Welcome to a peek into my life! Final Thursday, January 8, 2026, I chronicled my day on Instagram tales. So many individuals cherished it, that I needed to share it right here on the weblog, too, for individuals who missed it.
4:07 am – Good morning! My Hatch alarm begins getting gentle round 4:05 am and I often get up someday between then and 4:25 am. I like how light it’s to get up to and have cherished it a lot since Jesse received it for me for my birthday!
I get my exercise garments on whereas oil pulling after which wash my face, moisturize, brush my enamel, and sit all the way down to learn a devotional from this devotional Becky Keife and my present She Reads Reality examine. I eat half a banana for my pre-workout snack. (I take advantage of this amber gentle to learn in order that my physique slowly and gently wakes up with out harsh lighting.)
4:40 am – I go away for the gymnasium for my 5 am class. Whereas driving, I pray over my day and pray for every of my relations. I like this early morning time when every part is so quiet!
5:00 am – I’m going to the GTX class which is held 6 days every week (I often go to 4) and is a mixture of power coaching and cardio and goal totally different muscle teams every day.
We spend a while on the treadmills and a while on the ground with weights. I like that it’s totally different daily!
Right here was right this moment’s exercise.
6:00 am – I drink an Orgain shake most mornings after my exercise. It’s 30 grams of protein and I feel it tastes scrumptious. (Additionally pictured: my fave Owala bottle and gymnasium bag that goes with me daily to the gymnasium!)
One of the best a part of post-workout: showering on the gymnasium in peace and quiet. When you have younger children, I’m guessing you may perceive! 
6:25 am – headed house from the gymnasium! Sporting my @actsofsourdough Sourdough Season sweatshirt that I purchased from considered one of her drops not too long ago.
6:30 am – I drive house from the gymnasium whereas listening to worship music and watching the solar rise. This music has been on repeat for me not too long ago.
After I get house, I keep outdoors and get some daylight and browse a devotional from New Morning Mercies + a chapter from this ebook by Nicole C. Mullen
6:50 am – each morning once I get again from the gymnasium, I sit within the automobile and undergo emails and put up a spherical up of the most effective offers on our Fb web page. I often work for 30 minutes whereas Jesse helps the youngsters inside prepare for college/have breakfast.
7:20 am – considered one of my favourite components of the morning – going into my completely satisfied children all prepared for college.
We lay out their garments the evening earlier than (Kierstyn is accountable for hers and I assist Micah along with his) after which the youngsters stand up, get their enamel brushed, dress, take their nutritional vitamins, and Jesse helps them get breakfast. They’re often actually cheerful within the mornings and so long as we’ve every part laid out the evening earlier than (together with again packs and lunches), mornings are actually clean.
7:30 am – I fastened Kierstyn’s hair and helped the youngsters get loaded within the automobile and grabbed the remainder of my pre-workout banana and we head to highschool.
8:30 am – picked up a number of issues we would have liked + some markdown at Kroger!
9:30 am – got here house and did laundry, a fast home decide up, talked with Jesse, and fed my starter so I might bake sourdough tonight. And made my each day pink raspberry leaf tea with Nutpods creamer.
10:00 am – did a Fb stay and TikTok on the groceries I received at Kroger and put the groceries away.
10:30 am – headed to the gastroenterologist for the primary time ever: My practical medication physician needed me to go as we try to get to the basis of my continual anemia (that I’ve had for 20+ years) + have a number of different points she needed me to verify on.
11:00 am – I used to be so impressed with the physician and the clinic – everybody was extremely form and I couldn’t consider I used to be solely there for an hour! They scheduled me for my first endoscopy and colonoscopy in February. Enjoyable occasions! (I’m studying The Solely Lady within the Room.)
Whereas ready, I posted a mid-day round-up of the finest offers on Fb and edited and posted my video on TikTok.
11:45 am – I head to the mall after my appointment to take a bunch of pics and movies for the weblog and Fb and our offers Instagram account @msmdeals to advertise the Semi-Annual sale at Tub & Physique Works (loopy good offers!!)
12:15 pm – I sit within the automobile and eat a snack (see beneath) and reply emails/message/verify Fb/verify our workforce chat/do a Fb stay on the highest 5 offers from right this moment.
Right here’s what I introduced for a snack. (I like these IQ bars. Have you ever tried them?)
1:45 pm – again house and recording a podcast with Jesse on my Enjoyable Checklist for 2026 (it comes out tomorrow!)
(Jesse picked up Micah from faculty and he fell asleep on the best way house so he’s taking a nap whereas we document.) Additionally – had one other snack of Quest Cheese Crackers. I used to be hungry right this moment!! Additionally, had a Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin not pictured.
2:00 pm – I had a Zoom name with a number of different ladies entrepreneurs. It was such an encouragement!
2:45 pm – Jesse left to select up Kierstyn and Micah. I made an enormous salad and sourdough toast for a late lunch and watched When Calls the Coronary heart whereas I labored on some totally different enhancing tasks, emails, and Fb.
3:30 pm – This man wakened and needed to affix me so I turned on a child’s present whereas I labored and he snuggled with me. I went over my calendar and to do’s for the following few days, answered pressing emails and went by means of messages on Instagram, posted a round-up on Fb, picked offers for the new offers enewsletter, and uploaded all of the Tub & Physique Works pics I took.
6:00 pm – Time for supper! (Jesse received house with Kierstyn and David round 4:30 pm and the youngsters received to observe a present and play independently whereas I labored and Jesse labored on tasks. I whipped up dinner in about 10 minutes as a result of we simply used leftovers fro the final two nights.)
Jesse’s plate: rice topped with hen, roasted candy potatoes, veggies and salsa.
Time for supper with these three isn’t quiet proper now, however we’re engaged on desk manners and making gradual and regular progress. (Kaitlynn and Silas had dinner with buddies tonight.)
6:45 pm – They received their jammies on, took their nutritional vitamins, and brushed their enamel after which learn collectively whereas I received every part prepared for the morning.
What I prepare each evening to set the following day up for achievement:
My Bible examine stuff together with pink gentle and pre-workout banana.
My gymnasium bag with my outfit for the following day, my protein shake, and my electrolyte water in my favourite Owala water bottle!
Backpacks, folders, lunches.
My full exercise outfit together with footwear and socks.
7:00 pm – I snuggled with the youngsters and browse with them.
7:15 pm – Making sourdough! I timed myself and it took me 12 minutes to combine up the dough for 2 loaves.
Dough is completed – I’m letting it sit on the counter for an hour after which will do a number of stretch & folds earlier than mattress. I’ll form and bake one loaf within the morning and can stick the second loaf within the fridge to bake in a number of days.
Lunches/snacks for tomorrow – hen, avocado, applesauce, raspberries, pumpkin chocolate chip muffin, Bobo’s bar.
7:30 pm – Headed downstairs to wrap up work – reply a number of messages from my workforce, do a Fb stay, schedule one thing on Fb, and make a reel. See the reel I made right here.
I made a decision this yr to simply have enjoyable with Instagram and create/posts I wish to make – even when they aren’t the type that the algorithm will seemingly present to a bunch of individuals. It feels so liberating.
8:15 pm – Stretch & folds – these actually take 30 seconds!
8:30 pm – I used to be planning to go to mattress round now, however she shocked me by calling to say she was coming house to spend the evening and will we do a late evening run collectively?? OF COURSE!! So, we went out and ran a mile and a half collectively.
9:00 pm – I took a fast bathe, received prepared for mattress (wash face, moisturize, Neilmed sinus rinse), and took my nutritional vitamins/dietary supplements with some OJ. Plus, utilized the progesterone cream.
And that’s a wrap – thanks for hanging out with me right this moment!! It’s SO enjoyable to get to share my life with you all! Since I’m going to mattress later than anticipated and I did the run tonight, I feel I’ll skip the 5 am class on the gymnasium tomorrow and go on Saturday morning as a substitute… that approach I can sleep in till 5:45 tomorrow to verify to get 7+ hours of sleep!
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