But even more exciting is I have seemed to finally learn a routine. For some of you who know me this is more of a feat than most may think.
So here is a window on the day on the life of William:
(somewhere between) 5:30 - 6:00
- Wake up without alarm usually and roll over in bed and turn on light and open lap top.
- Clear mind while laptop find home wireless network and I open www.xanga.com/williambode and http://bible.crosswalk.com
- Think about what I have been reading and go to the days passage (recently in Isaiah) in the New Living Translation of the Bible and listen to the familiar voice of Mike Kellogg read while I follow along. I may read and/or listen a number of times. Try to respond to God and others about what I have read and how it hits me.
(somewhere between) 6:45 - 7:15
- check emails in wkbode@gmail.com respond to some and mostly wish I would take more time to respond.
- Possibly check work schedule and emails w.bode@shu.ac.uk to prepare my mind for work.
(somewhere around) 7:00
- Go downstairs make a bowl of porridge oats (2 packets Quaker instant golden syrup) with water boiled from the kettle and add in a bit of Soya milk (I discovered I was lactose intolerant and have avoid all products containing any dairy for nearly a year now, that alone is a big change. Oh I how I miss cheese cake, cheese, milk and cookies, and nearly everything you can think of has milk, whey, milk proteins, or cheese in it. You would be amazed!) and sometimes I will add honey or bananas to the porridge.
- Get out the vitamins and supplements. I normally take a fish oil, a gingko biloba, a multi vitamin and a calcium. I was taking ecchinatia but ran out.
- I make a cup of coffee and get a large glass of water from the tap, about a pint.
- I often will listen to radio four or a uplifting Christian CD while I eat.
- Say good morning to one of my three daughters who will also be getting up.
(approximately) 7:30
- Get in shower listen tot shower radio I usually am in there shaving, cleaning, washing my hair, and conditioning my hair till about 7:45 when I hear Thought for the Day on BBC Radio four and know I better be getting out.
- Dry hair, put aloe vera gel on face and hair
(not coping with panic) 7:45 (I really need to be out the door in like no less than 30 min now!!!!
- get trousers on gather wallet, keys, id card pass for work, switch things in bag/briefcase
- take down white shirt to iron it. (yes I iron my own white shirt every work day! And usually since the iron is still hot I feel bad that I am leaving the iron and ironing board out for Meredith or someone to put away.
- Come back upstairs and put on shirt and tie and tie my hair back.
- Shine my shoes a bit, might have done this before going down to iron shirt.
- Say goodbye to girls and Lyssa as they head off to school and work.
(My sort of goal was 8:00 AM)8:10 to 8:15
- walk out the door and decide if I'm taking the bus or walking depending on time, money and weather. The Bus is not quite a 40% option recently even less.
- Walk about a mile and a half to work along very busy streets thinking why do all these people have to drive to work in long cues with only one person per car. Saying things like wow that car cost a lot. And why are all the really hot sports cars now owned or at least driven by single women?
- Walk past all the construction sights, which are many, and think about my dad every morning and know he would like to stop and watch.
8:20 - 8:40 arrive at the Stoddart building car park under the building and take the lift to the 4th floor
Approximately 8:30
- start up computer and check emails
- speak to cleaning ladies
- turn on lights in the LLRC open access, unlock door to the LLRC office
- start replies to emails
- Open Staff intranet to begin tweaking things.
- Check schedule
- Turn on the satilite TV's in various languages
Work till 1:00 responding to requests for assitance, fixing broken computers, arranging for more information to be provided for the Staff Intranet, creating more web pages or menu structures, editing distance learning packages, meeting with people about one of the for amentioned, make sure Resource Advisor (student employee) is in on time and ready to work, Talk over the schedule with RA. Contact other technicians via MSN using trillian and see what jobs are coming through, speak to academics about labs, ect., install software.
1:00 till 2:00 Lunch with someone hopefully
Monday's Lyssa, Samuel, Steve and others and pray
Wednesday's Samuel, Tim, Steve, Matt to study Bible
Carry on with the same as above till 5:30 or 6:00 PM sometimes later.
Walk home or take bus, mostly walk
Wednesday nights team meeting
many and various other things I have to do too
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