Day (or Two) In the Life

Last week on Instagram stories I asked what posts followers would like to see on the blog and I got this suggestion from Dannii (A Beautiful Thing). I have written similar posts before – What I Do In a Day – but this time I decided to share what I got up to during my days off from work and actually share two days rather than one. Nothing overly exciting happened, I am mostly a homebody but it is an accurate representation of how I spend some of my time.

Friday 17/08/18:

7:02 am: Wake up and first scroll through social media.

7:47 am: Feed Halo and take daily medication.

8:00 am: Back to bed.

10:00 am: Get up, brush teeth and moisturise face.

10:23 am: Breakfast; Toffee Nut Latte (in my favourite cat cup) and a banana.

10:30 am: Second scroll through social media, catching up on Instagram stories this time.

11:06 am: Empty dishwasher.

11:30 am: Get dressed. OOTD is a cream jumper and black leggings.

11:38 am: Trying to figure out whether Deja Vu by xoBeauty is too beige for my skin tone. (I decided to keep the lipstick).

1:15 pm: Driving practice. Got very anxious and upset on today’s drive.

3:16 pm: Watch YouTube videos and prep blog posts.

4:58 pm: Listened to Sweetener by Ariana Grande on Spotify.

7:10 pm: Dinner; pork chop, vegetables and gravy.

7:30 pm: Watch The Chase.

8:43 pm: Laptop time. Spent a while browsing the Feel Unique website and watched a few more YouTube videos.

11:20 pm: Daily bullet journal entry and added some things in my Filofax for this week.

11:42 pm: Read then sleep.

Saturday 18/08/18:

7:44 am: Feed Halo and take morning medications.

7:55 am: Back to sleep.

9:30 am: Alarm goes off and scroll through social media.

10:12 am: Get up and brush teeth.

10:17 am: Texted a friend about meeting up for hot chocolate.

10:21 am: Breakfast; yoghurt.

10:53 am: Post image to Instagram.

11:50 am: Read blog posts on WordPress reader.

1:09 pm: Vacuum.

2:55 pm: Garlic bread for lunch.

3:20 pm: Cut mum’s fringe.

3:39 pm: Shower.

4:33 pm: Read on the couch.

7:00 pm: Watch The Chase and Silent Witness.

9:05 pm: Watch YouTube videos and browse the internet. I looked at the Target Australia website and another website for handbags.

10:40 pm: Final scroll through Instagram for the day and read.

11:38 pm: Lights out, time for sleep.

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How do you like to spend your days off? Do you plan things or catch up on chores or a mixture of both?

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What I Do In a Day #3

This is a blog series I know I can come back to. This is only the third post in two years but they are easy and fun posts to write and you get to see into my day and life, the other side that isn’t blogging Chanelle. It’s like the written edition of a vlog!

The day this post refers to Thursday, 18th January 2018.

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8:28 a.m. – Get up and take morning medication.

8:30 a.m. – Back to bed.

10:25 a.m. – Wake up. Check emails and social media.

11:07 a.m. – Late breakfast; a banana.

11:30 a.m. – Yoga. (This was my first yoga of the year and I eased myself in with Yoga With Adrienne’s Chair Yoga).

12:55 p.m. – Shower and get dressed. The weather was cooler so I opted for black ponte pants, a t-shirt and a cream jumper.

1:50 p.m. Lunch; rice risotto.

2:45 p.m. – Start London jigsaw.

3:43 p.m. – Photograph books for my reading challenge.

4:59 p.m. – Took delivery of MAC pigment in Tan.

6:07 p.m. – Made a list of cat names I like.

6:26 p.m. – Blog post writing.

6:34 p.m. – Listened to music on Spotify.

7:17 p.m. – Dinner; sweetcorn and cheese and potato toasted sandwich.

8:28 p.m. – Hot drink in the cup my boyfriend bought me for Christmas whilst watching TV.

9:11 p.m. – Vanilla ice cream and custard for dessert.

9:44 p.m. – Journalled.

10:20 p.m. – Laptop and listen to music.

11:53 p.m. Bedtime.

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What I Do In a Day #2

More than a year ago I wrote the first ‘What I Do In a Day’ post. The post idea was suggested to me by another blogger and I wanted to do another one and perhaps make them more regular. I have to pick a day where I’ve got things to do and have time to take pictures to share alongside the post. Mostly on my days off I chill and take it easy but there are occasions I have things I need to get done.

This post refers to Monday, July 17th 2017.

8:00 am – First alarm

8:03 am – Two glasses of water and morning medication then back to bed

9:00 am – Second alarm

9:02 am – Check emails and social media

9:22 am – Exercise – 50 squats (taking it easy today)

9:25 am – Breakfast and weekly planning in Filofax

9:47 am – Shower and get ready

10:20 am – Pack bag, my boyfriend is picking me up this afternoon

10:33 am – Dry hair

11:15 am – Doctors appointment

12:10 pm – McDonalds for lunch; Big Mac, fries, lime shake and a chocolate sundae

1:01 pm – Pack away jigsaw puzzle I finished two weeks ago

1:09 pm – Check YouTube subscriptions, WordPress reader and TradeMe auctions (NZ’s equivalent to eBay)

2:23 pm – Apply lip colour, Berry In Love by Lancôme

3:00 pm – Boyfriend picks me up 

3:25 pm – Blood test

5:00 pm – Evening nap

7:45 pm – Dinner; cheesy garlic pizzas

8:07 pm – Evening medication

8:10 pm – Wash my face and apply night moisturiser. Using the travel size MAC Studio Fix when I stay over at my boyfriends.

8:30 pm – Chill out and curl up in a chair with a blanket as I watch my boyfriend game

10:42 pm – Watch season 2 episode 9 of RWBY Chibi

11:51 pm – Bedtime

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What I Do In a Day #1

Hey there! A couple of weeks ago the lovely Kaily left a comment on my What I Eat In a Week post and said I should write a “What I Do In a Day” one as well. I took her suggestion on board and basically this post will be me showing you what I get up to on a daily basis and what my normal routine is. I have included pictures as visual aids but mostly for Kaily’s benefit!  😉

Note: The day featured is Monday, March 28 2016. Due to Easter I had the day off work and this is not how I spend every Monday. Times and activities may vary.

11:20am – Wake up

11:25am  – Water, vitamins, antihistamine

11:33am – Exercycle – 10km

12:07pm – (Late) breakfast – crumpets with butter

12:16pm – Shower

1:00pm – Dry and straighten hair

2:15pm – FOTD, apply makeup

3:00pm – Went into town

4:30pm – Purchased suitcase

5:20pm – Weekly organising and blog planning

5:50pm – Listened to Mind of Mine on Spotify

7:00pm – Eat dinner and watch TV

8:50pm – Online shopping – biker jacket and beanie

9:37pm – Paint nails – Essie ‘Ladylike’

10:00pm – Computer/catch up on vlogs

11:57pm – Bed

I realise lunch is missing from that list but that’s because I didn’t have any and had a late breakfast. Also missing from the list is my nightly ritual of applying hand cream before I go to bed. I didn’t apply any on Monday night as I didn’t want to ruin my nails. #priorities

I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know if you found it interesting or would like me to turn it into a series!