A day in the life

Have you ever taken a picture of something you're doing, or even a selfie, and thought, "Ew, I can't post that... Retake!"  I do it all the time (not so much the selfie part, mind you.)  I find myself way too often comparing my life to what I see on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, wondering why my life can't be that perfect.  The truth is, I would be much more content if it weren't for social media.  Don't get me wrong.  I love being able to stalk keep up with friends.  But if we're being honest, I do a lot more comparing than catching up.  I felt convicted on the other end of this situation as well.  Do I try to portray a life of perfection to others?  Do I make it a point to edit my life so that others will only see the good?  It's possible.  For that reason, I wanted to post what a real day in my life looks like. 

(I got this idea from Lauren over at The Albrechts Blog.  Check it out!)

We had a snow day today, so that means NO SCHOOL! We woke up around 6:30 thanks to the power going out. We normally have a fan going since I can't sleep in total silence, but because the power was out, that meant no fan.  Justin is not one to wake up that early, especially on a day off.  I, however, am a hardcore early bird.  I went downstairs and opened the windows and read for a good 2 hours.  It then dawned on me that if the power didn't come back soon, I would need to find some place to put the milk, yogurt, etc.  I loaded up a cooler and put it outside.  It was colder than the fridge out there anyway, right?   

When Justin finally woke up, he noticed that the roads were clear enough to drive, so we decided to venture out and escape our house that was slowly growing colder.  We went to lunch at Chipotle and bought some Christmas gifts at Target and Bed, Bath, & Beyond.  Since it starts to get dark here around 4:30, I wanted to buy some more candles to help light the house a bit until the power came back.  Justin insisted that we already have, and I quote, "a million candles."  I haven't counted, and obviously neither has he, but I'm pretty sure we only have about 5.  Anyway, we ended up buying this beauty, along with some pricey D batteries.  The power was back on when we got home....
 

 

Justin and I do something together called a HEAR journal.  HEAR stands for highlight, explain, apply, and respond.  For example, we are currently reading 1 Corinthians.  We read one chapter every day, complete our journal, and then talk about it.  It's something that we really enjoy and is a great way for us to share our thoughts on what we're reading.

 

 

We were both feeling kind of blah after an entire afternoon yesterday and most of today just sitting around, so we thought it might be a good idea to pump some iron at the gym in our neighborhood.  And by pump iron, I mean run/walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes.  It was moral victory.

 

I probably should have taken a picture of my sweaty self after working out, but I thought of this post while I was in the shower.  I thought a no makeup, wet hair picture would be just as good.

 

Did I even bother to make the bed today? Nope.

 

 

We are expecting more snow tomorrow (which hopefully means another lazy day at home!) but it also meant I needed to shovel the existing snow off my car so my windshield doesn't break.  Does that even happen?  I've heard of it happening with carports or garages.  I'm new at this, people!

 

 

As I'm writing, Justin is setting up one of our many games for us to play.  We like to play tabletop games, or "nerd games" as I lovingly call them.  I believe the one he is setting up is called Revolver.

 

 

Well friends, that was my day.  I wanted to be as real as possible, and hopefully I did that!  There was nothing extraordinary about our day, but it made me appreciate the little things, like electricity.  Peeing in a dark bathroom is a terrifying experience.


Have a great week! Stay warm!

Kristen