6am morning in my life & trying to actually get stuff done with the kids

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00:00Good morning! Welcome back to another vlog. It is 6 a.m. I think I'm gonna need a

00:11Celsius today, but I'm up. I'm gonna get changed, go out to the garage and get a

00:18workout in before the kids are up, so let's go.

01:00I'm in the nursery with the kids now finishing the stretches for my workout,

01:05my little cool-down with Miss Alice crawling all over me, and Grace is doing

01:11the stretches with me too. I got my little workout buddy. Butterfly stretch.

01:16All right, our last one. We're gonna do a tricep stretch. Steven was with the kids

01:22and he had to go get ready for work at 7.15. I don't know why I thought I was

01:26gonna have time for a workout and a shower before then, but honestly I kind

01:30of thought the kids would still be sleeping. Good morning. But they got up

01:36kind of early today, so it worked out well enough though because I was almost

01:39done with my workout. So I came in here with the kids to finish up and now the

01:44only thing is I'm not sure what my strategy for showering is gonna be.

01:50Showering when I'm with Alice right now is a little difficult, so I usually try

01:55to make sure I do that before she is up, but that is not what happened today, so

02:00I'll either figure something out or I'll just wait to shower until she naps.

02:04Yeah, I'll be a little sweaty. Let's go have some breakfast and get a load of

02:09dishes going for the morning. All right, breakfast is served. Toast and a protein

02:16shake for me, and I thought of a strategy for my shower. Sometimes after Alice

02:21eats, she'll just like be happy, giggly, sitting in the high chair for like 10

02:25minutes, so I'm thinking when she finishes breakfast, I can move the high

02:29chair into the bathroom, like right in front of the shower, and she can like see

02:34me, I can talk to her, I can like put some toys on the tray, but then she's like not

02:39just loose in the bathroom while I'm showering because she's in this stage

02:43right now where... Oh, did you drop your toast? There you go, my love. Um, but yeah,

02:47very much in the stage right now of like cannot turn my back. She is exploring and

02:53getting into everything, which is great for like, you know, her learning and

02:57growing, but not very conducive to me showering, so that's my plan. We'll see if

03:02it works, but for now, I'm gonna go sit and enjoy my breakfast with the kids.

03:06There you go. Oh my gosh, you guys, it actually worked, and now I'm dressed. I've

03:13got on the new old navy jeans, and then this vest is from Abercrombie, but yeah,

03:20it actually worked out really well. I think because Grace was out there, too,

03:24and like she was kind of keeping Alice entertained. She was bringing her toys. I

03:28would totally do that again. Like, I don't know, I kind of thought it was

03:31gonna be a disaster. I also contemplated setting up the pack-and-play in the

03:35bathroom, but yeah, I also know that this is like very temporary, you know? We're

03:40just kind of in that in-between time where like she's outgrown the bouncer

03:44and the jumper, any of those things, but also still learning not to try to climb

03:49into the bathtub or play with the dog water, even though those things seem

03:53super fun. I get it. But yeah, I am ready for the day. I'm gonna go get the kids

03:58ready, and then Grace has school today, so. You giving me little back pats?

04:04Alright, it's about an hour later now. The kids are dressed and playing, and in a

04:09little bit, we're gonna head out for a walk before Alice's nap, and then later

04:15today, Grace has school, so. I want to make sure that I get Alice down for her nap

04:18a little bit earlier. You trying to grab that? Um, so that she's got time for a

04:24solid nap before we go take Grace to school. Alright, walk, walk, walk.

04:32Beautiful day. It's a frog and a duck. Quack, quack. We're having a little bit of

04:39play time. I've got Alice's bottle on the warmer. She's gonna go down for a nap

04:43in just like 15 minutes here. Our walk was lovely, and I wore these jeans on

04:50the walk, which usually I would change into leggings or bike shorts, but these

04:54jeans are just so comfortable. I was like, you know what? We'll give it a try, and

04:57honestly, zero complaints. They're so comfortable. If you missed the last vlog,

05:01I went shopping at Old Navy, and these jeans that I'm wearing today are one of

05:05the things that I got. Um, but honestly, cannot recommend them enough. They're so

05:09comfortable. This is my second time wearing them, and I actually think I like

05:13them more. Duck! That's right. I like them even more now than I did in the

05:17dressing room, and that's saying something. Two ducks. Quack, quack. Duck and a dog.

05:22Can you give her some gentle pets? Good job. Yeah, that's your dog. Alright, I just

05:29put Alice down for her nap, and I have something exciting to show you. Look at

05:35the sprouts! Oh my goodness. Everything has sprouted. It's all looking so healthy.

05:43This butternut squash especially. These just really popped up strong. So we'll

05:49give everything some water. What we planted outside is sprouting too, but

05:55I'll have to show you that later, um, because I told Grace that after Alice

05:58goes down for her nap, I would cuddle up on the couch with her. We could watch

06:00some Super Kitties. So that's what we're gonna do now.

06:05Alright, I am gonna try to get some stuff done during Alice's nap. First things

06:12first, Grace and I are gonna go out to my car, and I've got this bin for all the

06:16stuff that needs to come inside, and a trash bag for all the trash, and I'm

06:20gonna get my car cleaned out because I want to take it for a car wash while

06:24Grace is at school. Tomorrow... You want to go out? Pull that pot. There ya go.

06:29Tomorrow we're going to the Safari Park, and my grandma's coming, which is a big

06:34deal because she hasn't been in like 10 years, but she used to go there with us

06:37all the time when I was a kid, and like we have so many special memories there.

06:40And when we went a couple weeks ago with my mom, my mom was like, we have to get

06:45your grandma back here. We could rent her one of the like mobility scooters so she

06:48can get around and do everything. So we made plans for what is now tomorrow, and

06:53I'm driving my grandma. We're gonna be picking her up. So yeah, my car is not in

06:58the current state where I would really want anyone else in it. I literally, I

07:01literally cleaned it out a week ago. I feel like this just happened so fast

07:06where suddenly my car is filled with junk and gets so messy. So I needed to do

07:11this anyways, but I definitely wanted to do this before tomorrow. So I'm thinking

07:16if I clean all the stuff out now, then while Grace is at school I can take it

07:20for a car wash, and I'm gonna take it to one of the ones where you can like

07:23vacuum your car. So then I'm gonna get it like a really really clean. So I want to

07:26get that done during the nap. I need to pack Grace's school lunch, get her all

07:31ready for class, and then I'd like to tidy up the kitchen in the living room a

07:35little bit because they are cluttered. So afternoon productive-ish montage, let's

07:41go. Come on. Good girls. Go Brizzy, go. Good dogs.

08:12Cleaning this all out was one thing, but now I have to put it away? Oh it's so

08:19much junk.

09:12Popping in to Trader Joe's on our way home, literally just for two things. I

09:19want to get Grace a bouquet of flowers because she has her theater performance

09:23tonight for her theater class, and then I want an avocado to have with my lunch.

09:30Which one for sister? Beautiful. All right, just got home and we are gonna have, we're

09:41gonna have a leftovers lunch. We got black beans from yesterday, some sauteed

09:47onions, and the like Gardein veggie beef. We have quinoa too. I gave Grace most of

09:56the veggies that were in here in her lunch, but there's some quinoa left for

10:00us. Yes. For Alice, I'm gonna make her a quesadilla with the beans and onion and

10:08cheese of course.

10:11Is that Indiana Jones? Into the skillet. There we go. I'm gonna, I think I'm gonna do like a little taco

10:20salad moment, because we do have lettuce. We've got lettuce, we've got some plant-based

10:29beef, we've got quinoa, and I was gonna put cheese, but I just used the last of

10:36the cheese for Alice. Oh avocado. Yeah, that is gonna be tasty. Quesadilla just finished looking good.

10:43There you go girlfriend. Nice. Got my avocado all diced up, although I do wish

10:50that it was more ripe, but I literally bought it 10 minutes ago, so can't

10:54complain. Okay, it is looking pretty good. I'm trying to think what else I should

10:58add to it. I could put in some of the beans. Maybe I'll do that. Oh, you know

11:02what? For a little bit of crunch, I don't have tortilla strips, but we have chips.

11:07I'm like, if I like crunched those up, that could be good. And then for a

11:11dressing, I'm gonna mix together some sour cream and Tapatio. Okay, let's give

11:19it a try. Oh my gosh, that's actually so good. Oh my gosh. I also forgot I made the

11:27Gardein beef last night. I forgot how well I seasoned that. That's really good.

11:31Yes, and I was so hungry. Alright, I'm gonna go sit with Alice and enjoy my

11:36lunch, and I'll check in with you guys later. Just finished our lunch, which was

11:41delicious. Yes, and I was gonna try to unload and reload the dishwasher, but we

11:50only have like 30 more minutes until we have to go pick up Grace, and I kind of

11:53feel like we've been going non-stop today, so just having some chill playtime

11:57with Alice sounds really nice. Yeah, we got some toys out. We're laughing

12:02together. The dishes, dishes can wait. Alright, we are just about to head out to

12:09go pick up Grace, and then like I said, she has her performance tonight. So I've

12:12got a few last things. Hello. A few last things I'm throwing in my bag. Also, I'm

12:19filming this on my like little tiny camera that I usually only use when

12:23we're out on the go, but the battery on my other camera died, so hopefully this

12:27looks fine. I've got the flowers for Grace. Aren't those beautiful? There's pink,

12:34purple, yellow. So beautiful, and then I also got her this little Moana 2 surprise

12:44character, because the show that they're doing is Moana 2, and Grace loves this

12:49kind of stuff, so I thought that would be a fun little, yeah, a little

12:52congratulations gift. Then I have an Uncrustable for Grace, because we have a

12:57little break in between school and the show. She can snack on that, and then

13:02Alice's leftover quesadilla wedge, in case she wants that. Alright, we are ready.

13:07Stephen's meeting us for the show. He's coming straight from work, so we'll be

13:12seeing him there. Yeah, da-da. And I think my parents are coming too, and then we're all

13:16gonna go out to dinner after, so it'll be fun, and I'll see you guys later. Let's

13:21go. Alright, Alice and I are actually on a little walk. We ended up getting here a

13:26little early to pick up Grace, so I figured we could enjoy a nice little

13:30stroll. I've got Alice in the stroller getting some fresh air, playing Pokemon

13:36Go, which, by the way, I meant to talk about this at the beginning of the vlog,

13:40and then, you know, day gets going with the kids and everything else in my brain

13:43just disappears. But over the weekend, my dad and I went to Pokemon Go Fest, or

13:48sorry, Pokemon Go Tour. It was in LA, and we just had the best time. It was so much

13:53fun. I caught so many shinies, and it was just really fun to go and do that with

13:58my dad. We went together last year, and I was heavily pregnant, and it was super

14:04fun. Like, we had a blast, but I was very pregnant and tired, and doing all of that,

14:08you know, walking around nine months pregnant was a lot on my body, whereas

14:12this year, not being pregnant, it just couldn't have been better. We had so much

14:16fun, and if it comes back again next year, I will absolutely be going again. But all

14:21of this to say, Pokemon Go obsession, which never really leaves me, it does

14:26ebb and flow, but it's always there. It is strong again now. So yeah, gonna enjoy

14:32this little walk, catch some mons, and it is a beautiful day. Sun is shining, and

14:38it's like 75, so it is actually starting to feel like spring in San Diego. Oh, it's

14:44so nice. Just slayed this rocket battle. Now we're gonna catch it. I need my, like,

14:51stroller phone mount that I used to have on here back on. That was the best. Got it.

14:55Might as well catch this guy while we're walking. Yay.

15:00Uh-huh. The irony, I have to keep in that first part, because the irony of that

15:09last clip, like, backstory. Uh, Grace, I'm trying to put Grace to bed. We're down

15:14for a nighttime snack, which, uh, isn't that always the case? They're just

15:18always hungry right as it's time to go to bed. But, you know, we're sitting down

15:22here. Stephen's down here. We're all just chatting. It gets quiet for a second. I'm

15:25like, all right, I'm gonna, I'm gonna film a clip real quick, and as soon as I take a

15:29breath to start talking. Hey, Mommy? And if that isn't my life. But yeah, it is now

15:35almost 9 o'clock. We had a wonderful evening. Grace's performance went great.

15:41We are so proud of her. I am. I am so proud of you. We went out to dinner after,

15:49had lots of fun family time, and yeah, that was the rest of our day. So now,

15:55Alice is in bed. We are in the process of getting Grace to bed. Oh, I got to take a

16:00bath tonight, and that was everything. I felt like I really, really needed that.

16:06Oh, it was a long day. I'm like, I know. Stephen just saw how much the sprouts

16:11have grown. I was just showing that on the vlog this morning. You want to come

16:14say hi? A rare Stephen has been spotted. A shiny Steve. All right, that's gonna be

16:20it for tonight, but I think we'll pick this back up tomorrow. So I'll see you

16:24then. Good morning. Hello. It is 6 a.m. Here we are yet again.

16:29Actually, it is now 636, and I am here pulled up at my running spot. I'm doing a

16:35run this morning, and I'm really excited for it. Like, I had no problem getting up

16:40today. I've been looking forward to this, getting outside, getting some movement in

16:44my body. I feel like it's just the absolute best way to start the day. I

16:48think if I could get out every morning for maybe not a run every single day, but

16:54like a run or a walk just like outside, fresh air in the morning when it's still

17:00like kind of cold and crisp, that that would be my like ideal morning every

17:05morning if I could. But today I actually can make it work because Stephen, he

17:11works hybrid. So like yesterday, he went into the office and he was working in

17:15the office, but today he's working from home. And when he's working from home, he

17:19can help more with the kids in the morning since he doesn't have the

17:21commute. Which means days like today, I can do an early run. So I need to be back

17:28and on with the kids at 8. So ideally, in my perfect world, I'm gonna be back home

17:33by like 740. So I have time to like shower, get dressed before I'm with the

17:38kids. But yeah, excited to get out and get to my run. And I will be able to make

17:43that timeline happen if I can stop yapping. So let's get to it. I want to

17:47show you my outfit before the run. Okay, so I'm now a little over a week out from

17:53my 10k. So I've been like doing kind of outfit trials for my last few runs,

17:58trying to figure out what I want to wear for the race. So here is the outfit today.

18:03Jacket is Fabletics. The shorts and top are Popflex, as well as the matching

18:10headband. You saw the previous vlog where they sent me this. They were able to

18:14exchange it. So I'm now wearing it in the XL, which I feel like fits me really,

18:19really nicely. And the shorts, I've already worn for a run and they worked

18:24out great. So I think I'm probably gonna wear these for the race. The only thing

18:28is, these built-in shorts underneath, there's just like the tiniest, tiniest

18:35little bit of my thigh that gets some friction and isn't covered by the shorts.

18:39So what I wanted to try today is just putting a little bit of Body Glide

18:43right there and see if that fixes it. Because it really wasn't a big deal. But

18:47for my race, like I'm doing 6.2 miles. I'm trying to like really push myself and

18:52set myself up for success. So I don't want to have even the slightest thing

18:56bothering me that's in my control. So we've got some Gold Bond Friction

19:02Defense. If this works well, I think these are gonna be the 10k shorts. Oh and then

19:08the top, I forgot to say, I have a bra underneath it too. I'm wearing the SheFit

19:12bra underneath. This top is really supportive. It has a built-in bra, but

19:16it's just not enough for me on its own. So I definitely want to wear a bra

19:20underneath, but I haven't tried that yet. So that's kind of the other thing that

19:22I'm testing out on today's run. Also, I left my headphones in Alice's nursery

19:28and she was still sleeping when I left. So bringing out the AirPod Max's again

19:31today. It's been a while since I've ran with these. All right, someone just pulled

19:35up next to me and now I'm embarrassed to be filming myself. So let's go run.

19:38Oh, and my glasses are from Amazon. All right, let's go.

19:42All right, done. That felt great. And the shorts worked out really well. Definitely

19:56an improvement with the friction stick. The only thing is, even though now

20:00there's no discomfort where my thighs are touching, I can still like feel them

20:05touching, which isn't my favorite. But everything else about these shorts is so

20:09perfect and I feel so cute in them. I'm undecided if I want to wear these or my

20:14Skechers shorts, because definitely still a preference for my Skechers shorts in

20:17terms of comfort. And that's just what I do like all my training in, but they're

20:21not cute. So I don't know. I have to figure it out. But yeah, that went great.

20:24Wake up little bunnies. Hop little bunnies. Hop, hop, hop. Hop little bunnies. Hop, hop, hop.

20:30Hop, hop, hop. Woo!

20:33Yay! This is what I just walked into. Good morning.

20:38Good morning, team. Well, I did not make it back in time for a shower. Are you sure? I guess you did already log some hours today.

20:47Yeah, I was up at 1 a.m. with a call in from Europe. All right, I'm going to the

20:54shower then. Thank you. I love my family. So glad I got a shower in. And now I am

21:01ready for the safari park. Quick little OOTD. Tank top is one of my new pieces

21:05from Old Navy. And then the flannel around my waist is also Old Navy, but

21:10it's been in my closet for an eternity. Leggings are Lululemon. And then I just

21:16got on my comfy hokas since we're probably gonna be doing a lot of walking

21:20today. But yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and end the vlog here. Thank you guys so much

21:23for watching and we'll see you next time. Bye!

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