Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Day in the Life: Morning Edition

4:45 am - Alarm buzzes, I snooze

4:47 am - Second alarm buzzes, I snooze again, Scout purrs in my ear to let him under the covers (it's adorable)


4:50 am - Terry's alarm radio blasts music, he snoozes

4:53 am - My alarm buzzes again, I grab my phone and try to use it to wake me up (you know, e-mail, Facebook, hit myself in the head to shake off the sleepiness)

4:55 am - Finally get up. Stumble around the apartment, brushing my teeth, putting my contacts in, throwing on workout clothes, filling a water bottle, grabbing my iPod.

5:10 am - Hop on the treadmill for our warm up and/or cardio for the day, and hit the weights if that's happening.

Today's workout


Watch KTLA (Channel 5) news while we work out. We're pretty much silent during our workouts. Exceptions:
  • I usually sing at least one line of each song I'm singing and ask Terry to guess what song it is. I don't know why he doesn't find this game as fun as I do. 
  • I design our workouts, so sometimes I'll give instructions for the next exercise and/or provide form cues. Otherwise Terry's pretty much in his workout zone and I rock out to my music.
  • If there's a particularly interesting news story, we'll chat about A) how sad the world is; B) how awesome the world is; C) how ridiculous the weather is; or D) how weird it is to watch the news when we can't hear what they're saying (we don't plug our headphones into the TVs).
  • Sometimes I make Terry give me a high five while we're running.
6:00 am - Head back to the apartment. Terry starts the tea kettle while I hop in the shower.

6:15 am - Terry showers while I cook breakfast (eggs, oatmeal, or whatever we're craving), pour the tea, and start packing lunches.

This morning's breakfast: scrambled eggs + zucchini bread with almond butter


6:25 am - Get dressed, blow dry hair, eat breakfast, feed the cat, put on makeup, and fill water bottles for the day--all at the same time. Terry usually finishes getting ready first, so he fills my water bottles for the day and finishes packing lunches.

6:45 am - Gather all my stuff and head out the door, trying to stop Scout from walking out with us.

6:46 am - Realize whatever I forgot, go back in, leave again.

6:47 am - Listen to the radio and sip tea on the way to work. I love Kevin & Bean's Showbiz News in particular. 

7:05 am - Arrive at work and head into my classroom!

Now that we work out in the mornings, it's strange to think that I'm up for two hours before I even get to work. I often feel rushed in the morning, but our routine works well for now. Tomorrow we have a longer workout planned--about 30 minutes of strength plus three slow miles jogging--so I'll need to get up a few minutes earlier to leave on time.

And as for the rest of today's meals and snacks:

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Two cuties for a midmorning snack

Tomato soup for lunch--Ina Garten's Easy Tomato Soup (no photo--devoured during a lunch meeting)
Enchiladas for dinner (recipe tomorrow!)

Homemade chocolate ice cream with almond butter granola for dessert (and a sleepy kitten in the background)


Plus a few other snacks along the way: a handful or two of granola, some bites of cheese while prepping dinner, an extra cup of tea in the afternoon. You know, the usual.

Hope you had a terrific Wednesday! Off to bed for our extra-early wake up call tomorrow. 

What's your favorite part of your morning routine?
I'm pleasantly surprised to find how much I love morning workouts. I feel so energized and refreshed afterward! I thought I might be distracted by the thought of rushing to get to work, but I have no trouble getting into the groove, even at 5:15 am!

18 comments:

  1. Your kitten is adorable! I am a crazy cat person, so beware I might stalk your furry friend! haha! Sounds like your day went as well as it could! I love morning workouts as well.

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    1. Ohhh don't worry I love my little guy and am on the way to becoming a crazy cat lady myself!

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  2. I love little posts like this! So much fun to get a glimpse into the life of others! I think it's awesome that you and the hubs workout together each morning! And I totally giggled to myself with the whole "high five" thing! Lol

    The enchiladas look delicious! And seriously, you're killing me with the cute kitty photos...can't.stand.it!! ;)

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    1. I love these posts, too! :-) Terry LOVES when I make him high five me. (I'm lucky he tolerates me.)

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  3. i love my morning routine! yours is awesome and i wish i could fit in a morning workout but i like having a relaxing morning routine even if it means workouts have to be fit in the afternoon. i get up and make breakfast and spend about an hour reading blogs, sipping coffee and watching some show i dvr'd before i leave for school. it's a good way to kick off my day before the crazy!

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    1. Oh man, relaxing in the morning sounds amazing. I just know I wouldn't get up if I knew it would just be to chill. How weird that working out motivates me!

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  4. I love every single facet of my morning routine. from up toooo early to the work :-)

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    1. :-) That's awesome! I really like mine now too!

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  5. I love the "realize whatever I forgot, go back in, leave again" I HATE when that happens! lol

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  6. I'm really working on getting up early... you're inspiring! Anything before 6am is a challenge for me. :)

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    1. It definitely took lots of willpower to do it, but we're loving the early mornings now!

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  7. It is awesome you can just workout without travelling, and even better you guys can workout together.

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    1. It's been so awesome to switch to morning workouts; Terry almost never used to workout with me, and now we hit the gym every day together!

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  8. I hated morning workouts for so long, but I'm learning to love it! But the actual waking up part is still VERY difficult for me. I can snap my fingers to your alarm process. Right there with ya!

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    1. Me too! The wake up part is definitely the hardest. I still struggle with those first (several) alarms.

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  9. You always make me laugh! I just love reading your posts - so much to learn and inspire!

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  10. You always make me laugh!! I just love reading your posts - so much to learn and inspire!

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