what's a typical day like for you??

[Jenn]

What's a typical day like for you? Do you watch alot of TV, read, workout, socialize, busy with a family, or maybe a workaholic? What are your interests - besides cycling?

Well, up at 5AM on spin bike for an hour,hour and a half. Cool down, then the "munchkin" wakes up. From then on it's chasing her, changing diapers, changing diapers, reading, singing, playing, oh, did I say changing diapers, laundry, cooking, cleaning. Then, at about 5PM off to school. I unfortunately don't get the luxury of riding outside during the week... Or, lunch breaks, coffee breaks...going from working outside the home to being AT home has been tough, still is, I'm a people person, at least I get some adult interaction when in class.
However, I know that I'm doing the best thing for my daughter and her future, even if I feel like mine is in SLOW MOTION even trying to finish my RN.

Surgtech, what is your day like???

[LadyinWhite]

Sept - May : Teach a steady schedule plus freelance workshops.
June: Freelance workshops as available
July/August: As little as possible beyond chores and serving as car service for busy busy teenage children who have jobs, summer camps etc.

6:00 Up and going - supervising everyone's departure in a timely fashion

7:30-2pm surf a little, emails & prep for the day's classes/workshops as needed, bask in the pleasure of morning coffee, check the weather, determine if I have the time (chores and job permitting) and weather to ride that day. Work if working, ride if time permits, chores/shopping/laundry/blah blah blah life of the middle class suburban wife.

2:30 pm begin after school rituals: extra curricular activity transportation to and from
6:00 Attend son's baseball games as needed / or begin fixing dinner if home for the evening
8:00 put on the Yankees game during the season (radio outside if it's nice out) -or- see what's on Tivo with the kids if it's off season
10:00pm lights out in the house
10:30pm lights really out in the house
11:00pm me toteenage daughter: turn the lights out NOW (this only happens occasionally)

[Popoki_Nui]

Mondays: up at 0600 with partner Pat. Feed the cats. Pat off to work. I pop online, check email, IM chat with friends in Europe, and surf. 0900: check the HelpLine for the animal rescue society I volunteer for, pick up messages, call them back. This takes between one and four hours depending on the calls. When done, I go into Victoria to check on Ed (the senior gentleman I wrote about elsewhere), make sure he's ok/ shop for him, chat awhile. Home in the mid-afternoon. Do chores, play with the cats, nap.
Tuesdays: Usual online thing, then after doing the HelpLine, free day for Pat and myself. Go shopping, geocaching, day trips/exploring, chores/projects around home, play with the cats, nap.
Wednesdays: Pat at work in the morning. Feed the cats. Usual online rounds Do the HelpLine. Check on Ed. Afternoon, usually chores/projects around home, or a quick bike ride. Nap.
Thursdays: same as Tuesdays.
Fridays: same as Mondays.
Saturdays/Sundays: Pat's days to do her own things. After the usual morning online stuff and HelpLine calls, my days to spend on THE BIKES!
We don't watch much TV especially in Summer. Except for Corrie
Maybe a music DVD or movie occasionally. I love radio, and spend most evenings surfing the airwaves searching for distant stations; Pat reads. Astronomy/photography deep into the evening when the weather allows.

[HappyAnika]

5:30/6 am get up, shower, dress, eat (or swim first, or ride to work first)
8 ish to 5 ish, work (aka spend my days being bored wishing I could be outside riding my bike, or doing anything else productive)
5 ish to 6:30 ish, go for run, or ride home from work, or ride when I get home from work
6:30 ish to 9, play with dogs, talk with DH, go through mail, eat dinner, do laundry, garden, shower, pack a gym bag for the next day (Thursdays I watch Grey's anatomy, but luckily the season is over . . .)
9 pm watch Daily Show
9:30 pm, brush teeth, get ready for bed
9:40 pm read until I fall asleep, which is usually about 9:50 pm.

Weekends are pretty much the same without the 8 to 5 work bit and we actually cook dinner, and/or get together with friends in the evening. (Notice that nowhere did I mention cleaning the house? DH is also triathlon training, so the only "cleaning" we do anymore involves bike maintenance.) We're not big on TV other than the two shows I mentioned, if I have spare time, I'm usually reading.

[SalsaMTB]

M-F
5:45-7:30am - Get up, let the dogs out, feed dogs, shower, get ready, make breakfast and lunch for myself and DH
7:30-8:00am - Drive to work
8:00-5:30pm - Work
5:30-6:00pm - Drive Home
6:00-6:20pm - Let out dogs, feed dogs, get bike stuff together
6:20-6:30pm - Ride/Drive to store
6:30-7:00pm - Finish getting ready for ride at store (fill water bottles, change, help customers while DH changes, etc)
7:00-9:15pm - Ride, chat after ride
9:15-9:25pm - Ride/Drive Home
9:30-10:00pm - Heat up something for dinner
10:00-10:30 - Watch news, eat dinner
10:30-10:45- Get ready for bed
11:00pm - Bed Time!

On Wednesday, I ride an hour earlier, so my day starts an hour earlier.
I don't ride on Monday, so I'll either have time for chores around the house or help DH at the store.

Stupid work takes up too much time in my day! I can't even imagine what my schedule would be like if I had children.