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My Day
Day: 22nd May
What was most challenging today ... cranky baby
What made me the happiest ... getting her to sleep after 3 hours of screaming
My day in one word ... horrible
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Day: 8th May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... Getting home early and getting things done
What was most challenging today ... waking up at 4 to be to work by 6
What made me the happiest ... working outside (despite the rain)
My day in one word ... busy
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... getting both front gardens cleared (YES!)
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Day: 7th May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... talking to the fishies in her bouncer
What was most challenging today ... getting Mirena (ouch!)
What made me the happiest ... spedning all day with Jordynn
My day in one word ... challanging
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... getting my mom an awesome mother's day gift
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Day: 5th May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... hearing Jordynn "sing" to her fish in the car
What was most challenging today ... first, having to leave for work at 6am, having only gotten back home at 11:30pm and still had to get up for a 3am feeding, and the second being stuck in traffic for 3 HOURS trying to get home
What made me the happiest ... getting home and getting the little fussy one to bed on time (YES!)
My day in one word ... exhausting
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... working a total of a 13 hour day (door to door) and still managing to do the full bedtime routine for the wee one
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Day: 4th May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... Jordynn saying "Hey!" when she wanted to wake up
What was most challenging today ... going to work knowing that daddy and baby were playing at home
What made me the happiest ... getting to sleep for 5 hours straight!
My day in one word ... long
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... finishing the weekend list at work
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Day: 3rd May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... getting home to "sleepy baby"
What was most challenging today ... working a 10 hour shift knowing that Jordynn was playing with her dad at home
What made me the happiest ... coming home after a long day
My day in one word ... tiring
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... getting almost halfway through the list that was left for the weekend
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Day: 1st May
1 thing I want to remember about today ... Big hugs
What was most challenging today ... working the whole truck
What made me the happiest ... finishing the truck
My day in one word ... long
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... writting my appeal letter to my insurance company
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Day: 29th Apr
1 thing I want to remember about today ... Jordynn laughing the whole time we were shopping in the food outlet
What was most challenging today ... pushing a stroller, carrying a diaper bag and 3 bags of groceries as well as a sleeping baby (she wouldn't sleep in the stroller)
What made me the happiest ... getting my grocery shopping done
My day in one word ... busy
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... getting things ready for my next 7 straight days of closing shifts
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Day: 27th Apr
1 thing I want to remember about today ... the "big hug" I got when I got home from work
What was most challenging today ... working a 10 hour shift
What made me the happiest ... seeing Jordynn after being away for 14 hours
My day in one word ... exhausting
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... clearing the receiving belt, counting the baby aisle and bay
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Day: 25th Apr
1 thing I want to remember about today ... the warm sunshine
What was most challenging today ... having to be inside while the sun was so beautiful
What made me the happiest ... getting off work early (only 15 minutes, but it's still early, right?)
My day in one word ... tiring
My awesome accomplishment for the day ... finishing the full case "R's" from the floor of the warehouse
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