A Typical Day

I'm sure by now most of you are familiar with the term virtual assistant but do you actually know what we do and how we do it? Here's a peak into a typical day for me. Are you ready?

6:00 am: Get out of bed and drink as much coffee as possible
Get my oldest up and in the shower

6:30 am: Time's up on the shower for my oldest and he moves on to breakfast
My youngest is usually up by this time so he needs attention, too

7:00 am: Time for my youngest to get in the bath to get ready for school
Oldest is taking his meds (he has ADHD) and finishing up his morning chores
One of many loads of laundry is started

7:30 am: My husband takes my oldest to school
Youngest is out of the tub and is eating breakfast while I pack his lunch

8:00 am: My husband takes my youngest to school
I wash the breakfast dishes, start another load of laundry, and take out something for dinner.

8:30 am: I fire up the laptop, log on to Skype, open email, and make another cup of coffee.
I make myself a toasted whole wheat English muffin and hit play on the DVR

9:00 am: The work day begins. Since most of my work is on the West Coast, I have a few hours to play catch up from the day before (I log off at 2 pm PDT).
Once I'm caught up with yesterday's email, I start another load of laundry, fold the laundry that's done and take the dog out.

10:00 am to 5:00 pm: Work! All my West Coasters are online so things get pretty busy. I'm usually on the phone (Skype) for about 3 hours per day and I instant message all day.

12:00 pm: Lunch (microwaved), which I eat at my desk.

2:45 pm: Oldest is home from school. It's time for his afternoon meds (remember, he has ADHD) and his homework. He also starts his afternoon chores, like putting his clean, folded laundry away.

3:30 pm: Youngest is home from school. He starts his afternoon chores, like feeding the dog, and does his homework.

3:40 pm: The house is no longer a quiet place to work.

5:00 pm: Quitting time! I try my best to log off at 5 pm every day but sometimes that doesn't happen. Yesterday, for example, I was online until almost 6:00. My husband starts dinner and we sit on the deck enjoying each others company.

6:00 pm: Dinner! I've looked forward to this all day! Now is when we all sit down together, enjoy the delicious meal that my wonderful husband made, and tell each other about our day.

7:00 pm: We're out on the deck enjoying the last part of the sunshine, after I've finished the dinner dishes and set the coffee pot for tomorrow.

7:30 pm: The boys get their snack and get ready for bed. I get out my textbooks and work on homework for a little while.

9:00 pm: The boys head off to bed. My husband and I sit down and hit play on the DVR.

11:00 pm: We head off to bed. We have to do it all over again tomorrow.

Did you notice that workout wasn't listed anywhere in my typical day? That's because my typical day didn't usually include working out. With everything on my plate, I never found the time for it. All of that is about to change; even if that means I have to get up an hour earlier.

So, what do you think of working from home? It has its pros and cons, like any other thing in life, but I absolutely love it! I see my kids off to school in the morning and I'm here when they get home in the afternoon. I may not always be in a position to give them my undivided attention but they know I'm always here for them.

I'd love to hear what your typical day is like and how you manage to get everything done that needs to get done. Don't be shy...

I'm off schedule now because of writing this post. It's time for me to change my Skype status to Online and get busy. Have a fantastic day!