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Right now. My previous life was cake.
I wake up at 7:45, feed my Labs, make breakfast, then school lunches for two kids (2 and 7), see that they're dressed and ready to go by 8:30, then load them up in the car for the wife to drop them off M, T, W & F. I take the girls every Thursday due to Admin days at their respective schools.
I then come home, read emails and assignments, make meetings and start composing music. Since February, I've been able to break at 3:30 to hit Lake Hollywood, either power walking or biking, hop in the car, pick up the kids and head home to make dinner (if I forget to pack a bottle for the 2 year old, all hell breaks loose on the car ride home). The 7 year old has an hour of homework each night (1st grade!) and 20 minutes of reading. Get the kids bathed and showered and down to bed by 8:30 or so, then head back to the studio to write more music.
On the weekends, it's play dates and birthday parties every weekend. I have to fit in the 5 hour Costco/Target/Ralphs weekly run, which includes hauling everything up 30 stairs to our main floor.
I also take care of our finances daily, along with creating and balancing each monthly budget, taking the kids to and from the doctor (along with ditching days when they're sick), taking the dogs for walks and for checkups (one of my girls gets frequent ear infections) along with balancing FaceTime with family, phone calls and so on.
I'm lucky to get 7 hours of sleep each night and it's usually 6.5. I'll occasionally get to sleep in on the weekends, if there isn't something scheduled early, so I've got that going for me.
Oh, and I post here when I need a second to clear my mind, which believe it or not, is really helpful.
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