A Day in the Life: Caitlin Limonciello

My name is... Caitlin

My current season in life is... Working mother of 2 young children

I am... a 34 year old former scientist and current educational technology specialist with 2 young boys

The craziest day of my week is always... Wednesday...my husband has early meetings and the mornings are insane for me

I start my day at... too damn early. Definitely by 6, often earlier due to the 2 month old

I have to _________ before I can do anything else.

coffee...all the coffee

My best 'getting ready for the day' hack is: Hair in a bun. I also started using primer which makes my skin look less dead tired.

I drink _______ cups of ________ a day.

3-4; coffee

Breakfast is typically....

Cereal or oatmeal

And then I'm off to... Run...since I'm still on maternity leave! Soon I will be off to work :(

In my ideal world I would spend my morning _______ but in reality it looks more like ______.

sleeping in...mad dash to get everyone ready and out the door

If I'm lucky I get to eat lunch at _______ and it is _______.

11:30...delicious leftovers

But, let's be honest, it's usually ________ at _______.

1 and whatever I can find in the pantry to eat with one hand while I hold the baby

And then on to the afternoon, when I'm tackling...

4 hours alone with a 3 year old and a fussy baby, trying to make dinner and prevent the 3 year old from burning down the house

Right now I'm grappling with...

preparing to go back to work, and if I will ever have time to do anything

My evening and dinner routine is...

I cook easy meals that can be made one handed. My husband gets home at 6 and then we usually eat. One of us holds the fussy baby and the other tries to contain the 3 year old. Wow, I sound really domestic and boring.

I aim to get in bed by ______ but it's usually more like ______.

10...11:30

It's been a good day if...

I'm not irrationally angry by the end of it.

I couldn't get through the day without _______ and I totally rely on ________.

caffeine...my smart phone.

Right now I'm feeling ______ about life.

overwhelmed

I wish I had more _______ and less _______.

time...stress

The best part of my day is....

Rocking the baby to sleep, and reading bedtime stories with the 3 year old

The one thing I try to do every day is _______.

exercise

The very last three things I do every day are...

Brush teeth, use a face wipe (i'd say wash face but that would not exactly be accurate), and check my phone one last time

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