In this funemployment stage of life I’m conflicted between being productive and completely relaxing. I’m finding myself wanting to do everything and nothing at the same time. Not a good combo, right? Most days there’s a good balance, and I do feel better when I’ve accomplished something, but I also want to take full advantage of this freedom.
Regardless, yesterday was a decently busy day so I wanted to post a “day in the life.”
Day in the Life of a Recent College Grad
5:45 a.m.– Snooze my alarm. I decide to skip my early morning run with my dad and sleep later. No, I don’t have to wake up that early to workout, but I really enjoy running with my parents. Sleep won this time.
6:45 a.m.– Wake up for real and watch the news before getting out of bed.
7:25 a.m.- Make breakfast. Since I’m in “life after Whole30” (final thoughts coming tomorrow) I made a smoothie bowl.
Base: Almond milk + banana + blueberries
Toppings: KIND healthy grains, coconut flakes, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, goji berries
8 a.m.– Finish breakfast and start working on a few side projects
10 a.m.– Run 3 miles on the treadmill at the gym. Scary side story…just as I was finishing on the treadmill an older man next to me fell off and hit his head. I’ve fallen off a treadmill before and it gave me flashbacks. I ran to get help and the staff called paramedics. By the time I left he was sitting up and laughing. Sheesh…what we get for trying to be healthy!
11 a.m.– Leave gym and go to Whole Foods + Target AKA the two biggest money and time suckers. Here’s a shot of my basket.
12:15 p.m.– Arrive back home and make a loaf of banana bread. This time I could test it! Hope to share it on the blog soon.
1 p.m.– Make and eat lunch. A typical salad bowl with toppings: avocado, chicken tenders, sunflower seeds, carrots and blueberries. Here’s a repeat picture of a very similar dish.
1:30 p.m.– Finish some projects while watching Grey’s reruns. If you aren’t watching Grey’s every day on Lifetime from 1-4 then you have no life, probably have a busy life.
2:30 p.m.– Nap. Zero shame.
3:30 p.m.– Eat a quick snack of celery and cashew butter and leave for my afternoon job.
4:15 p.m. – 6 p.m.– Work
6:30 p.m.– Dinner. A hodgepodge of a meal…turkey tenderloins (love as a change), a purple sweet potato and roasted vegetables + peaches. This photo is “real” life, hence the already cut up foods.
7 p.m.– Start this blog post while finishing up some side work.
8:30 p.m.- Eat an apple and a few spoonfuls of Barney Butter while watching the primary recap.
9 p.m.– Catch up with my parents and finish this post.
10 p.m.– Bed. Getting up at 5:30 for a spin class. By the time this publishes my workout will be done. Best. feeling. ever.
*Linking up to WIAW*
Um WOW, your banana bread looks incredible!!!!!
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Thanks, Haley! It’s almost good enough to share :)
I’m “funemployed” and I wake up at 5 or 530 every day. Partially because that was my schedule for so long that it is just ingrained in me. I hear you on there being times that you just soak it up and times when you put the pedal to the metal, as it were.
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I’ve always been an early riser but I think I trained myself in high school to wake up in the 6 o’clock hour. So, yes, it’s partially ingrained in me too.
Gah this is my dream day! Especially with the cashew and Barney butter! I’m so happy that you’re enjoying yourself right now and you’re finding such a balance throughout the day. A lot of people’s funemployment consists of very unfulfilling activities, but you’re doing so much! Keep living the good life!
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When I find myself sitting on the couch at 2 p.m. I remind myself that I AM doing a lot and this time is nothing to feel guilty for. Come join me!
It looks like you have a perfect mixture of productivity and relaxing :) And also.. that banana bread looks so so so delicious! I’ve been working out in the mornings recently and for me “early” is waking up at 6:15 compared to 7:15 haha.
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Hey, that is still early! Even though I wake up around 6:30 I don’t want to be committed to anything until 8 or 9 a.m. That gives me enough time to leisurely workout if I want and then eat breakfast.
Your bowls for breakfast and lunch look so pretty! I need to try your salad combo asap.
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Can’t go wrong with an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salad for lunch :)
Right now I am waking up at 6:30 to workout, which is a lot nicer than when I had to wake up at 5:30 since I had earlier classes last semester. It is crazy how much better I feel working out when the sun actually comes out. I always love seeing the sunrise as I finish a run. Though, I know that when I start student teaching in the fall it will be a whole new ballgame since I’ll have to be at work so early, but for now I am enjoying the later start!
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Yes I hated when I had early classes (for obvious reasons) but mainly because it meant getting up even earlier if I wanted to workout. Much better rising with the sun!
Love the balance in these funemployment days. When I had finished the bar exam and had two months off before starting my job, I was the same way – my workouts and natural early riser tendencies always got me out of bed by 8am, and having running and the luxury of working a lot more on the blog provided some structure to otherwise lovely, lazy days!
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We are the same person. Just need a little bit of structure but otherwise love staying in sweats all day!
I still have yet to try a purple sweet potato. They look so good and the color is unreal! At night, I like to snack on a spoonful of almond butter or fruit…or both :-) The earliest I’d wake up for a workout is probably 5:45 for a 6am class. Anything earlier and I am a hot mess!
Both…always go for both fruit and almond butter. Buy the sweet potato if you can find it! Whole Foods is a hit or miss.
The earliest I’ve ever gotten up for a run was 4:30am. That was rough and I’m glad I haven’t had to do that for a while. Before bed I like a sweet treat like a brownie. Makes my tummy happy :-)
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For the Disney races you have to be there by 4 so I get up in the 3 o’clock hour. NOT fun at all.
4am –> wake-up —> workout —> done!
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Still can’t believe you naturally wake up that early!
You do funemployment right! Although I don’t know how you find the motivation to wake up in the 5 ‘o clock hour to work out haha I can’t even do that on days I’m at work! If my parents still ran though, I’d probably want to run with them too. And all the good fitness instructors seem to teach at ungodly hours.
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Something about the “5” on the clock makes it so rough. I’ve snoozed more days lately because it’s been cold outside too. Can’t even imagine waking up in the 4 o’clock hour, which I know people do.
I may be in love with the color of purple sweet potatoes more than orange. It’s so awesome that God has made our food with so much color. And your smoothie bowl looks so good with all of the toppings arranged in parallel. :)
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My mom and I both say those potatoes are a work of God. So naturally beautiful!
Your roasted veggies look delicious! I love japanese sweet potatoes, o’henry sweet potatoes, and of course regular sweet potatoes, but I couldn’t quite get over the BRIGHT shade of purple sweet potatoes the one time I tried them. Seriously, how is it SO purple?!?
And sounds like a great day!
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Haha my mom says that every time we cut into one. SO purple it feels fake. I love Japanese sweets too.
that banana bread looks awesome! can’t wait for that recipe!
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That looks like a day with a perfect balance of productivity and relaxation! My nighttime snack is the same very day: a bowl of frozen pineapple with Purely Elizabeth granola and Enjoy Life chocolate chips. Earliest I’ve gotten up for a workout is 5am, but getting up at 6 works much better for me!
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Oh Purely Elizabeth…LOVE. Why does any time that starts with a 5 seem so torturous?!
Sounds like a perfect day to me :)
I went to bed happy and fulfilled. Couldn’t have asked for more!
5.45-6.00am alarms get me out by 6.15 which means I can get good session in before work. I built most of my funemployment around runs, gym classes and coffee dates!
Hope you have a lovely week xx
Why weren’t we on funemployment together?! It would have been runs and coffee dates every single day.
All of your eats look so good! I am loving those purple sweet potatoes too!
My nighttime snack changes but at the moment it tends to either be a hot chocolate with a homemade cookie or baked good or some 90% dark chocolate with peanut butter and a cup of tea (I have so many different teas that I usually switch it up every night, however, recently a friend gave me some choc mint rooibos tea and a caramel oolong tea which are both incredible!)
I always wake up at around 6am (that’s just when I wake up!) so I usually eat breakfast and then workout around 630ish if I’m heading out for the day or a little later if it’s the weekend/I’m working from home.
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Hot chocolate sounds so good right now (in chilly FL!). I wake up naturally around 6:30-7 but for some reason, anything before 6 seems so early to me!
I really like the time break down you do on your WIAW’s! And that’s so sweet that you work out with your parents. When I went to the same gym as my mom I used to love to creep up behind her on the stair master and pinch her butt :P
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Haha! I ran with them early this morning too. It was definitely better than going alone.
I saw a woman totally knock out while on the treadmill once. She hit her head and everything. It was terrifying and there was a lot of blood… yeeks. But thankfully she was okay! Just frightening. Uhmmmmmmm, I desperately want the recipe to this banana bread. My mom has a faultless recipe, but this looks moist and dense… just the way I like it!
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I was shaking for a long time afterward. I can’t believe I saw the whole thing happen. I felt like I was moving in slow motion trying to get help. Ah yes it’s so good! Coming soon :)
EVERYTHING LOOKS AWESOME! AND NO SHAME IN THE NAPPING DEPARTMENT. I’VE BEEN POWER NAPPING EVERY AFTERNOON LIKE IT’S MY JOB:)
Many people say it makes them groggy but napping gives me just the boost I need to get through the day!
I am stalking your blog every second until that banana bread recipe appears. It looks amazing!!!!
Haha hopefully next Friday :)
What a great day of eats! I like having a bowl of cereal with nut butter or yogurt with nut butter before bed.
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Anything with nut butter is required before bed :)
I love snacking on fruit and Lenny and Larrys cookies :)
Blessings,
Edye
OMG that sweet potato! I miss those so much as they are my fav sweet tater. They are a rare find around here so when I find them at whole foods that once or twice a year, I pay my arm to stock up! So good with cashew butter too.
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I seriously hoard those potatoes because they are so good. I buy so many at a time! Hope you find them soon :)