A Day in the Life

Hi there party people! How’s this fine Sunday treatin’ ya?

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m beginning to feel like I’m losing touch with my little food/lifestyle blog and have been wanting to bring back some more personal touches that show more of my day-to-day-life. Anndddd what better way to do this than a fun day in the life post? Here’s what my Saturday looked like:

Wakeup: 6:30 a.m

Wasn’t able to sleep too soundly at night, so my morning started a little earlier than I would have liked. I got out of bed, made some coffee, and put a batch of brownies in the oven for a supah delicious and supah chocolate-y recipe I’m making. Some Netflix might have been involved as well 😯 .

8-9:00 a.m

I go upstairs and wake Kyle up. He slept over last night since we were up till 12:30 last night studying and wanted to get an early start with more studying this morning (party animals- I know). Make him a mocha and sit with him at the kitchen table for a while as I wait for him to wake up a bit more (he’s super cute when he’s sleepy :’) .) I then make a bit of breakfast, which includes a yogurt/fruit/walnut bowl and cinnamon swirl bread with cream cheese and a sprinkle of cinnamon + brown sugar.

Garage Time: 9:00-12

And it’s into the garage-turned-study-room we go! One good habit I’ve gotten into doing is making a daily work plan of things I want to accomplish. I usually am a bit over-ambitious with what I think I can get done, but it keeps me honest and helps me balance all the things I’m juggling.

Lunch: 12-12:30

I made tacos for dinner last night and enjoyed a taco salad for lunch. It was a STUNNING day (80 degrees, all sunshine), so Kyle and I ate outside with an ocean view .

NAP! : 1-2:30

I’ve been trying to not nap as much since I know it’s not always that great for you, but I’ve come to realize that I really really need the extra sleep. I usually only get 6 or so hours of sleep a night and I simply cannot function for days at a time with all the sleep debt I have building up. An hour or so nap always makes me feel so much better and less like a zombie during that mid-afternoon slump.

Garage Time: 3-4:00

More study time!

Good Things in the Kitchen… 4-5:00

Get ready for something freakishly delicious coming your way!

{From my Instagram}

Photo Session 5-6:00

I had a girl contact me who was interested in getting a new profile for her LinkedIn account. It was nice to get out of the house and play around with my camera for a bit. In case anyone is wondering, I recently upgraded to a D750 Nikon body, which has been HUGE in improving the quality of my photos. If there are multiple people who want me to put together a small tutorial on how I take/edit my photos, let me know! I’m still learning, but each shoot I photograph/edit makes me happier with the end results I get. Practice makes perfect!

Dinner+Chatting: 6:30-8:30

I went over to Kyle’s apartment for dinner with him and a few of his roommates (Raamis & Forrest). He made his specialty -chicken noodle soup- served with crust french bread and a shirley temple (my guilty pleasure). We stuck around the table for a while and just caught up before deciding that everyone should come over and do more work in the garage (it’s the hot place to be, obviously).

Anddd that brings me to where I am now! I’m going to finish putting this post together, upload the photos, hit publish, and do some more biochem studying. Not exactly how I like to spend my Saturday night, but I know it’ll pay off in the end. Tomorrow involves an 8 mile run in the morning, recipe development, more studying, and a couple’s session (!).

Hope you guys liked this post! Let me know if you want more things like this- they’re really fun for me to put together!