Welcome to a peek into my life! Final Thursday, January 8, 2026, I chronicled my day on Instagram tales. So many individuals liked it, that I needed to share it right here on the weblog, too, for individuals who missed it.
4:07 am – Good morning! My Hatch alarm begins getting mild round 4:05 am and I often get up someday between then and 4:25 am. I really like how light it’s to get up to and have liked it a lot since Jesse obtained it for me for my birthday!
I get my exercise garments on whereas oil pulling after which wash my face, moisturize, brush my enamel, and sit right down to learn a devotional from this devotional Becky Keife and my present She Reads Fact examine. I eat half a banana for my pre-workout snack. (I exploit this amber mild to learn in order that my physique slowly and gently wakes up with out harsh lighting.)
4:40 am – I depart for the health club for my 5 am class. Whereas driving, I pray over my day and pray for every of my relations. I really like this early morning time when every little thing is so quiet!
5:00 am – I am going to the GTX class which is held 6 days per week (I often go to 4) and is a mixture of power coaching and cardio and goal completely different muscle teams every day.
We spend a while on the treadmills and a while on the ground with weights. I really like that it’s completely different each day!
Right here was right this moment’s exercise.
6:00 am – I drink an Orgain shake most mornings after my exercise. It’s 30 grams of protein and I feel it tastes scrumptious. (Additionally pictured: my fave Owala bottle and health club bag that goes with me each day to the health club!)
The most effective a part of post-workout: showering on the health club in peace and quiet. You probably have younger youngsters, I’m guessing you may perceive! 🙂
6:25 am – headed residence from the health club! Carrying my @actsofsourdough Sourdough Season sweatshirt that I purchased from one in every of her drops lately.
6:30 am – I drive residence from the health club whereas listening to worship music and watching the solar rise. This tune has been on repeat for me lately.
Once I get residence, I keep exterior and get some daylight and skim a devotional from New Morning Mercies + a chapter from this guide by Nicole C. Mullen
6:50 am – each morning after I get again from the health club, I sit within the automotive and undergo emails and publish a spherical up of the perfect offers on our Fb web page. I often work for 30 minutes whereas Jesse helps the children inside prepare for varsity/have breakfast.
7:20 am – one in every of my favourite components of the morning – going into my joyful youngsters all prepared for varsity.
We lay out their garments the evening earlier than (Kierstyn is in control of hers and I assist Micah along with his) after which the children rise up, get their enamel brushed, dress, take their nutritional vitamins, and Jesse helps them get breakfast. They’re often actually cheerful within the mornings and so long as now we have every little thing laid out the evening earlier than (together with again packs and lunches), mornings are actually easy.
7:30 am – I fastened Kierstyn’s hair and helped the children get loaded within the automotive and grabbed the remainder of my pre-workout banana and we head to high school.
8:30 am – picked up a number of issues we would have liked + some markdown at Kroger!
9:30 am – got here residence and did laundry, a fast home choose up, talked with Jesse, and fed my starter so I may bake sourdough tonight. And made my day by day crimson raspberry leaf tea with Nutpods creamer.
10:00 am – did a Fb stay and TikTok on the groceries I obtained at Kroger and put the groceries away.
10:30 am – headed to the gastroenterologist for the primary time ever: My purposeful medication physician needed me to go as we try to get to the basis of my persistent anemia (that I’ve had for 20+ years) + have a number of different points she needed me to examine on.
11:00 am – I used to be so impressed with the physician and the clinic – everybody was extremely form and I couldn’t imagine I used to be solely there for an hour! They scheduled me for my first endoscopy and colonoscopy in February. Enjoyable instances! 🙂 (I’m studying The Solely Girl within the Room.)
Whereas ready, I posted a mid-day round-up of the greatest offers on Fb and edited and posted my video on TikTok.
11:45 am – I head to the mall after my appointment to take a bunch of pics and movies for the weblog and Fb and our offers Instagram account @msmdeals to advertise the Semi-Annual sale at Tub & Physique Works (loopy good offers!!)
12:15 pm – I sit within the automotive and eat a snack (see under) and reply emails/message/examine Fb/examine our group chat/do a Fb stay on the highest 5 offers from right this moment.
Right here’s what I introduced for a snack. (I really like these IQ bars. Have you ever tried them?)
1:45 pm – again residence and recording a podcast with Jesse on my Enjoyable Record for 2026 (it comes out tomorrow!)
(Jesse picked up Micah from faculty and he fell asleep on the way in which residence so he’s taking a nap whereas we file.) Additionally – had one other snack of Quest Cheese Crackers. I used to be hungry right this moment!! Additionally, had a Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin not pictured.
2:00 pm – I had a Zoom name with a number of different girls entrepreneurs. It was such an encouragement!
2:45 pm – Jesse left to select up Kierstyn and Micah. I made a giant salad and sourdough toast for a late lunch and watched When Calls the Coronary heart whereas I labored on some completely different modifying tasks, emails, and Fb.
3:30 pm – This man awoke and needed to hitch me so I turned on a child’s present whereas I labored and he snuggled with me. I went over my calendar and to do’s for the following few days, answered pressing emails and went by messages on Instagram, posted a round-up on Fb, picked offers for the new offers enewsletter, and uploaded all of the Tub & Physique Works pics I took.
6:00 pm – Meal time! (Jesse obtained residence with Kierstyn and David round 4:30 pm and the children obtained to look at a present and play independently whereas I labored and Jesse labored on tasks. I whipped up dinner in about 10 minutes as a result of we simply used leftovers fro the final two nights.)
Jesse’s plate: rice topped with rooster, roasted candy potatoes, veggies and salsa.
Meal time with these three isn’t quiet proper now, however we’re engaged on desk manners and making sluggish and regular progress. (Kaitlynn and Silas had dinner with pals tonight.)
6:45 pm – They obtained their jammies on, took their nutritional vitamins, and brushed their enamel after which learn collectively whereas I obtained every little thing prepared for the morning.
What I prepare each evening to set the following day up for achievement:
My Bible examine stuff together with crimson mild and pre-workout banana.
My health club bag with my outfit for the following day, my protein shakeand my electrolyte water in my favourite Owala water bottle!
Backpacks, folders, lunches.
My full exercise outfit together with footwear and socks.
7:00 pm – I snuggled with the children and skim with them.
7:15 pm – Making sourdough! I timed myself and it took me 12 minutes to combine up the dough for 2 loaves.
Dough is completed – I’m letting it sit on the counter for an hour after which will do a number of stretch & folds earlier than mattress. I’ll form and bake one loaf within the morning and can stick the second loaf within the fridge to bake in a number of days.
Lunches/snacks for tomorrow – rooster, avocado, applesauce, raspberries, pumpkin chocolate chip muffin, Bobo’s bar.
7:30 pm – Headed downstairs to wrap up work – reply a number of messages from my group, do a Fb stay, schedule one thing on Fb, and make a reel. See the reel I made right here.
I made a decision this 12 months to only have enjoyable with Instagram and create/posts I wish to make – even when they aren’t the type that the algorithm will possible present to a bunch of individuals. It feels so liberating.
8:15 pm – Stretch & folds – these actually take 30 seconds!
8:30 pm – I used to be planning to go to mattress round now, however she stunned me by calling to say she was coming residence to spend the evening and will we do a late evening run collectively?? OF COURSE!! So, we went out and ran a mile and a half collectively.
9:00 pm – I took a fast bathe, obtained prepared for mattress (wash face, moisturize, Neilmed sinus rinse), and took my nutritional vitamins/dietary supplements with some OJ. Plus, utilized the progesterone cream.
And that’s a wrap – thanks for hanging out with me right this moment!! It’s SO enjoyable to get to share my life with you all! Since I’m going to mattress later than anticipated and I did the run tonight, I feel I’ll skip the 5 am class on the health club tomorrow and go on Saturday morning as an alternative… that means I can sleep in till 5:45 tomorrow to verify to get 7+ hours of sleep!
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