[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 24 – Christmas Eve

This post is the twenty fourth post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. My family is hispanic. So Christmas Eve, or Noche Buena as we call it is a big deal. It’s a bigger deal than Christmas. All of the family gets together. Typically, whoever is hosting roasts a pig in an […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 23 – Kind of a Weekday

This post is the twenty third post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. Kids are home from school. There are no more sporting activities. The holidays are in full swing. But today is Monday, what am I supposed to do? I’ve planned for limited work during this holiday season. I said limited, […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 22 – Sunday Sports

This post is the twenty second post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. It might be the holidays, but kids sports teams do not take breaks. At least my sons doesn’t. This is the last sporting event of the holiday season. We were all together so we might as well enjoy it. […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 21 – Holiday Saturday

This post is the twenty first post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. In addition to this being a Saturday, it is also holiday time. Not much in the way of work, but there is a bunch of family time. Need to make the most of it. 7:30 – 9:30. Woke up […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 20 – School’s Out

School’s Out for the winter. Dazed and confused. That’s how most parents will feel over holiday break. Maybe it’s just me. Balancing work responsibilities with family responsibilities once school is let out gets much more complicated. I am anticipating much less time dedicated to working, but also want to make the most of the time […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 19 – Holiday Rebound

This post is the nineteenth post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. After my first series of holiday events, I settled back down into a normal routine today. If my focus yesterday was on enjoying the time I have with my family, today it’s making the most I have of the time […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 18 – Holiday Season Begins

This post is the eighteenth post in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. Here we go… ‘Tis the season. 6:00 – 6:30. Reading. Yes! I love this time, but as you can see if you are following along, I do not do it very frequently. 6:30 – 8:30. Morning drop off. Funny the […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 17 – Return of the Routine

This post is the seventeenth in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. As I mentioned yesterday, this is my third week of the challenge, so this is my third Tuesday. I’ve been trying to incorporate what I learn as quickly as possible. Snapping back into working is one of those learnings. After a […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 16 – The Half Way Mark

This post is the sixteenth in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. Third Monday of the challenge. By this point I know what I have to do if I want to have a good week. I need to make a plan. It has gotten much easier to plan the day in advance. Its […]

[Tracking Every Minute]-Day 15 – Another Storm 

This post is the fifteenth in the #trackingeveryminute challenge. You can follow along here. After hosting 10 11 year-olds for a sleepover, we went out with friends. At my age, this means one thing. Exhaustion. We are always making tradeoffs in life. If I wanted to have an easy day today, I would have stayed […]