...of Morgan

6:00am *beep* *beep* *beep* goes the alarm. Not that I really needed it since I have been tossing and turning for the last half an hour, but that official sound always makes me groan.

6:10-8:00am - I call this window “morning chaos” in the timeblock on my calendar. Usually I start my day by enjoying a coffee with my husband before we start the battle of packing lunches, making breakfast (can’t forget the fur children, too!) and getting the kids ready for school. Usually the chaos has calmed down around 7:30 and I quickly check Slack and plan my day!

8:10am - Do you hear that? Silence. The kids are at school, my husband is at work and the dogs are sleeping. I make myself another cup of coffee, tidy up the kitchen from the earlier chaos and head to my office. The commute is my favorite part!

8:20am - I quickly check my Admin Slayer inbox and see if there is anything urgent before proceeding with my first client of the day. Nothing there that can’t wait, so I open up Client A’s Gmail and Asana. There are some follow ups from yesterday, some rescheduling to be done and a few invoicing tasks. 45 minutes later and we are out. Since the Client's day is all about their appointments, I will login later and make sure no one has canceled for later this afternoon or first thing in the morning. 

9:10am - Time to move! Sometimes this window is after school and sometimes it’s in the morning. This depends on my call schedule for the day. I try and plan my workouts on Sundays so I don’t have to think about it on the spot. I check my stack on the Peloton app and it looks like I have a bike ride planned for today. Just the boost I needed! 

10:10am - After a 30 minute ride and a quick shower, I hop into Client B’s Outlook and see what emails I can tackle for them. Then I head over to the their Slack channel for any updates from my co-slayer’s check yesterday afternoon and respond to any questions. I check Asana to see what tasks are due, one of which includes research for holiday card options from providers such as Canva or SendoutCards. I add my findings to our weekly call agenda for the beginning of next week.

10:55am - I have a bit of time set aside for internal work before lunch. I flip back to my Admin Slayer email and figure it is time to do my Ninjio cybersecurity training. After completing that, I review my Asana tasks and respond to any slacks.

11:45am - Time for a lunch break! Before I find something to eat, I take the dogs outside in the backyard so they can run and I can enjoy a few minutes of fresh air.

12:30pm - Client C has me doing some research on tradeshows today. I spend the next hour creating a spreadsheet and trying to find what he is looking for. I quickly check my email and then switch gears into my next client. 

1:30pm - Client D is a new onboard, so I work on building our internal procedure documents and updating them where I can. I then log in to Outlook and see a request to set up an event in Eventbrite. Once it is ready, I send to the Client for approval and add next actions for the event to our weekly meeting notes.

2:45pm - The bus arrives with the kiddos and the house is no longer quiet. They empty their backpacks, tell me all the grade one gossip (surprisingly there is a lot!) and we just catch up from the day. They usually like to watch a show on their tablet in bed before continuing on with the rest of the day. I use this window to finish up Client D and then jump back into Client A and see if there are any last minute changes to tomorrow's calendar.

3:30pm - This is usually when I try to be done for the day. If I didn’t workout in the morning, I would fit it in here. However it was a “no call” day for me and I was able to fit it in already. I pop in one of my earbuds (just one so I can hear what the kids are up to), listen to a podcast and spend the next hour cleaning. I try and tackle a chore/area a day so it doesn’t leave a big job for the weekend.

4:30 - 7:30pm - This window is often a blur. Luckily today there aren’t any activities and I can make supper without being in a rush. Since we are home for the evening, the girls are playing with their friends from next door while my husband and I chat about our days. Once supper is over and the friends are gone, the girls read to us and then start the dreaded bedtime routine. Somehow they are never tired, but are asleep before they hit the pillow! 

7:30 - 10:00pm - I start tidying the kitchen and my husband gets the coffee maker cleaned and programmed for the morning, total game changer. We then sneak into the Halloween candy stash and get a little something before we sit down and catch up on our shows. We try and fall asleep no later than 10:00, but I am lucky to make it to 9:30!