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An Ordinary Life

March 8, 2011 By Deanna Piercy 5 Comments

Maybe it’s just me – I readily admit that I’m nosy – but I find it interesting to hear how other people spend their days, particularly women at home.  People often ask what I *do* and my best answer is that I’m not sure but it takes all day.  I decided to think back on my day today and try to remember what I did.  I’m sure there are things I’ve forgotten but here’s what I came up with:

  • let out chickens, gave them some scraps and gathered eggs
  • fed cats
  • fed parakeet
  • fed goldfish 
  • made lunches for David and Chris 
  • watered houseplants
  • made yogurt
  • made bread and butter pickles
  • mixed up a pitcher of orange juice (we use frozen concentrate)
  • boiled a dozen eggs
  • made a pitcher of iced tea 
  • put out fresh towels in the bathrooms 
  • cleaned and organized one shelf in the refrigerator
  • ran a load of dishes in dishwasher and put them away when done
  • hand washed other dishes
  • made potato soup for Chris
  • made cheesy rice and ham casserole for dinner
  • did three loads of laundry
  • washed sheets on two beds and remade them 
  • polished a couple of tables
  • cut fresh daffodils for the kitchen window to replace wilted ones
  • cut a daffodil and some greenery to put in a bud vase on one of the tables I polished
  • took cuttings from a couple of houseplants and put in water to root 
  • cleaned sink, counter and mirror in downstairs bathroom
  • general tidying up around the house
  • talked to my mom on the phone
  • started working on my co-op order due tomorrow evening
  • read and responded to some emails, including some UCM board business
  • planned our weekly menu and posted it on Dee’s Kitchen
  • did two quick posts on The Well-Groomed Hippie
  • did wound care on Chris (from bicycle accident) twice
  • researched organic, heirloom seed companies (need to order soon!)
  • ironed our pillowcases and a couple of aprons 
  • ate dinner with David and watched the Bill Maher show together
  • read a few blog posts and commented on one
  • read a little Facebook off and on throughout the day 

It’s now 10 p.m.  I think I’m going to climb between those clean sheets, lay my head on those ironed pillowcases and read my nightly passage from The Message and a couple of chapters in my current book,  Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.   If you have a blog and have ever done a “day in the life” sort of post, leave me a comment with the link.  I’ll read it and leave you a comment. 

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Comments

  1. Miz says

    March 8, 2011 at 4:33 am

    My day has already started. Mostly, because it's 4.31am and I haven't slept. Again. I intend to stay up (caffeine is my friend) and get a full day in, so I sleep tonight. Before bed, I'll do a quite post on what I did to keep myself awake 😀 I'm sure my name clicks onto my blog 😀

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  2. Miz says

    March 8, 2011 at 4:34 am

    or a quick post. silly me!

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  3. Romina Garcia says

    March 8, 2011 at 8:54 am

    What an awesome concept. I'm going to have to do this and link it back!

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  4. Deanna Piercy says

    March 15, 2011 at 12:35 am

    If either of you, or anyone else reading this, does a similar post, don't forget to leave me a comment with a link so I won't miss it. I'm not doing very well keeping up with blog reading these days but I promise to read all posts I receive a link to.

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  5. Cherie says

    March 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    But what do you do all day? 🙂

    My days are not that dissimilar to yours. Animal care, house work, some blogging, activist/volunteer work. Also, school's back in session for me so studying and more studying.

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