Typical

I thought it might be interesting to some of you out there to know what a typical day looks like for me here in Geita--though there are probably more atypical days than typical ones.


7:30am -10:00am -- wake up, feed Baylor, feed myself, play with Baylor, put laundry in the washing
            machine, check email, etc.
10:00am-11:00am -- put Baylor down for nap,exercise and shower
11:00am - 11:45am -- Bible study and Swahili study
11:45am - 12:00pm -- feed Baylor
12:00pm - 1:30pm -- go to town with Baylor for relationship building, Swahili practice, and produce
              buying
1:30pm - 2:00pm -- go home and eat lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm -- put Baylor down for a nap, work in the kitchen or study Swahili
3:30pm - 5:30pm -- feed,bathe, and play with Baylor
5:30pm - 7:30pm -- cook, eat, and clean up dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm -- feed and play with Baylor, read her a book, have a family devotional, put Baylor to
            bed
8:30pm - 10:00pm -- read, watch t.v, or play games
10:00pm -- feed Baylor
10:30pm -- go to bed


Of course there's hardly any day that actually ends up like this.  I don't always exercise or study Swahili, and Baylor certainly does not always stay on her nap schedule like I dream for her to do.  Also, there are days when we have Bible studies, have people to our home or go to others' homes.  And I've left out all the little things I do every day like change poopy diapers, greet people who come to our gate, and fill the water filter.  One day a week I spend almost the whole day in the kitchen, preparing breads, sauces, condensed cream of chicken soup, granola, etc. to make cooking easier all the other days.  And of course everything gets thrown off when there's no electricity or water-- though we've gotten pretty used to that.  The longer we're here, the more time I'll spend in work outside the home, which will get a little easier (hopefully) when Baylor gets a little older.  My days are always filled with something, just sometimes with more exciting things than others.