The Crazy Bag Lady

Have you ever heard the reference to wearing many different hats? Well if you’re an SLP like me, you probably feel like the crazy bag lady! I change directions so many times a day, and inevitably, I grab a different bag just about each time!

I’m asked constantly how I juggle everything. The answer is a massive amount of organization and a whole lotta planning. I thought I’d let you guys see my daily schedule by showing you my different bags! (And for my family, this is an explanation of why I ask for new bags every year for Christmas!)

Before I Leave Home

My day starts at 5:00 am, but all of my bags are packed the night before. I wake up, jump in the shower, feed the baby, put the baby back to sleep, dry my hair while checking my social media accounts, get dressed, grab all my bags, and am out the door by 6:15 (6:30 here lately.) Before I leave, I put the milk bag and diaper bag on the table for my husband, who takes the baby to our wonderful sitter (the grandmother!) All the other bags go with me.

The Bags That Travel With Me:

The Purse:

The Makeup Bag:

The Laptop Bag:

The Lunch Bag:

Extra Bags for the Purse or Car:

My School Day Bag:

Private Therapy Days:

After Work

On the day I have private therapy, my husband picks baby up and brings her home around 6:00. I spend two hours with her and then she’s off to bed. This is why I only see private kids one to two days a week. On non-private therapy days, I get to grandma’s about 3:15, visit for a minute, and get home around 4:00. I walk the dogs, and the baby plays for a few minutes while I iron my clothes for the next day, cook dinner, pick up the house, wash bottles, make formula, feed the dogs, make my lunch for the next day, and pack my bags. Then I bathe the baby and dress her for bed. The husband comes home, and we eat dinner and play with the baby. Then she has her bottle and is normally asleep by 7:30-8:00.

After the Baby is Asleep

After baby is asleep, I wash more bottles, clean the kitchen, walk the dogs again, watch an episode of something with the husband while checking email and then get myself ready for bed. I then spend about two hours blogging, making TPT materials, and/or social media marketing (which I try to keep some kind of grasp on throughout the day). Then, absolutely exhausted, I fall asleep around 10:30-11:00.

In the Middle of the Night

Baby wakes up around 3:00 am to eat, and then I’m back asleep until 5:00, when the new day begins. And this doesn’t even include incidentals, like getting my car serviced. Since about every moment of every work day is planned out, you can imagine how much I do not like hiccups or schedule changes!

Gosh. I just got tired writing all of that. And it’s 11:00 pm. Right on schedule. Whether or not you have a baby at home, I’m certain if you’re an SLP, you know a little something about bags. Do you ever feel like the crazy bag lady.?

Good night, friends!