Thought it would be interesting to record a "Day in the Life of ______"

..We all have that list. Can you share a typical day with the rest of us?:D


Today...To Do (gourmet)

-wake up 6 am
-breakfast
- Take B. to middle school
- N. to high school
- Z. to other high school....all by 8:45
-Home to put on "real" clothes
-check email
-dishes in dishwasher
-morning meeting arts council
-downtown to work
-complete project #1
-begin project #2
-begin project #3
- straighten studio...trash to dumpster
-pay rent..check messages in office
- stop by atm
-lunch with friend
-stop by to see mom and dad...(stay too long for coffee)
-pick up B. 3:45
-pick up N. 4:00
-after school snack
-stop at skate board shop
-parks and rec....sign up for soccer
-home work
-pick up Z. football practice 5:30
-N. to choir 5:00
-B. to drum lessons 5:00
-home...start supper....spaghetti tonight
-pick up N.5:30
-pick up B. 5:30....late as usual
-home, finish supper
-homework
-eat
-finish homework
-throw load of clothes in wash
-take load out of dryer
-dump clothes in den chair
-clean up dishes
-kids showers
-school project....
-sign papers and put on desk....maybe file later
-return phone calls
-check calendar
-Hubby home....pull leftovers back out of refrigerator
-look at mail
-fuss about bills
-hemn boy scout pants
-"How was your day?"
-Hubby..kids to bed by 9:30, dishes in dishwasher
-gourmet back to studio until 1:00am to finish project#2
-home
-lunch money for kids on table
-iron hubby shirt
-pull snoring hubby out of chair for bed
-wild monkey dance
- can't sleep....computer time or read
-4:00am finally sleepy
-sleep until 6:00 am

whew!

It's no wonder women suffer from empty nest syndrome when the kids move out.

I have had one of those weekends that only an adhd medicated mom could survive.

My best friend (since we were 4) put in her 2 weeks notice at our work after being there 26 years. (We both started right after high school.) She got offered her dream job at a local animal rescue shelter. I had to quickly organize a farewell/congratulations party which included coworkers from her present job and from her new job.

I had to get a big room/hall on short notice. (Luckily my dad works for the city so I was able to get a big room at the community center.) I had to send out invites via email, in person and via phone. It wasn't a surprise party so she was able to give me addresses and names.

I had to order a sheet cake, organize who was to bring what snacks, do decorations (I had a theme of "Who let the dogs out" and had stuffed animal dogs on all the tables for center pieces and dog pictures all over the walls.) My friend was the dj and she played all kinds of dog songs. I invited mystery guests that we haven't seen in a while. The party was scheduled for yesterday (Sunday at 1pm-5pm.)

While organizing her party, my 12 year old son was to start school today (7th grade) so I had to get all his shopping done and also my 14 year old daughter starts high school next week so she has me running too.

I ran around all day Saturday with last minute purchases of soda, plates, napkins and that kind of stuff. I had big plans for staying up late Saturday night to do laundry, color my hair etc... for the party the following day. What happens?

A bad storm came through around 400pm on Saturday and everyone's electric went out. Ours was out from Saturday at 6pm until Sunday evening at 5pm. Plus our phone was out too, which includes the internet. Luckily my cell phone was working.

I was soooo stressed. I had all this stuff to do for the party and couldn't do any of it.

We had to open all of our windows because of no air conditioning. We had candles everywhere. (adhd kids and candles don't mix.) My husband, son and I were asleep Saturday night by about 9pm because we were so bored.

My daughter had gone to a friends birthday party. Had I known that their lights were out too, she would have never gone. It was a co-ed 14-15 year old party. The parents were there but that's way too much darkness for parents to chaperone.

Anyway, it was horrible sleeping Saturday night. I worried about the party scheduled for the next day and whether the community center had their electric on. I usually sleep with the air conditioner on, plus a ceiling fan, plus another fan. I had none of that. My sinus's were trashed.

All I heard were our dogs panting heavy all night. I waited for the electric to come on in the middle of the night (like it usually does. Around 2am or so all lights/tvs/radios come blasting on and scare you to death.) But this never happened.

I woke up and still no lights. I called the electric company to check the eta and nearly cried when they said the eta was approximately 5pm Sunday evening.

I called my parents who live nearby and they still had electric so I was going to hop in the shower and go to their house to dry my hair and get my makeup on. I had to hurry before my sister got there because her lights were out too.

While I was rushing to get in the shower, my adhd son and add husband woke up, knew I was stressed out and both decided to hound me for something. My husband got on his kick of when was I going to get my oil changed in my car because it was over due. My son started his usually hounding about whatever. I lost it! I started to cry and went downstairs to get away from them! They both came downstairs to apologize and they promised to help me out the rest of the day.

Anyway, I finished getting my toiletries done at my parents house. My dad went to the community center to make sure the lights were on and have them stock our party room with extra ice. We then went to pick up the sheet cake and proceeded to the hall to decorate with the help of my sisters. The party turned out great.

We came home at 6pm to find electric. (Let there be lights!) We immediately turned on the air conditioner, washer, dryer and dishwasher.

We proceeded to get my son's book bag ready for school, put his name on all his supplies, figured out what type of lunch box to bring, discussed what he would bring for lunch, he got his clothes picked out, and he was in bed by about 930pm.

I continued doing nonstop laundry and I never did get my hair colored. I laid out my son's morning medications along with the medicine bottles that he had to bring to the nurse at school in the morning.

I ended up going to bed at midnight (even though I was so fricking tired) because I had to watch Indecent Proposal for the millioneth time.

OK. Now for today's agenda. :)

Got up at 6am. Took my sinus medicine and Adderall. Had a wonderful airconditioned sleep even though it wasn't long enough. (But like I said, I had to watch Indecent Proposal because if that ever happens to me......) :)

I then put my clothes in the dryer for work. Woke my son and he got in the shower. I made his breakfast and lunch and packed his bookbag. He got ready for school and he was ready about 30 minutes early. (We give him his medicine at 5am so that it's in his system when he wakes up. It makes a MAJOR difference.)

At 720am I drove him to school. (Adhd kids don't do buses well so I always drive him. It's very close anyway.) I came home and was about to hop in the shower when I remembered I was supposed to call my work roommate at 7am to wake him up so he could get to work on time for a 9am meeting. It was 740am when I remembered. When I left him a message, I told him that it was 7am and time to wake up.

I hopped in the shower. I then tried to call my work roommate again and he answered this time and was on his way in.

I put on my natural beauty, straightened my hair (even though it was sprinkling outside and my hair would curl anyway.)

I then made it to work at 9am. No phone calls from my son's school all day. Horray!!!

I was busy nonstop at work while also melting from the stressful weekend I had survived. My son called at 230pm to tell me he had a great fantastic first day. (Prayers work wonders.)

At 300pm I received a call from my husband saying that there was a note on our door from animal control because our 2 dogs were out running the streets on Friday. (the gate was not tightened.)

Anyway, I had to call them and they said that we needed to fix the gate lock (which we already did) and as policy, whenever they are called for loose dogs, they need to notate the dogs rabies tags for the record. Umm.....I say "I'm at work right now and I will call you back with the numbers tomorrow." (after I call the vet, make an appt for 7pm tomorrow to get their updated shots.) :)

The last 3 days has been **** and it's not even midnight yet. It can only get easier, right?

..We all have that list. Can you share a typical day with the rest of us?:D

My typical todo list:

-make a todo list :D

My typical todo list:

-make a todo list :D
uh.....me too:o

OMG...you guys have put me totally to shame.

I did absolutely nothing on the weekend, unless you count breakfast/lunch/dinner.....nah.

Absolutely nothing!!!

cs

These days my life is pretty sweet

6:00am wake up get ready for work.....

( kids sleeping still ahhhhh, the peace and quiet)

Have coffee and a yogurt

Leave for work at 7:00am

Work till 9:30am

Home by 10:00am

Put dishes away from dishwasher if any

Vac. , water outdoor plants and other household stuff

talk on phone with friends

go out for lunch with kids(once or twice a week)

Go to the pool for a couple hours, if weather allows

Go to work at 3:00pm

Work till 5:00pm

Home make dinner or not

watch TV

go to bed


In Sept. it'll all change :(

How about if we play "Trading add/adhd Spouses" (well, atleast anyone but Gourmet. Your normal day sounds too hectic for even me.) :)

For one week, I will trade my add spouse (fortunately he became properly medicated in June, so it's not half as bad as it was), my adhd 12 year old son (medicated but still a major challenge), my unmedicated pms 14 year old daughter (You'll never see her. She's either always on the phone, on line or at a friends), my 4 spazola dogs, 1 cat (that can't decide whether she wants to be inside or outside every 2 minutes), my hectic job with my ocd office mate, my 2 adhd "in denial" sisters, my unmedicated major adhd mother, etc...

Well, are you up for it?

Wouldn't it be hilarious if the real Trading Spouses show had an add/adhd spouse on it! The so-called "normal" spouse would freak out when they had to deal with an add/adhd family for a week. Too funny. Maybe I will send this twist to the show. I would definitely watch it that week! :)

I put the "IT" in Spontaneity!

How about if we play "Trading add/adhd Spouses" (well, atleast anyone but Gourmet. Your normal day sounds too hectic for even me.) :)

Well, are you up for it?

No thanks ;)

I have a 15 yo PMSing and a 10 yo pre PMSing. But neither of them are ADD and they are good kids they don't give me much trouble.

I have a bipolar husband you might want to see what it's like to live with him for a week. :p

You might want to do my job for a week, that's fun too !

My days consist of concentrating that everyone gets fed!!LOL!I dread the day my children start school.Routine!!!!NO!!!!!!!

I felt exhausted, reading Gourmet's list. :faint: I give you credit. I don't know if I could do all of that..:eek:

Yesterday ran into today. Started out like any other day then around supper we were all laughing about a joke Dakota had just told and his jaw started to clench and he threw supper off the table, banging pans and breaking plates and glasses yelling "stop laughing at me". :eek:

Our first reaction was anger and we started yelling at him to knock it off within seconds Koda was sobbing how stupid he was and how much everyone hated him. I kicked everyone out of the kitchen since our appetites were gone anyways and started to clean up the mess. I overheard Koda and Doug whispering in his room and Koda seemed better and came out to watch some tv he was in the middle of laughing at a cartoon when he started crying uncontrollably and begging God to let him die. It just went on and on and on one minute he's laughing hysterically IN my face, the next he's trying to hit me cause he hates me.

Called his P-doc and he said to bring him in first thing in the morning. So, I slipped some Benadryl into Koda's ice cream at his doctor's suggestion knowing it wasn't going to work. :rolleyes: I spent the rest of the night while Doug caught a cat nap making sure Koda didnt' do anything to hurt himself and picking up the house.

On our way to the clinic my car overheated and Doug had to leave work to come and get us. We took the car to the machanic and went on in Doug's car to our appt. His pediatrician and P-doc where both there and both are just as confused as we are. We were referred to a specialist dealing in Bi-Polar teens, we go tommorrow. In the meantime Koda was given a mild sedative to help keep him more managable.

Dakota decided on our way home that he wanted to try on some pants, something I have been trying to get him to do since the beginning of summer. Everyone else is ready for school but him so we went to the mall and he didn't like anything there but we did find some pants he liked at Walmart thank goodness. We also got his shoes and some shirts so he should be ok for a little while.

Took Garrett to the dentist, he chipped a tooth but they are just going to keep a close eye on it for now since he is so young and won't sit still.

Had to stop by the school to request my transcripts be sent to the college.

Took care of the animals since by the time we got home Koda was out and had to be carried in.

Cooked supper and my nephew came over to tell me about the Boy Scout Jamboree. Cleaned up the kitchen, living room, bathroom, laundry, haven't folded anything yet or put it away and I still need to clean the bedrooms.

Tommorrow,
I need to get up at 5am to take Doug to work so I can have his car.

Clean the frig and microwave

Put the laundry away

Probably just start over and clean the kitchen, living room, bathroom, etc ,etc,etc

Koda has his doctor's appt in a town about two hours from us after we pick his dad up from work.

I still have to figure out how to pick up my car and get my paycheck in that time since I work doubles for the next six days.

I'm just doing what I can with what I've got right now.

Till next time,
Cherity

Nucking Futs,

For goodness sakes, sit down and take a load off. You deserve it!!

I don't know who the author is but my mom always said: "A man works from sun to sun. A women's work is never done."

Amen. And it goes double for mom's with anyone in their family that has any issues such as add, adhd, depression, bipolar, ts, etc.. That special work is in addition to regular household work, which is on top of any outside work.

No wonder I am so tired. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I can't yet and I remembered that I have an appt to get re-evaluated and medicated myself. Tommorrow I work a double so maybe the next day things will calm a little and I can read some of my A&P book.