sauce...an amazingly nutritious choice. And when I got home, as is the case on most days I'm at work, I put away all the bracelets I have scattered around on my dresser from putting together a color combo for the day.

Week in the Life: Wednesday

I got to have my favorite breakfast half a sourdough english muffin, "four" pieces of bacon which is two that I cut in half and a small cup of iced coffee. You know I have lots of school work to do when I find something to scrub down around the house...today it was the guest bathroom. I put together a greek salad to take to my cousins whose baby just had surgery. I had big calendars printed out again (like last year) to keep track of everything this fall. Here's the file if you need them too... Download End of 2016 Calendar I have them printed at Staples on 18x24 inch paper for $1.99 each. And between the treadmill, errands and a walk tonight with Sean I had a pretty active day.

Week in the Life: Tuesday

A little treadmill-ing before and after I dropped Mac off at cheer practice. Didn't wake up early enough to walk as much as I wanted before leaving at 8:45am...which is pathetic. Handled cheer tasks while Mac was at practice. Spent the rest of the day working on my fourth and final syllabus. I tried the self timer and learned that my posture is atrocious. The kitchen had a sink stuffed with dishes. Icepacks on my neck and shoulder after hours at the computer. Finishing the day at an evening training with Sean.

Week in the Life: Monday

Mac running out of the house after having to dash back in twice before leaving for registration. Senior year registration! Two hours of standing in lines later he was done and on his way to cheer practice. He hates the photo on his ID for some reason, but I think it's cute. I had pre-semester trainings to attend at the community college...thankfully they were good ones. Being up by school meant being able to grab a favorite turkey avocado sandwich to bring home for lunch. I had to be back at the community college for a late afternoon training too. We had a quick takeout dinner, walked the dogs a couple times around the block and I was off to a mini cheer camp meeting. Finally back home for a walk before being super lazy for the last couple hours of the day. I should have done some work...but oh well.

Week in the Life: Weekend

College Gameday...for at least a few minutes. A quick trip to the farmer's market for hummus. Sean ran around in the rain. I made lunch for friends so we could plan our camping trip in a couple weekends. Sean went precinct walking by himself since I had some place I needed to be for a friend from grad school...he went to 115 houses dropping off materials to our supporters reminding them to vote. Sunday was Mac's cousin's (his Dad's sister's youngest daughter) birthday party which meant a super pink wrapped gift, football in the park, watching Mac play games with all the little kids, and too much lumpia. Then a car wash late this afternoon to get all the dirt off from the this weekend's rain. 

Week in the Life: Friday

Halloween...barely. I graded tests while watching the Today Show. I ran some errands and looked longingly at the pile of pumpkins for a minute. I did make some mulled cider to have when we got home from the football game. I stopped by my mom's to see my nephew and nieces...we reminisced about a tiny baby Mac (only around five pounds) taking his first Halloween photos on Grandma's stairs. And the game...it was chilly and even poured down rain for a few minutes...so it ended up being a fun day after all. 

Week in the Life: Thursday

Breakfast at my desk...an english muffin and iced coffee. The cheerleaders were going to be in costumes for the football game on Halloween...Mac was going to be a hot dog...then the cheerleaders decided they didn't want to...sadly Mac's hot dog costume went back to Target. Getting mail out of our crooked mailbox with a completely rotted-out base, but we haven't had time yet to fix it and it probably means taking the plant I love around it out. My intro to Sociology students had to develop their own cultures this week...and they made flags to wave in the class as they explained what each group came up with. Mac went to dinner with my mom, so Sean and I had leftovers in front of a little college football. We managed to squeeze in another walk tonight and the sunset was amazing...then we were off to our second to last night of phone banking. 

Week in the Life: Wednesday

Every morning one of the first things I look at is my Timehop app. This morning it showed that three years ago today we were working on the Mac & Cheese costume. I snuck a photo while my students were taking a test. It's spirit week at Sean's school. Since today was jersey day the high school soccer jersey came out of the closet. I packed myself a little bento lunch...and after teaching for four hours straight and talking to students for an additional hour and a half straight I finally got to eat it. I forgot to make dinner so it was a $5.99 pizza. Today I wore olive green and navy stripes with the comfiest silver shoes. Sean got to see the first inning or so of the World Series before we were off to phone banking and school bond committee meeting. 

Week in the Life: Tuesday

At 6:48am Sean drops off Mac for a zero period art class at 6:55am. I get to sleep in a little on Tuesdays...and stay in bed for a few minutes watching the Today Show while crocheting. I sent Sean a text about a big idea I had today. Tis the season for letters of recommendation...weird that I am the one writing them. Before class I brush my teeth, scribble in a little extra eyebrow color and tame it all with clear mascara, put on chap-stick and coconut nectar perfume. A quick, blurry shot from the faculty parking lot outside the brand new building I get to teach in this semester. While I was in class Mac and Sean were at the orthodontist for a six month check-up. Sean and I managed to get a walk in after dinner before we both had to be somewhere for the night. Sean took Mac to tumbling...that's him blurry and flipping through the air. I went to work the school bond phone bank...I made eighty-four calls in a little over an hour.

Week in the Life: Monday

A shower is the only thing that has a chance of waking me up at 6:18am. Leaving for work right before the sun rises. A yogurt snack at my desk in between my three classes all right in a row. Coming home at 1:22pm with my overstuffed work bag, lunch bag, pile of mail and Starbucks. Cutting a million pieces of paper...treats for my students and holdiay progressive dinner invitations for my neighbors. Mac's pile on the floor when he gets home from school. Cheesy chicken and rice for dinner. Sitting on the couch for a minute while dinner cooks. My outfit today...I change into pajamas when I get home in the afternoon, but get right back into work clothes to teach my night class.

Fourth year in a row...

I recorded a week in the summer of 2011...the spring of 2012...and the early fall of 2013. Looking back, I love seeing all those details and how much everything has changed...

So I am in totally in for another week in the life.

Week in the Life: Weekend

Grocery lists and laundry. Our Target debit card arrived...let the saving 5% begin. Sean surprised me with a bouquet from Trader Joe's. Lots of school work including a power point for tomorrow. Open faced burgers piled with caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, shredded monterrey jack and a little sprinkle of blue cheese for Saturday night dinner while we watched college football. And lots of cooking to fill the fridge for the upcoming week.

And that's the end of documenting a week of our life for the third year in a row. Amazing to see what changes over the years. I spent 2011 and 2012 working towards a career I dreamed of. This week I was able to document having it. Cannot wait to see what future years bring.

Here's the rest of our week...then 2012 and 2011 too.

Week in the Life: Friday

It was 6:42am when I got out of the shower getting ready to teach my first class at the community college...have to figure out a way to be a morning person on Fridays. The classroom...amazing to think I really started working towards my goal to teach in the same hallway that I get to teach in now. An after school pedicure and fall magazines. Mac went to his Dad's so Sean and I went out for lobster rolls, an hour sitting on the beach and cupcakes on the way home. Friday was really, really good.

Here's the rest of our week...then 2012 and 2011 too.

Week in the Life: Thursday

A huge Starbucks helped me write a syllabus for my four hour class I start teaching at 8am tomorrow at the local community college. Thankfully by the afternoon the syllabus, two extra assignments, an icebreaker, three class activities, and a power point lecture were ready to go. We hosted Mac's JV team for dinner before their first home game...apple cider marinated chicken, fresh corn, roasted broccoli and parmesan orzo. Mac and his cheer box on the way into the stadium. And a great game. 

Here's the rest of our week...then 2012 and 2011 too.

Week in the Life: Wednesday

Couldn't decide what to wear today. I have taken the same lunch to work for three weeks now, turkey sandwich with bread and butter pickles, apple slices and a couple little chunks of sharp white english cheddar cheese. I wrote a dozen things to remember on random pieces of paper today. Teaching socialization meant using the slang flashcards that I bought from the cheer yard sale we hosted this past weekend...I am so glad I got the chance to discuss important words like "badonkadonk".  The ocean breeze is back for a few days which meant it was a perfect night for a walk. 

Here's the rest of our week...then 2012 and 2011 too.

Week in the Life: Tuesday

Today started with cheerios and a running to Target. I promise those two bags of candy are for my class on Friday morning. Then I went down with a migraine for six hours. Lots of icepacks and heat and headache balm. I felt better in time to handle about 10 phone calls to help resolve a cheer team crisis. Had a small bowl of popcorn to tide me over to a late dinner and spent the night getting ready for classes tomorrow. That's my big heavy duty printer that I bought to crank out whatever notes and group work papers I need. When I use it we have to put it on a step-stool and plug it in with a big extension cord...it's a really classy set-up.

Here's the rest of our week...then 2012 and 2011 too.

Week in the Life: Monday

Mac studied for his science test on the way to school. There were clouds instead of blinding sun while we drove. My card to get into faculty parking lots and the key to my office are details of my job that make me happy every time I use them. Lunch at my desk. Two classes watched videos today...I will never tire of introducing students to the line, "I'll have what she's having". I snuck a photo as my third class conducted a survey on breakfast habits so they could learn a little about sociological research. Then I came home to leftover spaghetti being warmed for me in the microwave with just enough time to type an agenda and host tonight's two and half hour cheer booster board meeting.

I couldn't resist documenting a week in our life again...here's our week in 2012 and 2011.

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A Week in the Life: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Friday
1. Birthday text messages.
2. Cranking down the air conditioner as we get ready for guests.
3. I think that was the 4th trip to the grocery store in 24 hours, I lost count.
4. Sending a photo text with a quick dessert table preview.
5. Quick take-out dinner break after yet another trip to the grocery store.
Saturday
6. Crumpling up the party to-do list.
7. One of our friends and her toddler stayed the night so we had lots of toys out as we spent time together on Saturday.
8. A clean kitchen sink...all the party dishes were done.
9. Time for Mac to open the gifts from the party.
10. Granted it was a dessert party, but when Mac's grandma offers Filipino food the answer is always "Yes, please!".
Leftover lumpia was my main source of nutrition for the day.
11. The leftover party stuff waiting to be put away.
12. Sean will nap anywhere.
Sunday
13. Mac's new markers.
14. The thank-you-a-thon begins.
15. Trying to not be driven crazy by Mac leaving his shoes in the family room all day long.
16. If I had taken a picture of the dogs everyday this week it would have looked just like this, cozy on the couch.
17. Much needed groceries.
18. Finally painting the dresser I picked up back in April.
19. Clean sheets.
20. Making dinner including baked zucchini sticks.

I loved recording our week and capturing the simple things that would have otherwise been long forgotten. I can't wait to get all the photos together into some kind of project soon. 

A Week in the Life: Thursday

1. Actually started taking photos last night/early this morning. Here's Sean working on a birthday party project.
2. There I am working on what else, a birthday party project.
3. Mac wore a crown to school today (my sister made them as party favors for one of her kid's birthdays) just to make sure everyone knew it was his birthday tomorrow.
4. My favorite wall on the way to taking Mac to school. I really want to take photos there one day.
5. We were stuck at the train tracks forever so I had plenty of time to get the picture of that wall.
6. Neon dye that's been waiting a few weeks to be mixed into baked goods and frosting.
7. My sister convinced me to buy this book and claims it will make me realize I'm really a Republican not a die-hard liberal Democrat.
8. Target trip. We also went to the grocery store twice today.
9. Mac really wanted number candles so I packaged them up as a surprise while he's gone tomorrow.
10. Packed for a month, but he was just going to his aunt's (his dad's sister) for the night so we can work on all the party stuff.
11. If you're having a party in the backyard the grass has to be cut.
12. Costco hot dogs and pizza for dinner.
13. Sean sent me a dozen photos of all the baking he has done today (so far the count is over 300 mini dessert items).
14. I signed up for a Barre class and the first one was of course tonight of all nights, please keep your fingers crossed that I can move tomorrow.
15. The food dye in action. Anyone want a fluorescent mini cupcake?

Look for Friday's post sometime on Saturday...after we've (hopefully) recovered from Mac's Birthday Extravaganza 2011.

A Week in the Life: Wednesday

1. The snooze button and I were good friends this morning.
2. Jogging. I'm re-doing Couch to 5K trying to run faster this time.
3. It stayed cloudy until the early afternoon...my favorite kind of day.
4. Ironing a huge piece of fabric for a super secret project for the party.
5. Didn't get any photos of my friends over, so I got a shot of the mess we made.
6. Sean making brownie cup filling.
7. Me making cream cheese frosting.
8. Mini donut muffins in the oven for Mac to take to school tomorrow to share with his class.
9. The Costco hours we double checked only for it to be closed when Sean arrived at 8:32. He showed that to them and they still wouldn't let him in to get two things. They told him he could go to the grocery store. We were thrilled to say the least.

A Week in the Life: Tuesday

1. Sean set up this photo of his running gear...he mentioned that he made sure to show the time on his watch, 4:55am.
2. "Just one good smile for me before you go in please?" Okay, well thanks.
3. Through the gate and off to class.
4. Shamrock is my co-pilot for all school drop-offs.
5. Gummy vitamins are a highlight of my day.
6. Cottage cheese with a little season salt for breakfast along with skimming Twitter.
7. Meeting with a professor at school...parking where I'm not supposed to. (Paying $8 to park for less than an hour? No, thanks.)
8. Sean sent a photo of his classroom's schedule for the day.
9. Mac's snack on the way to tutoring.
10. Pedicure and magazine reading on the iPad.
11. The day's mail.
12. Trying a new cookie recipe that was kind of a bust.
13. The pile of clothes at the end of our bed.
14. One of the many projects in progress for Mac's party.
15. Taking care of a little bureaucratic nonsense for school.
16. Breakfast for dinner.
17. Mac's karate test...he earned a second stripe on his green belt.
18. Celebratory frozen yogurt.

A Week in the Life: Monday

I really wanted to participate in the "A Week in the Life" project, but I figured this week would be too busy...and I really didn't have it planned. By 10am I just couldn't resist and I was off and running documenting the details...

1. Recording the start time.
2. Dishes every morning...including washing at least one Magic Bullet mug.
3. Editing Mac's request list for the DJ (it was 2.5 pages).
4. Multigrain Cheerios way too late in the morning.
5. Fashion Police and the treadmill (I almost fell off from laughing).
6. Sean home from summer school and eating lunch.
7. Notes for the neighbors we don't know behind our house warning about the DJ noise on Friday.
8. The Amazon order of my favorite hair product arrived (bought in bulk since it's discontinued).
9. Working on a little math.
10. Mac's appointment to be casted for a new brace.
11. Had to get take-home boxes for the party (I love that store a little too much).
12. Leftover spaghetti for dinner.
13. Leftover blue jello and cool whip from yesterday's water party.
14. "Power-washing" his teeth with the waterpik.
15. Sean working on his shoulder physical therapy exercises while we work on more party planning.

I think the reason I was worried this week would be too busy with all the party planning for Mac's birthday will end up being the best part of the undertaking this.