What does an “average” work day look like for you?

[Youngandfree]

Just for fun, in AIBU for traffic;what does an average go like for you?
Mine goes something like;
6.50 get up get dressed and ready for work.(clothes set out previous night)
7.10 wake up DC and get breakfast/finish my make up.
7.30 get and help DC dressed, teeth brushed, hair brushed etc.
7.50/8.00 finish lunches if necessary/put all necessary bags and lunches in the car, and sort out washing machine on a timer.
8.10/8.15(latest) leave house
8.20/8.25 drop DC to school/Montessori
8.25 go to work
9.00-2.40 work (I’m a teacher so these are my contact/school hours)
2.40-3.00/3.10 sort out some planning/photocopying etc
3.00/3.10 leave work
3.30/3.40 collect DC
3.50/4.00 home
4.00-5.30/6.00 this is our free time so it varies depending on day or weather , take DD to swim lesson/gymnastics/etc or light the fire and stay home or go to the park/visit friend/family for an hour. And also make dinner
5.30/6.00 dinner time
6.00-6.30 DC play for half hour
6.30 bath/get ready for bed. Listen to DD read.
7.00-7.15 bedtime
7.15....get all bags and lunches (most of) ready for the next day, set out clothes and uniforms for the next day.

My DH Works away for weeks at a time so this is a day when he is away.

[Wordle]

It’s very interesting how different the two approaches are. I think I’d definitely be packing up and heading for Ireland tomorrow if I was a teacher

[keepforgettingmyusername]

6am get up (DS wakes at 6 7 days a week)
Get washed, have breakfast etc
8.30 leave for work
8.40 drop DS at nursery, go to coffee shop sometimes
9-5 work
5.05 pick DS up from nursery
5.15 home, DS dinner
6pm DS bedtime
7pm tidy up a bit and chill.

[DonnaDarko]

At the moment it is

5:30 yoga and breakfast
6:30 wake up toddler
7:40 run out the house 10 minutes later than planned. DP drives me to the train station then takes DS to nursery before driving to work b
9:15 get to work late
17:30 finish work
18:40-19:00 get to my home train station (depends how late the train is running. DP has already picked up DS and they meet me at the station. P
19:00 home, warm up food for dinner
19:30-20:00 dinner time
20:00-21:00 toddlers bed time routine
22:00 my bed time routine

In a week, I'll be starting a new role where I can work remotely 100%. It also means I'll be able to do pick ups and drop offs if needed, but also that DP won't need to leave as early. Dinner will be ready when they get in and I'll save £4k a year on travel. Best of all, I won't need to get up at half 5 for yoga. I really can't wait, this new job is going to improve our routine so much.

[ColouringPencils]

What busy people we are! I am always cross with myself for not doing more exercise/ housework/ the hobby that is supposedly my passion/ watching the latest must-watch drama/ having more sex. Think I may just give myself a break.

I get up earlier than I strictly need to as it's nice to not be too rushed. On the days I hit snooze I always regret it.

6.25am up, shower, breakfast
7am get kids up, make breakfast X 2, lunch X 4
8am leave for work/ school
8.15am drop kids, walk to work
9am arrive at work until 4pm (x3) or 5.30pm (x2)
If it's my early day, pick up kids at 4.30.
Home just before 5pm. Homework, housework, make dinner
6.30 dinner (if it's my late days I just arrive home for this)
Twice a week there are later clubs after dinner until 7 or 8pm
8pm start bedtime, kids have showers, stories etc
9pm go downstairs, TV or read
10pm bed

[SluggishSnail]

I'm senior management in Biotechnology and have 3 teenage DC.


7.10 get up, start breakfast for DC, check work emails
7.30 DC eat, I make packed lunch and load dishwasher
7.50 school bus leaves
8.00 eldest DC cycles to college, I have quick shower and get ready
8.45 arrive at work. Usually have project meetings, team meetings, manage collaborations etc. and a ton of emails, sometimes presentations to prepare/give. Often work through lunch.
~7.30pm get home, DH part way through making dinner
8pm dinner and wine. Nag DC to do homework/practice instruments/have shower/tidy up; usually check work emails (lots of US based collaborators)
11.30 or so, bedtime

[Doodlebug5]

6.30am: wake up
7am: leave house
8am: arrive at work
9am: daily meetings start
11am: another long daily meeting
12pm: panic about where the day has gone and eat lunch
1pm to 5pm: work
5pm: panic about where the day has gone and do some more work
6pm: look at traffic and give it another five mins
6:30pm: leave work
7:30pm: arrive home to have dinner
8:00pm to 9:30 pm: tv
9:30pm bedtime routine
10pm: lights out

[chocolatebuttonsandcheese]

6am get up, back bags for nursery and work, prepare morning bottles
6.15 get myself ready
6.40 get DC up, give bottle and get ready
7.10 leave
7.30 nursery drop off
8am work
5pm leave to collect nursery
5.40 home to make dinner and do bedtimes
7pm bedtimes
7pm onwards washing/clean and make my own tea.
9pm eat dinner and bed

[Kolo]

This was my day as a teacher, before I quit:

6.15 get up, get kids up get us all ready
7.20 in the car waiting for nursery to open
7.30 dash to school, arrive before 8 if lucky with traffic.
8-8.30 set up classroom for the day, locate all the resources I need, maybe check emails
8.30-8.45 briefing or duty
8.50-3.15 teach. Lunch might be trying to eat a sandwich while managing detentions, sorting a kid out, taking a call from a parent.
3.15-4.30 meetings twice a week. Other weeks I’d be planning.
4.30-5.30 planning lessons for next day, based on today’s progress.
5.30 dash back to nursery to get kids
6.10 home - spend some time with kids, eat dinner.
7pm kids to bed
7.30-whenever I’m done (could be 9, could be 12) Mark 3 piles of books and a stack of exam papers. Catch up with admin, which could be reports, form for Senco, pastoral stuff, plan assembly, plan dept meeting, reply to emails, write a reference, write a revision resource, plan hwk etc depending on day/month.

That’s why I left.

[Fowles94]

Up at 6.25am, clothes prepped night before.
Pack my lunch into bag and various crap I take.
Taxi at 7am.
Arrive at work 7.10am.
Work 7.15am till 10.30am then break.
Work 10.50am till 1.45pm then dinner.
Work 2.45 till 6pm then break.
Work 6.20pm toll 8.30pm.
Get home at 8.45pm.

When I'm working partner and mum share care of 8 month old.

[MissB83]

Have slightly different routine every day but this is Monday's:

6am wake up, have breakfast, get DS dressed and myself ready
7:15 go out to drop DS at nursery for 7:30
Travel to work, arrive at 8:30
Work 8:30-4:30 (with hour lunch). I have an office job.
Travel home, takes an hour
5:30 collect son from nursery if my mum hasn't done it
5:30-6 give DS his dinner
6pm dinner
6:30-8 play with and bath DS
8ish DS falls asleep on me. Watch tv/read a book
9:30 bedtime
Exciting huh!

[Tensixtysix]

Up at 6am, have breakfast, do some cleaning
Get the kids up at 7am, make their breakfast
They catch transport to school for 8am
Go to work 8.30am
Work through to 4pm (no lunch break)
Collect eldest from another town (1 hour round trip)
Start cooking 6pm
Kids have their meal
Cook for DH and have my meal at 8pm (when he gets in)
Sort out washing
Go on internet to wind down
Fall asleep on sofa around 11pm, wake up at 1am
Go to bed at 2am and then back up 6am.

[Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes]

GP.
Up at 6am, leave house 6.30 and arrive work 7.15.
Admin 7.15-8.
Patient 8-12
Meetings 12-1 (lunch during meeting)
Patients 1-5
Meetings/admin until 7pm earliest sometimes 10.30pm
One night a week surgery until 8pm and Saturdays work 4-midnight
Sunday’s admin/CPD
I’m very lucky to have a husband who does the bulk of childcare.

[Biancadelrioisback]

5:30 - get up, shower
5:45 - skincare and makeup
6:00 - make lunches, coffees & breakfast
6:20 - wake up DS, give breakfast
6:30 - dry hair and get dressed
7:00 - hit DH with pillow to get him up (DH showers). I get DS dressed
7:15 - leave house
7:45 - drop DS off at childcare
8:15 - arrive at DHs work and I walk over to mine
8:40 - arrive at work, put coffee on
2:00 - have lunch
5:00 - finish work, walk back over to DHs work
5:20 - set off home
6:00 - scoop DS up from childcare
6:20 - arrive home & play
7:15 - DS bath time
7:30 - DS bedtime
8:00 - Cook tea
8:30/9:00 - eat tea
9:15 - bed


Rinse and repeat

[ScabbyHorse]

All the teachers I know work much longer hours than you and I work in a school.

[Nuyearnume]

I live in Ireland (northern) too and my friend is a teacher her day is very similar to the OP. She did work in England before that and said she enjoys it so much here and that it is a lot less stressful

[whyamisoconfused]

@Youngandfree sicken them totally and tell them your holidays.

[Nottheboreworms]

6am - up, showered, dressed, make up
6.55 - kiss DC, leave to catch bus to station (DP sees to DC on days I commute in)
7.15 - arrive station
7.25 - get on train and open laptop to work
8.45 -8.50 - arrive at work
8.50 - 4 or 5 depending on how busy - do job
4/5 leave for station
4.10/5.10 - get on train, open laptop to work
6.15/ 7.15 pm - arrive home, do bedtime routine. Listen to eldest read etc
7.45 - collapse in bath with wine
8.15 - 8.30 dinner with DP (probably planned/ part prepared by me but finished by DP whilst I'm luxuriating in the bath)
10 - bed

[Youngandfree]

@whyamisoconfused 😂😂 oh dear 😬

[Youngandfree]

@ScabbyHorse are you uk based?

[Tw1nsetAndPearls]

Teacher, with a toddler and a teenager

4:50am alarm
5am mark a set of books/ essays

7amish shower and get ready. DH tends to get DS ready.

7:45 leave for work. Do my emails on the way in.

I then teach/ plan until end of school day at 3:30.

Most days I am in a meeting/ running revision or a club and will then do admin from they day and my emails, copying etc until 6pm.

6pm- 7:30 ish Cook, tidy and have time with DS.

Between 7:30 and 9:30 I might help eldest child with homework, or I will be out at something lined to my interests out of school.

Between 10pm and midnight I am either planning or marking.

I clearly need to move to Ireland.

[SkaTastic]

@youngandfree yeah no break, all staff cover breaks and lunches every day. I am shattered by 3!!

[fashiondevotee]

6.45 - Get up, do makeup/hair and get dressed.
7.30 - Leave house.
8.00 - Arrive at office. I don't start 'til 9, but I like to eat breakfast, go out and grab a coffee, and read the news.
9.00 - 4.45 - Work, plus lunch break.
4.50 - Leave office.
5.45 - Arrive home.
6.00 - Make dinner & chill for the rest of the night (no kids ).

[RainbowInACloud]

GP.
Up at 6.15.
Into work by 6.45.
Admin until 7am.
Early surgery 7am-8.30am.
Admin 8.30-9.30.
Surgery 9am-midday.
Admin and visits until 2.30pm.
No time for lunch or any break but will usually eat something snacky while doing admin.
Afternoon surgery 2.30 until 5.30pm.
Admin until 7pm earliest.
Eat when get in, running 2 nights a week and taking kids to activities on other evenings.
Bed.

[Kismetjayn]

7am up with DD, make breakfast with eyes half closed
7:15 make her second breakfast, eyes slightly more open, also tea
7:30 reluctantly finish tea, washing up
8-11:30 miscellaneous playing/cleaning/10293939 questions
11:30 lunch for DD, finding stuff for nursery, like random donations & show and tell nonsense, I put makeup on
12:00 either run to nursery because we are speed racer cars, and are early, or deal with tantrum/ 'but I'm a caterpillar' and are Just About On Time
12:30 home for me, eat peaceful lunch, study & do some housework
3:00 kettle on, sort snack, fetch DD
3-5:30 miscellaneous playing, try to get chores done with DD's 'help'
5:30 make & eat dinner
6:15 wash child
7pm books, warm cinnamony milk & bed time
8pm DD still singing & shouting, I seek out caffeine
8:30 do some more chores dear god how does one small child create so much mess
9pm dubiously quiet upstairs. Possibly asleep, possibly broken something and doesn't want to tell me. Wait five minutes for either snoring over monitor or 'Muuuummmmyyyyy'
9:05- 11pm studying
11 declare I know nothing and am going to fail course. Shower
11:30- 1am (or 2 or 3 depending on coursework) study

[Megan2018]

6:45- get up, shower, dressed
7:30- feed cats and let chickens out
7:40 -leave for work
8:30-8:40- get to work
17:45 - drive to stables
18:30 - ride horse and do stable jobs (don’t ride every day though, depends on time of year)
20:00 - Get home, dinner
21:00 - TV
22:30 - Bed

It’s bloody knackering!