Day In the Life, 5/4/2026

Monday was my mother's birthday. In an attempt to not think about that, I spent the day documenting what I did all day.

On Sunday, Hannah had GI issues, so I was sleeping on the couch in case she needed to go outside in the middle of the night. The thing is, neither of our girls knows how to act when we're downstairs overnight. Zelda keeps laying on me for thirty seconds and then jumping off my bladder or breasts to get down. Hannah must think I'm dead because she keeps coming over as soon as I fall asleep to nose at me - I think she's just checking to see if I'm alive. So, what I'm saying is that the sleep was not good.

2:04am - Hannah wakes me up. I decide we should go outside for a quick tour around the block. There is a surprising amount of traffic and it takes me a long time to realize that it's closing time. That makes me worried about the cars and I hustle Hannah along as quickly as I can. (No GI movement, in case you're curious.)

5:30am - Alarm goes off. I stare at the ceiling, hoping for more time to sleep. Alas.

6:00am - Get up, brush the cat, and check the weather. Friends, there is a flood warning and fire warning simultaneously. What in the ever loving fuck is this?

6:10am - Walk Hannah. No GI movement.

6:30am - I finish chores from yesterday, including putting away granola and sweet potatoes that I left in the oven overnight to dry out. I feed H half of her breakfast and get my own breakfast ready. 

6:45am - I sit down to breakfast where Dr. BB and I discuss Hannah coverage for the day. I'm going take the morning shift, he's going to come home in the afternoon. She might be home alone for an hour or so, but if I'm not confident in her control, I can stay for that hour, although it will be annoying.

7:00am - I put the clothes away that we line dried overnight. I grabbed all the things I brought downstairs to sleep (my pillow, charger, Kindle) and brought them upstairs with me. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, cleaned my piercing, and did an eye mask. While the mask was masking, I read a book. 

7:30am - Get dressed, put on work clothes.

7:45am - Log on to work. You can absolutely skip this if you are uninterested in my work.

Emailed the group chat that I'd work from home this morning while on sick dog duty.

Looked at a portfolio for a student in my class. The portfolio is not great and I decide it's going to take me too long to give feedback right now, so I start looking at students who made appointments with me over the weekend.

I commented on a few blog posts.

I arranged for someone to take over yoga the student union today since I'd probably still be home with the dog.  

8:12am - Heard Zelda finishing her breakfast. I wanted to know how she did, so I looked. The brat left one kibble and her steroid. Sent photo to Dr. BB.

8:13am - Back to work. 

Toubleshooting an issue with our degree audit form, including a phone call from a faculty member. Chatted with one of my colleagues about the issue so she didn't mark a student deficient for graduation.  Prepping for student meetings for later in the day.

9:15am - Walk Hannah. Oh, boy. Not a good outcome.

9:30am - Call vet. 

10:00am - Feed Hannah the rest of her breakfast. Give her medicine, as per vet tech I talked to. 

10:05am - Back at work, with occasional stops to see how the dog is doing. I'm writing feedback for that portfolio I ignored postponed earlier this morning. I also took another phone call from a faculty member troubleshooting our registration system.

Poor baby does NOT feel good.

11am - Tried to walk with Hannah. She laid down in the grass in the neighbor's yard and seemed content to just sit in the sun. We did this for 20 minutes and then I brought her back inside.

11:30am - My husband's home. He's now on dog duty. I ate lunch and headed to campus.

12:30pm - I have barely started my computer when a co-worker comes into my office to troubleshoot the degree audit. 

Work stats for the day:

Emails sent: 18

Student meetings: 3

Co-worker meetings: 2

Phone calls: 8

Meetings arranged for the future: 5

Grading and documentation - caught up 

Items off master to-do list: 4

4:40pm - Leave work to head to the local shoe store. The owner is retiring. This is SAD NEWZ because this is the place where I take to have my shoes repaired. But at least I got some deals, I guess. It's a short-term win for a long-term inconvenience.  

5:00pm - Head home. When I get home, my husband is already cooking/reheating dinner and he just took the dog out. I unload my haul from the shoe store, put away items from a Sephora delivery I received, feed the dog, and read my book on the couch for fifteen minutes. I consider vacuuming the dining and living rooms in those fifteen minutes, but YOLO, right?

6:24pm - Walking the dog again after dinner. She was cooperative and actually walked, but it was not a productive walk.

6:46pm - We made a grocery list and head out after I change from the dress I wore all day to jeans because it's cooling off quickly. The list is pretty bare, but we're planning a trip to Costco later this week, so don't worry. We won't starve. 

7:17pm - We arrive at my friend's house with cookies. We chat with him, his mom, and his sister. This is such a hard time for everyone. 

8:24pm - Finally make it to the grocery store. The self-check we usually use is not working properly. By the time we make it out of there, three different employees have had to assist us and we ended up finishing our transaction at a different terminal. 

9:11pm - We're blocks from my house when I notice we're right behind one of the cars with the penis taillights. I had to take a photo through the dirty windshield, but I had to document it.

9:16pm - Back home. We unload the groceries, prep the ginger (we peel it and freeze to it make grating easier), and take Hannah out for a walk before bed.

9:38pm - Getting ready for bed. I brush my teeth and take my make-up off. Then I take a shower. We discuss if someone needs to stay downstairs with Hannah (no). I blow dry my hair and do my daily goal tracking/journal. Then I put Hannah to bed, start the dishwasher, and go upstairs to wash out my piercing.  I read my Kindle book for ten minutes.

10:30pm - Lights out. 

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You'll note that I did not get any yoga or strength training done today because I was too busy walking Hannah half a dozen times. What is something you wish you had time to do today?