Does committing an entire post to everything I eat and everything I do make it sound like I think I’m super interesting? Oh wait, yeah I am 😉 I mean for your average self lovin’, college goin’, blonde on a mission to master doing her lipstick one day. I’ve been seeing a lot of these “Day in the Life” style posts go up among my blogging buddies like Alyssa and Megan, so I thought what better way to join the party than to join “Day in the Life” with WIAW. Food, fun(ny jokes about my average day), and most importantly: fame. Just kidding, no fame. But keep reading anyways.
A little after 7:00 AM: start to wake up, sit up, check my phone, text Jairo back good morning, fall back onto my pillow, scroll through Instagram a bit, & finally decide to get my butt into the shower
7:20 AM: Throw on some jeans & a tank top & head into the kitchen. Take my multivitamin & drink a big bottle of water while my coffee is brewing and chat with mom
7:40: Make my breakfast & lunch for a day at UCLA, get my bag together for school
8:00 AM: Eat half of my bagel, the half with the cream cheese spread hot out of the toaster, pour my coffee, and leave for school
8:15 AM: leave for UCLA, see that the estimated time in traffic is 54 minutes, and try not to sob
8:40 AM: Eat the other half of my bagel, the avocado mashed half, while trying to merge on the 405 South..not the best timing
8:41 AM: Do a mini dance in my car seat for managing not to get avocado on my white tank top. Feel momentary shock.
9: 05 AM: Rejoice because I’m almost to my parking lot at school
9:06 AM: Make a wrong turn even though I’ve driven here every other day for the past year. DAMN IT
9:15 AM: Finally park the car, Skype with Jairo for a bit before class from my phone
9:45 AM: Rush to class on the other side of campus, up the hill, because I lost track of time talking to Jairo
10:00 AM: Slide into my seat right at 10 and avoid getting the death glare from my tiny, loud Spanish Literature prof
11:40 AM: Get out of class a few minutes early, stop in the cafe on campus to grab a spoon for my yogurt
11:42 AM: Take a photo of my yogurt which warrants a weird look from headphones boy next to me.
11:43 AM: Realize I didn’t get said yogurt on Snapchat and curse myself for not sticking with this new social media platform. Take another picture for snapchat *headphones boy stares* and realize it’s out of focus. Take another and mentally give the finger to headphones boy
12:00 PM: Get to my Feminism within Islam class and settle in to watch a documentary. Consider leaving when I realize the prof isn’t coming
12:03 PM: Receive the video questions to be turned in at the end of class, damn!
12:30 PM: Try to hold my focus on the documentary but end up scrolling through Insta every few minutes
1: 15 PM: Start to get hungry but don’t want to whip out tuna salad and make the whole room angry (angrier than they already are due to said video questions crushing their momentary hope of dipping out). Settle on the new bar I brought today from the Gluten Free Expo
1:16 PM: Take a bite, OH MY GOD THIS IS LIKE AN ALMOND JOY IT’S CANDY
1:17 PM: Start to feel a little guilty for having a “candy bar” before eating my tuna.
1:18 PM: Tell those ED thoughts #BYEEFELICIA and continue enjoying my bar
1:30 PM: Start reading blogs online, stumble onto “10 Ways to Practice Self Care with Kids”, absolutely fall in love with how sweet and inspiring it is, try not to cry
1:40 PM: Send “10 Ways to Practice Self Care with Kids” to my brother who’s expecting his first little one in June
1:41 PM: Get legitimately sad, then a tad angry that I don’t know more people with kids / expecting kids to send this too (hormones is that you?!)
1:45 PM: Turn in my video questions, leave class, and have my fork out and tuna tupperware open within 30 seconds of stepping out the door
1:50 PM: Eat my tuna salad (full fat mayo + relish + honey dijon mustard) on my way to my next class)
2:00 PM: Sit down in my Hagiography and Sadomasochism in Spanish Lit (yeah you read that right..) class
2:05 PM: Open my bag of sweet, sugar dusted plantain chips to get the tuna aftertaste out of my mouth and end up eating the whole bag
2:15 PM: Oooh a classmate is presenting on philosophy today…this is actually kind of interesting
2:45 PM: Wait is he still presenting..how long is he going to go for?
3:15 PM: He can’t seriously still be speaking, can he?
3:45 PM: Okay I get that he’s passionate about this and everything but he hasn’t taken a breath in TWO HOURS
3:50 PM: Leave class, post on Insta about my new blog post on Why I’m So Open about my Eating Disorder
3:52 PM: Awkwardly encounter my professor in line in the ladies room
3:54 PM: Think “Oh my god she’s totally listening to me pee I HATE THIS”
4:15 PM: Get to my car & drive home from UCLA
5:00 PM: Make myself a bowl of watermelon, turn on Gossip Girl, and push baby Relic’s butt off the bed every 30 seconds for trying to steal aforementioned watermelon
6:15 PM: Make dinner: GF ramen + olive oil + garlic powder + 2 scrambled eggs
6:40 PM: Have some gluten free cookies & a spoon of Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter
7:00 PM: Clean up from dinner and do the dishes from the past week
7:30 PM: Mom gets home and has a package for me from Aerie!
7:45 PM: Fall in love with my new Aerie bikini and spend way too much time in front of the mirror
8:30 PM: Convince mom to go out for McDonald’s Ice Cream with me
9:30 PM: Have a spoon of Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter
10:30 PM: Fall asleep watching Gossip Girl
Thanks for spending time poking through my day, friends! Tell me,
Do you have a special dessert you share with your mom or dad? A childhood fave?
Bagel or muffin person?
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34 Comments
YES! I’m so happy when I see you saying, ‘Bye, bye’ to those ED thoughts. 🙂 That late night ice cream run looked SO good. It looks like you have a really busy day. I hope school is going well!
Emily Swanson recently posted…WIAW: My Messy Life
The ice cream run was definitely fun! Especially because I got to share it with my mama and she tends to have difficulty with enjoying treats at night too. Hope everything is well with you too love.
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
Hahaha I laughed about headphones boy. I don’t even notice funny looks from strangers anymore. Luckily my friends and family are used to my picture taking 😉
I love day in the life style posts! It’s interesting to see what people do!
Headphones boy better get used to how I doo! Haha that was way too cheesy.. my friends and fam are pretty used to my photo taking as well. Thanks for reading, Liz!
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
OMG so much I love about this post but I’m going to say what I love most is plantain chips, Gossip Girl and the fact that you ignored your ED voice!
So proud of you girl! Also that ramen looks freaking amazing 😀
Amanda @ Real Life Recovery Diary recently posted…how to stop body checking
Thanks Ms. Amanda! I’ve been waaay too into Gossip Girl lately and I wish I could tell you where I got the plantain chips – I wish I knew myself! My grandma got those for me (like the ramen) she’s so sweet about feeding me haha
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
I loved following along with you in a day in the life! I miss college so much so thanks for taking me back 🙂
(p.s. in case you don’t see my response to your comment- the Inn where I stayed is the Hidden Valley Inn! It’s amazing!)
Gretchen recently posted…WIAW : Belize Edition!
My pleasure! And thank YOU for the recommendation. I’m even more in love with the Inn after seeing the whole gallery and it seems pretty affordable too!
I think I tried the coconut Yummy bar before and it was INSANELY delicious! It was definitely a “where have you been all my life??” moment. I love these day-in-the-life posts especially when they’re incorporated within a WIAW 😀
P recently posted…Just the Usual
Yes oh my goodness I need another Yummy bar like yesterday. Have you ever seen them in stores? Thanks girl! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
My dad and I share a love of eating a scoop of PB out of the jar most nights. My mom and I used to love to eat popcorn together on Sunday nights, but I can’t remember the last time I ate popcorn let alone did that with her! It has to be about 6 years.
I am a bagel person all the way. I do however like sweet breads more than bagels, which are almost a muffin in a loaf pan so I don’t know what that means about me.
I used to hate it when teachers used the bathroom too! It’s like NO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN! I did used to love talking to my professors while we worked out at the gym. It was always funny to see that they are actually people =P
Ellie recently posted…Runner’s World [A Day In My Life, May 2016]
Aww that first part reminds me of “The Nanny Diaries” (if you haven’t seen it, go watch it’s SO cute and on Netflix) when she and the little boy eat Smackers PB & J out of the jar. I’m such a big popcorn fan also. And bagel fan…aaand muffin fan. Dang it’s all so good! Hahah professors as people..I can’t picture it!
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
I’ve been looking at a lot of WIAW’s and I love this one so much it helped me a lot. The WIAW’s I’ve been looking at are people eating only 3 small meals a day, and I’m in recovery from anorexia right now and seeing that makes me feel like I’m eating an abnormal amount of food and no normal person eats as much as I do and never snacks. But this reassured me a lot thank you!
I’m so glad I can reassure you and oh my goodness please know that so many people on the internet, well, they lie. Especially in WIAW which is very sad because it is an inaccurate representation of reality. Three meals and 1200 calories will never be the standard in my life and I don’t think it should be for anyone. I believe in eating for fun, for enjoyment, for nourishment, and just because food is not the enemy 🙂
Ok, you are seriously taking the most interesting classes! I feel like my college experience was significantly more boring. Have fun!!!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted…Savory French Toast + WIAW
Haha the Hagiography and Sadomasochism definitely is..interesting! It’s also a bit strange haha, but I do love me my Spanish major 🙂
Cayanne recently posted…A Day in the Life WIAW
Ha! This is the most detailed day in the life I’ve ever seen. That’s awesome.
I totally feel self-conscious taking pictures of my food in public. Glad to hear I’m not the only one.
You’re definitely not alone Joyce!
ooo so much good food! that blood orange yogurt sounds really interesting. and i love that you scrambled eggs with your ramen! so much YUM.
Fun fact: i used to have TWO hangover bagels every Thursday morning in Economics class (Wednesdays were bar night?) that i got the nickname Bagel Girl. Not very creative, but very, very accurate.
Beverley @ Born to Sweat recently posted…A Chat with Matcha Ninja + Matcha Giveaway!
Ohmygosh. Beverley can I pleeeease call you bagel girl? In fact, can I pitch it to the BGB Facebook page as your new nickname? ;D
I really like day in the life posts! I love the commentary of your day lol, especially the car ride and that kid in your psych class haha!
Sarah recently posted…Dear Sweet Baby Girl
Thanks Sarah! Both of those reeeally tried my nerves ha!
I always enjoy reading day in the life posts. Your dinner looks so tasty. And yet I love McDonald’s Ice Cream s well
So much fun to read! 🙂
Thank you Angie! Ah yes McD’s just can’t be beat!
Cayanne recently posted…How to see the Gym as Half Full + B(E)ST Arm Workout
I love hearing what everyone gets up to! My favourite was your celebratory dance for not getting avo on your top, because that is a legit accomplishment! My favourite treat to eat with my parents are these ice blocks we get in NZ called paddle pops. Good times.
Hahaha I’m glad you get it! Ooh what are paddle pops like? What flavor?
Cayanne recently posted…How to see the Gym as Half Full + B(E)ST Arm Workout
Love day in the life posts! People always give me strange looks when I snap a pic of my food haha but I just roll with it. And I am more of a bagel person! Love bagels with cream cheese or pb 🙂
Ha! I’m a fan of everything bagels now, but when I was little I was all about that fresh cheeeeeeese bagel 🙂
Blogging about your eating disorder is a GREAT way to keep yourself accountable! I say – IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE talking about it – GO FOR IT! 🙂 I need to read you ED blog post to learn more about you!
GiGi Eats recently posted…Superheroes Making Salads In The Kitchen
Thanks GiGi! I try to encourage people to get comfy in the discomfort because talking about tough topics publicly is well, tough. But so dang rewarding and liberating too. Not that it comes easily to me always (lol no) but worth it. Thanks for reading. And I want to get that lunch!!
What bathing suit did you mom get you from Arie? I just got a high waisted bottom and the charlie(umm i think) bikini top! I absolutely love them <3 But I'm kind of biased, I love everything Arie!
I got a teal bikini with a bow tie in the back and a cheeky bottom! I’m totally biased too; I can’t get over the quality of Aeries products and message <3
I looove dark chocolate dreams peanut butter! And my mom and I love to get ice cream together. In fact, we do it almost every night in the summer! It’s nice to know I’m not the only girl who has a major sweet tooth ?bye ED!
Noo noo you’re definitely not alone. Chocolate and / or ice cream make daily appearances in my life! ED can suck it