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- Alexis Alvarez
Week in the life of a Wedding Planner
You guys ask me all the time what goes into my schedule between running a business & being a work from home mom to 2 toddlers. I'm also so passionate about time serving us instead of the other way around, so I thought it’d be fun to break down what my calendar looks like this week.
Monday:
6am Wake up, make coffee, check emails
7am Wake the kids up, breakfast, get ready for the day
9am Drop the girls off at daycare; work from my laptop:
Respond to emails
Write this blog post
Send new blog post email to email list
Client work
12pm Pick girls up from daycare
12:30pm Make lunch
1pm Nap time; mom tidy’s up house & starts laundry
2pm Client work
3:30pm Girls wake up from nap, snack
4pm Dinner prep for Kenny & girls, prep to leave
5:15pm Leave for client meeting/drive time
6:30pm Client planning meeting
8pm Drive home
9pm Catch up with Kenny
10pm Clean out inbox; prep tomorrow’s to do list
11pm Bed
Tuesday:
6am Wake up, make coffee, check emails
7am Wake the kids up, breakfast, get ready for the day
9am Drop the girls off at daycare; work from my laptop:
Respond to emails
Client budget catch up day
11:30am Pick girls up from daycare; stop at store on the way home
12:30pm Make lunch
1pm Nap time; mom tidy’s up house & starts laundry
1:30pm Intern interview
2pm Client Work
3:30pm Girls wake up from nap, snack
4pm Take Lily for haircut
5pm Dinner Prep
6pm Family Dinner
7pm Bath time/bedtime routine
8pm Hang with Kenny
9pm Mom time
10pm Clean out inbox; prep tomorrow’s to do list
11pm Bed
Wednesday:
6am Wake up, make coffee, check emails; put on out of office
7am Wake the kids up, breakfast, get ready for the day
9am Kenny take the girls to daycare; I leave for downtown work day
11am Post up at coffee shop for CEO work:
Social Media/Blogging/Email Plan for May
Accounting
Update preferred vendor list
Brain dump for online course
2:30pm Leave for Venue Tours with S&E
3pm Venue tour at Garfield Park Conservatory
4:30pm Venue tour at Galleria Marchetti
6pm Venue tour at Greenhouse Loft
7pm Stationery Consultation with S&N
8pm Drive home
9:30pm Hang with Kenny
10:30pm Mom time
11:30pm Bed
Thursday:
7am Sleep in - Wake up with the kids, breakfast, get ready for the day
9am Drop the girls off at daycare; work from my laptop:
Email catch up from Wednesday
12pm Pick girls up from daycare
12:30pm Make lunch
1pm Nap time; mom tidy’s up house & starts laundry
2pm Client Work
3:30pm Girls wake up from nap, snack
4pm Playtime!! Reconnect with girls after being gone all day Wednesday
5pm Dinner Prep
6pm Family Dinner
7pm Bath time & bed time routine
8pm Tidy up house
8:30pm Client call with S&E to defrag venue tours
9pm Mom time
10pm Clean out inbox; prep tomorrow’s to do list
11pm Bed
Friday:
6am Wake up, make coffee, check emails
7am Wake the kids up, breakfast, get ready for the day
9am Drop the girls off at daycare; work from my laptop:
Friday Emails - these are the task lists I send to my clients every week
12pm Pick girls up from daycare
12:30pm Make lunch
1pm Nap time; mom tidy’s up house & starts laundry
2pm Client work
3:30pm Girls wake up from nap, snack
4pm Take the girls clothes shopping for Spring & Summer
5:30pm Cook girl’s dinner
6pm Girl’ eat dinner
6:30pm Playtime!!
7pm Bedtime routine; Cook dinner for me & Kenny while girls watch TV
8pm Kenny & I have dinner together & hang
10pm Mom time
11pm Bed
Saturday:
6am Wake up & get ready
7:30am Leave for downtown
9am Floral sample with J&J
11am Cake tasting with J&J
12pm Lunch & rest
3:30pm Assist with another planner’s wedding
11pm Drive home
12:30am Bed
Sunday:
7:30am Wake up, get ready
9:30am Leave for Church
10am Church
12pm Lunch
1pm Nap time; Me & Kenny connect about next week’s schedules & review this week’s spending & next week’s budget
2pm Kenny leaves for work; Mom time
3:30pm Girls wake up from nap, snack
4pm Playtime!!
5pm Dinner Prep
6pm Dinner
7pm Bath time & bed time routine
8pm Tidy up house
9pm Mom Time
10pm Clean out inbox; prep tomorrow’s to do list
11pm Bed
So there you have it! A little look into how I have & do it all. HA! If you like posts like this, drop a comment below & I'll be sure to create more! & if you like glimpses into my personal life, check out this post where I break down my 10 take-aways from 2018!
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