A Day In The Life With Sonia and AJ

Now that day has ended and I am finally sitting in my favorite yellow chair drinking a cup of peppermint tea and the house is still, I think to myself how did I make through today.

I used to say I had an addictive personality, but since becoming a mom I now realize I’m ritualistic. I enjoy routines and timers; they calm me. More than ever, I rely on my daily routines and alarms. I’m a working mom of a 4-year-old and 87 7th graders, yep you guessed it I am a (math) teacher.

My alarm sounds a 5am and this is my TIME to do what I want until 5:30 and then my day gets started. I need a very specific routine if I want to get a lot done both professionally and personally because the rest of my day is devoted to my amazing son, my students and on a good day maybe myself. I get asked about my routine and organization a lot and I’ve been slightly apprehensive to share it. Mainly because I feel like mine is borderline OCD lol. Anywho, back to my day AJ wakes up at 6am to have breakfast and watch word party as I continue getting ready. Once he’s all done it’s time to sing songs, talk about how much he doesn’t want to go school, get him dressed and head out the door, all while praying I haven’t forgotten anything. Once I kiss my big boy good bye and give him the be the kind speech, I’m off to cultivate the minds of tomorrow or just survive the day…. Lol

Finally, at 4:30 I’m on my way to get AJ and once he sees me, he runs over gives me the biggest hug and says “mommy do you have a surprise for me?” I think, I am the surprise. And off I go to my second job… Being AJ’s mommy and teacher. 

I’ve finally reached a place where I have a little more “balance.” Some of that comes from having a great foundation (my team and timer systems) and the other comes from me blatantly deciding that my personal needs are just as important, if not more, than my work. Radical self-love is my goal. Although I love my son, it is so important that I make sure that he has a bedtime so that I can enjoy this time in my favorite chair with peppermint tea. Motherhood comes with it’s ups and downs and most days the laundry isn’t done and I don’t remember the garbage until I start to smell it but as long as my SONshine is happy and smiling I am doing alright.