What Do You Do?

It's a simple question, and people ask it all the time. I hate it. 

I hate it because it's complicated and I don't want to explain. Well, I'm a stay at home mom, and pretty much anyone who isn't the same thing has no idea what to ask you about after that. ("Oh...that's great...")

I'm also a full-time student. But I really hate that answer, because it not infrequent that I am told I look less-than-my-age (like the lady at the Y who told me how nice it was of me to take my little brother to play at the gym, or the lovely teenager at the mall who told me I had to be 18 to sign the waiver for a baby to get her ears pierced...). Saying I'm a student automatically puts me in the 18-22 age range. 

Like I said, it's complicated. So here is what I "did" today:

• Slept while my sweet husband fed our children. By the time I was up, the four year old was off to school and the one year old was headed back to bed. Score.
• Drank coffee and checked email in peace and quiet
• Determined whether or not three fake children qualified for Special Education services
• Changed a poopy diaper
• Forced myself to run 20 minutes while reading the community calendar for fun kid-things to do
• Sat in the sauna at the Y and prayed. More peace. Score again.
• Picked up neighbor and four year old from school. 
• Picked up lunch, enjoyed eating with family
• Sat outside in beautiful weather with kids & neighbors
• Put kids to bed for naps
• Diagnosed fake man with Schizophrenia. Then debated online with group about his functioning level and whether his symptoms were episodic or continuous
• Read Bible. Prepared for Bible Study.
• Wrote a paper on my chosen theory of counseling and assimilated integration of said theory

Well, that's as far as I am today. Soon I'll be adding waking up children, carpooling to Chi-Tu-Do, more poopy diapers, making dinner, and discussing self-care for therapists with another group online before hanging out with my husband & going to bed. 

So, what do you do?