Day in the Life: The Day of Evan's First College Interview

 I decided to document last Friday October 17th, for my Day in the Life. It's been a long time since I've done a day in the life but I always enjoy reading them. So I figured why not?

5:30-- I woke up and got right to blogging. 

6:00- I set the computer aside and got dressed, made the the bed, etc.

6:30-- Leave for the gym

photo taken as I was leaving.. when it was finally light enough for a photo!

8:00-- home from the gym and I head upstairs to get dressed and ready for the day while Evan starts school and eats breakfast without me. 


8:30-- I started prepping dinner; I was making a turkey pot pie. While Also overseeing/helping Evan with his schoolwork when needed.



9:00 I sat down to eat breakfast and do a bit of blogging


9:30-- Laundry, took out the garbage, brushed my teeth, filled the dishwasher-- all those fun morning chores. 

10:00 - 11:30 -- I sat down to do some scrapbooking and got 3 more double page spreads all laid out. 

 

 11:30-12:30 I actually don't know what I did.. I'm guessing more laundry and then??

 12:30/12:40--Evan and I left to head the college for his interview.

1:30 Parked, found where Evan needed to be, I sat and called Alec to get caught up with him while Evan went off and had a quick 30 minute interview with the admissions officer.


2:00- 2:30 We stopped for a late lunch at Panera Bread on the way home. I had their Fuji apple chicken salad. It was delicious.


3:00 We arrived home, I swapped laundry once again, then headed out for a walk down the road to our mailbox. 


3:30-- I sat down to work on blogging and watch some Gilmore Girls repeats.  

 

4:30-- My husband came home unexpectedly early so I went to visit with him and check out the contents of our meat CSA box (we only get it once a month and today was pick up day). I also preheated the oven and started cooking super, unloaded the dishwasher, worked on our menu/grocery list. 

 

5:30-- We sat down to eat dinner. 

6:00-- I sat down to watch TV and finish blogging for the day.  

6:15-- I headed upstairs to shower and put on my pj's/comfy clothes for the night.


6:40-- I sat down to watch TV and was in bed by 8:30... where I watched more TV until I fell asleep around 9:30/10.

 

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Comments

  1. Handmade in IsraelOctober 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM

    It was fun to learn about your day but, blogging at 5:30am?? How do you even find the words?!

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM

      LOL! Mostly in the morning I'm linking up to the link parties I join and while I do write comments that's easier since I'm just reading and responding and not trying to create my own content. I'm just one of those people that wake up fully when my eyes are open.

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  2. DebbieOctober 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM

    I do my blogging early morning too. We usually wake up around 4:30, I get my coffee, then sit at the computer and catch up on everyone's blog, then I start writing. Thanks for sharing your day :)

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM

      I don't drink coffee and just this year we started "sleeping in" until 5/5:30 instead of 4:30. I"m enjoying that more.

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  3. Maria RineerOctober 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM

    Enjoyed reading about your day. It´s always interesting to see how people fill their time in the day. I hope the interview went well :).

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM

      I hope so too; it's really rather hard to tell but he seems happy and content with whatever decisions are made.

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  4. Amy ScottOctober 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM

    Nice routine! I am sure the interview was out of the ordinary but you have a good routine going.

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM

      Yeah, the interview was definitely out of the ordinary but a nice break from our routine.

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  5. HollyOctober 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM

    I love early morning blogging...while the house is still quiet...pure heaven :)

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  6. Jenn LloydOctober 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM

    I love reading these types of posts as well! I never do them, but I should now that my life is so different than what it was six months ago. I hope his college interview went well! I think that Panera salad looks delicious, too. I haven't been to one of those in a long time!

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM

      Yeah, I bet it would be neat to get a day in the life of Teacher Jenn!

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  7. MarilynOctober 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM

    This sounds like a great day! Except I can't motivate myself to leave the house that early, unless if I am traveling!

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM

      Thank you! It definitely gets harder this time of year now that my gym buddy is gone and the mornings are fairly dark (today it was rainy and I came so close to skipping my workout entirely!).

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  8. Kim CarberryOctober 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM

    I love reading Day in the Life posts. It sounds like a good day!
    The turkey pot pie looks so good and so does your breakfast! How exciting for Evan to have a college interview, I hope it went well. I always find it fascinating that you have to walk to your mailbox, here our mail just comes straight through the letterbox on the front door.

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM

      Thank you! Most people where we live have the same set up but we live at the end of a dead end/private drive so everyone that lives on our street has boxes up at the main/town road.

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  9. Carol @Comfort Spring StationOctober 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM

    I usually blog first thing in the morning, especially on Mondays. Visiting colleges and choosing one is an exciting time. I luckily found a place that was a good fit for me. I hope your son finds the perfect place for his college experience. #MMBC

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    1. Joanne October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM

      Luckily my boys are all pretty decisive and while we've visited quite a few with Evan he's known his top choice from the moment he stepped food on campus. He has 2 really great back up choices too.

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  10. Dara @ Not In JerseyOctober 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM

    Sounds like a nice day! Hope the interview went well.

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  11. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiOctober 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM

    Isn't it amazing how fast a day goes by? I always have so many plans and feel fortunate to get half of them accomplished. We had our first frost and so spent a lot of time lately putting our gardens to sleep for the winter. I hope Evan's interview went well--an exciting time of life for him!

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