8:05 Start working on finances for my weekly meeting.
8:50 Have a clarity meeting with Electrician.
9:00 Start researching lighting options for room.
9:20 Talk with builder about inspections, plans, etc.
9:45 Take photos of construction progress. (This happens throughout the day, actually).
10:00 Jake arrives to work outside in the amazing weather. Meanwhile, I am inside wishing I was outside.
10:10 Simultaneously work on finances and researching lighting.
11:20 Brief staff meeting.
11:35 Discussion with Bob re: building project. (We actually have several of these per day, typically).
12:00 Run Payroll and put checks in boxes.
12:20 Help Jake get pond up and running. He did a great job cleaning it all out. Found the goldfish that did not, sadly, survive the winter.
1:05 Lunch … mmmm … toasted bagel with spinach greens and chicken.
1:30 Meet with Electrician and make some changes to design. Flexibility is key, isn’t it!
1:45 Finalizing lighting choice. Electrician approves. We are good to go finally!
1:48 Meet with Bob after his return with new permits. Good communication with the county is always helpful.
2:00 Finish financial report for the week. This helps me keep everything straight with payables and how things function each week.
2:30 Rake leaves with Jake. Yes! I get to go outside for a while. Good conversation too. I have missed having this guy around!
3:15 Take apart and load up old boards from the wall demo into truck and take to Denny’s. He will use these for his zipline project in the playground.
3:35 Take photos of construction progress. Yup.
3:37 Clean up job site. Errrrryday. Today was cursory. Usually I am more thorough.
3:45 Christie calls all area Menards to find out how many lights each one has on hand. Thank you for doing this… so helpful!
4:00 Make some phone calls.
4:15 Send email to HVAC supply. That’s the next leg of my research journey.
4:40 Run to Bank to cash paycheck. I only have $13 in my account. Yikes!
5:05 Grab a water and a Clif bar at the gas station and then drive to the South Bend Menards to get the lights they have.
6:05 Hi Scott and Traci! Met these two cool kids in the parking lot and discuss politics for a few minutes. Because, why not? And you know… the Great Lakes are very deep! And big! Right?
6:06 Drive an hour to Michigan City Menards to get the lights they have. Very helpful lighting lady who remembers Christie’s call.
6:31 Talk to Liz Carey as she waits under the canopy (it’s raining today in FL) for Dave and Anna to get done with the Avatar ride at Disney.
7:40 Drive to Washington Park to catch an amazing sunset. Michigan City has a bazillion stop signs.
7:55 Take photos. The beach is beautiful and it is so warm. So many people out just enjoying the day. Lots of laughter, kids playing, couples hugging and holding hands. Life is happening all around and it is a beautiful thing.
8:30 Stop at Starbucks as I am heading out of Michigan City.
8:40 Drive an hour home. Good time to just drive and breathe and be.
9:31 Stop at Meijer for groceries. Quick trip in and out! I want to get home!
10:15 Make something to eat.
10:17 Download photos to process.
11:45 Finish processing and post photos to albums on Facebook.
12:04 Finish writing a post about a Day in the Life of.
12:10 Head to bed… do some reading first before lights out.
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who sleeps till 730 am in the morning …530 to 6 am is a good starting time . Up and at them is what my dad always said.
who sleeps till 730 am in the morning …530 to 6 am is a good starting time . Up and at them is what my dad always said.