DITL wherein i am wearing no make up

i did a DITL oh, two weeks ago and am just now getting around to posting it. this is a very typical day for me on a monday, which is always my toughest day of the week simply because i take sunday's off from work and from cleaning. typically we have a bible stufy at our house sunday night so now only am i getting back to work (from home + with kid or kids home but im also responsible to clean the whole house and make something to eat for the potluck dinner. enjoy!


7:35am david wakes me up



7:45-8:10am switch out laundry, pack augustine’s lunch, put essential oils on the whole family (balance + patchouli for the kids and i, and a lemon, lavender, peppermint gel cap prepared for david's allergies), put on make up, shower, get dressed, get olive dressed

8:13 the alarm goes off to begin walking, walk 4 blocks with the kids + dolores to augustine's bus stop





8:30 get back home, unload dishwasher, load dishwasher, soak the rest of the dishes, tidy up the sun room


9:00 olive’s playdate zachari arrives, get them settled, start work on one urgent report, clean up dog puke, diffuse balance throughout the house



9:30 make myself breakfast, eggie in a basket-banana-black tea, still working on urgent report.


10:00 more friends show up! entertain them, get snacks, talk to my dear friend val, mediate kid arguments, finish urgent report and send it off


11:30 everybody leaves, olive and i go to the dog park to meet a friend who is dog sitting dolores while we go camping, snack on almonds-banana-water in the car



12:30 home! olive lays down for a nap, i clean up dog poop, diffused lemon and peppermint throughout the house, unload dishwasher #1, load diswasher #2, finish cleaning kitchen


1:00 make myself lunch - leftover spaghetti and homemade marinara sauce w/ salad,

1:15 back to work


3:30 walk to get augustine off the bus



4:00-5:30 finish tidying up the house/sweeping, study for our discussion tonight


5:30 david comes home!



6:00 small group arrives, we eat dinner and chat for about a half hour, then it’s my turn to watch the kids while the others talk so we walk a few blocks to the park, olive finds a beautiful clover and gives it to me

8:00 walk home, say goodbye to friends, put kiddos to bed


9-11 mad men with a friend + david + linus




11:00 do my nightly routine (brush teeth, wash face, use essential oils, take meds), call my mom for a few minutes, then i read until i fall asleep