I need 28 hours in a day. 24 just aren’t cutting it. I feel like I’ve been rushed since 4:30am. Here’s a little bit of how it went:
4:30 Wake up early…ugh, I hate working out, I don’t want to do it.
4:45 Just get out of bed, you’ll be glad you did
5:00 chug water, eat some grapes
5:30 head out the door for a run
6:30 I LOVE EXERCISE!!
6:35 Shower
7:00 Inhale breakfast
Shreddes wheat, corn flakes, coconut, carob chips, cinnamon, milk
7:40 – 11:20 Work (see also: teach/entertain/act/nurture/encourage/first aid/discipline/hug/laugh/tie shoes/clean/scribe/read)
11:20 – 11:45 Recess Duty
11:45 Inhale lunch
Corn, garbanzo beans, edamame, cottage cheese
Carrots, coconut butter, cinnamon, walnuts, tortilla – carrot cake inspired
12:10 – 3:45 Work (see also: teach/entertain/act/nurture/encourage/first aid/discipline/hug/laugh/tie shoes/clean/scribe/read)
3:45 – 4:15 Grade and Organize
4:15 – 5:00 Grocery Shopping
5:00 – 5:30 Bake a batch of these delicious gluten free cookies for a friend’s birthday
5:30 – 6:00 Shower/Dress
6:00 – 8:00 Monthly dinner with friends from Jr. High
salmon and spinach salad
8:00 – 8:45 Drive back to the suburbs
8:45 – Present Uh, I’m exhausted, I want sleep.
How many different hats do you wear during the day?
Sometimes I feel like my life is a giant juggling act. I know everyone experiences this, but today just seemed like a whirlwind. Not bad by any means. Just busy!
In the 3rd grade world…
Apparently, my frazzled attitude today was evident in my appearance. My hair in this drawing says it all.
Whew!! Loved the drawing…. kids have a sense of what’s going on
Hope tomorrow is fun but more relaxing and peaceful.
GIRL i bet you are exhausted! you live quite the busy life-you rock!
Katie…It looks like you were originally going to be wearing a ball gown in the drawing, and somehow you had a wardrobe change by the artist
! It is just too cute!
You of all people certainly need 28 hours in a day. I think it is out-of-this-world that you take on that many roles during the day and still find time for a great social life and crazy athletic endeavors… haha. As soon as i hear of any local Colorado teacher nomination program going on, just know that you will be in it!
Carrots and coconut butter on a tortilla? Where do you come up with this stuff, that sounds so amazing, and a very crunchy/satisfying combo at that! I have never tried it and plan on it when i find coconut butter. I am still after that elusive Walnut Butter as well… I haven’t made it back home yet because of my class schedule, but i will be heading down that way this week. Is there anywhere around Denver that you know of that sells Artisana? What about Sprouts? Or how about i send you a HUGE batch of my hemp/pumpkin granola for a little jar of walnut butter… good deal? 
LOL my morning is SO similar. Wake up 430, despise exercise, lay there and convince myself how good I’ll feel, work out, and be SO HAPPY that I did at 630 (right now.
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Love those early morning workouts! I need them back in my life for that “I LOVE EXERCISE” feeling!!! lol.
I also appreciate the serious bling you’ve got going on in that picture… too cute!
Katie!!!
Your day sounds almost exactly the same as mine!!! I love the play-by-play haha especially “I hate exercise” “I LOVE EXERCISE!!!!!!” that sums up my attitude at 4:30 in the morning, as well
Teachers wear so many different hats…yesterday I think I think my counselor and and doctor hats were on more than my teacher hat
Hope you have a great day today!!!!
Sheesh…just reading about that day made me tired! Here’s to a less busy Wednesday!!
That is a seriously jam-packed day! I honestly wish I could wake up that early to exercise, but just getting up at 6:30 is hard enough. Perhaps I should stop going to be at 11:30 though….hmm.
I used to wear many hats, but I’m doing some spring cleaning, if you will. Now, I’m the blogging, running, freelance writing, therapist and student. Oh, and I suppose wife, chef and maid probably fall in there someplace too
Love it! We all juggle our daily activities…glad to know I’m not the only one! I’m a stay at home mom, and although I’m not “techinally” working outsife of the home at the moment, I still feel like just trying to bring my son up the “right way” is hard somedays! I give props to the teachers!
Reading your day exhausts me! You can have some of my hours
love a day in the life of YOU!!!
thats so great that you and your friends get together for a dinner!! I wish I lived closer ot my best friends from HS…theyre in NYC and im in Boston
that pic is too cute!!
Hahahaha – I love that picture. I think your hair looks rockin’
Is that an apple you’re holding?
I don’t feel like I wear enough hats during the day – sometimes I wish I wore more. I know it’s stressful, but I almost prefer being really busy to not.
I love that breakfast and that burrito.
I hope today is a little less hectic
I’m amazed by your dedication to exercise on a day like that!! Just think- only a few weeks until SUMMER
Hope today is a little more relaxing for you!!
People that wake up at 4:30 on a regular basis deserve gold medals in my opinion. Seriously. I’m in awe!
I dont know HOW you get up so early! Im amazed. I struggle to get up at 6. Well . . . 6:05 actually.
But I agree – the days are not long enough.
Your days sound just insane! What time do you goto bed at in order to get up at that hour each day?! Good for you for doing it- it’s badass
Why is it that exercise seems like the worst thing ever before a workout then, as soon as we get into it, is the greatest feeling?? I need to remember that more often.
Your day is an inspiration.
I’m kind of having the same kind of day lately……..finals.
I love that you go to bed early. I too want to go to bed at 8:30, but usually it’s 10:00 these days. What about these people that stay up and watch the late show. I can’t do that.
I’m up at four too..yuck. Love the cute picture though.
oh girl, you’re my hero! exercising when you’re all sorts of busy. you just go to show i have NOOOO excuse on skipping out. i’m a fool.
ps, i’m all about 28 hours in a day if you want me to sign the petition to the big guy upstairs….
I definitely think wearing many hats is part of being a teacher…and a modern woman! But you do wear an exceptional amount and reading your timeline made me really tired!
My favorite part was the transition from “I hate working out” to “I LOVE EXERCISE!” I feel that way every single day when I drive to the gym…
What a day, Katie!
Lovely eats, as usual. Gotta love chickpeas and cc! Never thought of them together before – great idea!
Have an amazing night, girl
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
What a day! Isn’t it crazy how many different roles we play each day in the classroom? It’s absolutely exhausting some days! I also love that you referred to the fact that you inhaled lunch…we always joke at work about how the teacher’s lounge is silent for the first five minutes of our lunch break because everyone is busy shoveling food in their mouths in order to get back to everything else that needs to be done!
24 hours is definitely not enough. Or we could just shorten the work day. If the work day was 6 hours instead of 8 or 9, imagine how much we could accomplish. I think I’m onto something here.
bahaha…your hair in that pic!!! love it.
ok as for the hours you put in…man, you deserve a medal. my best friend is a teacher here in nyc, and we swap stories all the time. the people we put up with, the crap that we do (that is COMPLETELY unrelated to our actual job) – i mean, its crazy.
i am a nurse/physical therapist/secretary/hospital manager/admitting personnel/HR rep/tv services/kitchen staff/resident patient and hospital bitch…thats what i should write on my resume.
ass wiping i can do, thats in my job description, but use my own cell phone to call the TV services people in jersey about your broken remote control? no thanks, im not your servant.