A Day In The Life of a Working Mom
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Like most working moms, my routine can vary from day to day depending on what is going on. Three days out of the week I head into my office in the city. The other two days a week I work from home. In today's video, I'm heading into the office before heading home to spend time with my family and shoot a TH-cam video.
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I love that this is a realistic video about a grown-up with a real job and family! So hard to find on youtube!
F. Qurashi, MD yes they are hard to find
The fact that you've been up since 0430, and are STILL going when you get home at night 🙌, wow!
LOVE seeing a working mama do her thing!
Nice! Will there also be a Day in the Life of a Working Dad?? 😁
Well now that you've asked for it, we'll definitely have to do one! We have a video coming out later this week where Joseph and Reeves have a father-son day, so be sure to check that one out in the mean time.--Tasha
Lee Muir I really want to make my husband watch that. I promise you he is so lazy and I love him to bits but girl, the man needs to get his act in order!!!😂😂😂
I love your multitasking abilities. Being a working mom + TH-camr is hard. You are so relatable. Great video girl! New subbie💖
Thanks for watching and welcome!--Tasha
This video was so well done!!!
Thank you! We're constantly trying to up our video game. It's more obvious in the vlogs and meal prep videos.--Tasha
Public transportation is the best for the reasons you showed- you can read or blog or watch videos while someone else drives. I'll trade the privacy of a car for the ability to use that time freely any day.
I totally agree. The one caveat is that commuting during rush hour on the trains can be a nightmare of jam packed trains and all kinds of delays. So I avoid all of that and have a more peaceful commute by heading in early.--Tasha
Abroad on a Budget Hmm there are pros and cons. Buses are late, the DC metro is single tracking sometimes and therefore making me late, the yellow line was closed this weekend. Carrying groceries is a lot harder if you have to carry them in a bus or metro and the. walk home carrying them from the bus/metro stop to your home.
I like the metro and I don’t really like driving, but I wish I har a car too. In the US public transportation is not the best. Like if I want to take a train from Washington DC to say Charlottesville, Virginia I can’t because there isn’t one.
Also while you can drive straight to where you’re going by car there might not be a bus going straight there and you might have to take 2-3 buses for just 5 miles. It happened to me. There are pros too ofc. No car payment, reading in the metro, not worrying about parking, but please know there are also so many cons.
I was born and raised in Texas, which essentially has no public transport outside of the DFW Metroplex, so I absolutely appreciate how unrealistic it is to go without a car in most places in the U.S. However, I would still rather deal with delays/late busses/trains when "idling" is just me standing and waiting, instead of being trapped in stop and go traffic for 2+ hours thanks to an accident, or rush hour. I agree that there are pros and cons to both situations, but it depends on what hassle is a more acceptable hassle for you. From experiencing both sides of it- growing up in a very small town in Texas, living in Dallas, dealing with Austin traffic 0_ö - and then living overseas with excellent public transportation in both Japan and Sweden, I find that I prefer the inevitable inconveniences of public transportation over the inevitable inconveniences of owning a car. Both have their potential negatives (like everything) but when I consider what my time is worth, where I want to spend my money, and how I want to be able to be efficient (hard to read in that stop and go traffic) it's definitely worth my having to carry groceries on my lap or deal with delays and hanging out longer than expected at bus stops. :)
I think it just depends. I have the ability to commute by train and I did so for several years but like Tasha said crowded commute trains lack of parking, concerns for safety including people getting robbed for electronic devices had me buy a Prius and get back in the car. It has proved to be fast driving now a days because the trains are never on schedule. I do like the idea of taking public transportation so I hope it will line up with my life at some later time.
It's interesting to think about the safety argument that way- I take a slightly larger view on that. Driving a car is much, much more dangerous than taking public transportation. I agree with you, though, that it all depends on what you are comfortable with. I would rather risk someone stealing my electronics than getting in a car accident, and I would rather be on a crowded train than in stop and go traffic. Like everything, the best choice for one person is not the best choice for another. I think the main thing is, I wish more Americans especially had the option to explore their "it depends" and make a choice- for many (if not most), the choice is made for them. You have to have a car in the majority of American towns and cities to go about your daily life in comfort, safety, and timeliness.
Loved this video! And congrats on the sponsorship. I know you’ll get many more coming your way.
You’re sooo efficient!!! Love it!!
Thanks! I have to make the most out of my time if I want to fit in everything I want to do. And I'm still working on fitting in enough exercise. It's tough finding the right balance.--Tasha
Used to live in Columbia, MD and these Metro stations look super familiar! I love this was a video about a mom I could relate to. Easy, simple, but still very classy.
I enjoy waking up before everyone. It makes me feel like I have the house to myself and it's a good time to reflect and make my to-do list for the day without any interruptions or conversations.
Great DITL! Great editing...looked like a TV commercial. I'm all for using public transportation...letting somebody else do the driving! TFS!!
This video makes me miss living in the D[M]V. I appreciate the effort that went into this. Congrats on the sponsorship! -Akeiva
Thank you! It's funny that watching me commute makes you miss D.C.. It would make me glad that I left!--Tasha
Haha, my thoughts about your morning was, yeah journaling is awesome but I try to squeeze my exercise in. And then I saw you doing all that walking and running :)! You get your exercise too!
WOW, what a phenomenal family😱 You guys make it look so easy. I have even more appreciation for all that you do to get content to us. I didn't know that so much went into these videos. Not to mention, your personal lives. I am forever grateful for your drive, dedication, commitment, loyalty.... It's all so impressive. You guys work hard, play hard💃💃💃 I will never take what you do for granted. I couldn't do what you do in a day if I had a week to do it all😞😊 I'm so serious. After watching this video, I don't think I've said it enough- thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do. Have an awesome and restful 😊 weekend 👍👍👍
Union station...one of the few vloggers that I follow that is near me...if not the only one DMV....I’m glad you weren’t or hope you weren’t near the accident downtown
Sponsored by chromebook! So awesome! Working mom living that chromebook life too! What backpack do you use to keep the food and chromebook separate?
I use a Targus backpack that is similar to this one: amzn.to/2r0LTxT . Basically any backpack with a laptop pouch will work.--Tasha
I really dig this video! Great Job.
Sorry that it's a personal question, but: do you shower at night? Or, how else do you get out of the house so quickly in the mornings, despite taking time to journal & enjoy your tea first?
Yes, I shower at night.--Tasha
Heyyy I loved this...I came across you channel from a subscriber of mine who said she loved your videos... I am here to stay!
This is a very well done video! You're a cool and productive woman - my goal is to be like you one day :) Productive and happy
I LOVE the flexibility of your work schedules.
We've purposefully looked for jobs that offer us flexible work schedules. It helps so much with our quality of life.--Tasha
I just discovered your channel, and I love your videos! Your productivity is so motivating.
Thanks for watching!--Tasha
Hi Tasha! It would be great to know about your hair routine and how you use your headscarf!!! Thank you !!
Live in DMV area and could not stand the public transpo. Nice to see those that do. I did the laptop thing too, but there are like 10 people in your radius watching what you do on your laptop. I came from the V part of DMV. Even that early the trains were busy.
TH-cam just recommended this video to me. It looks like you commuted to Washington DC 😊 I live in NoVA (Northern Virginia)
What time do you go to bed again? You are on energetic lady. You are one amazing family.
I try to be asleep by 8:30p. I'm not always successful but that's the goal.--Tasha
My fear is I would fall asleep on the train.
Centsible Living With Money Mom that's your fear, haha! Well that's my daily life.
I fall asleep easily.
Isn't that fun?
I really enjoy your vids! I know your a lawyer but what kind? Immigration? Environmental? Corporate?
Thanks for the vids ☺️
Good job editing. The best yet one yet.
Thank you!--Tasha
Well done! I’m watching your video on the train on my way home from work. Love it.
I'm also an early bird. I find that it really eliminates significant stress that accompanies commuting with the masses. Take Care
I love you girl, you are really an inspiration.
I love this and I LOVE Chromebooks! For my past 2 laptops I've only buy them
You are so inspiring to me. Just an incredible woman all around, and not that it is important, but you’re gorgeous even without a stitch of makeup.
Best video so far! Loved it!
Thanks!--Tasha
I’m new to your channel, what’s your childcare situation like? Lemme binge watch your other videos!
Does Joseph have a video of “Day in the life of a working dad” ? 😀
Great video! Nice work on editing! You guys are getting better and better at that. Love your videos!
That kitchen makes me wanna move in with you guys! :) Lovely family.
You have this morning routine down!! I've never lived in a city with reliable public transport and I'm a bit jealous. I hate driving (It's especially stressful during the morning commute). I would love to sit back, relax, and read a good book on a train ride. Or get some work done--I'm all about productivity;) Anyways, I'm so inspired by this, and I'm hoping to try a similar morning routine this summer during my internship. Thanks Tasha! (Your content keeps getting better and better!)
I've been doing it for three years now so I've had some time to work out the kinks. When I had a job where I had to commute via car, I 'd listen to a lot of audio books. I'm really glad you liked the video .Thanks for watching!--Tasha
Haha! Favorite part: missing the train. I MARC it to Red Line every week day and that is my life! Ugh Second Fav: “why does it sound like he’s saying--“ hahaha nice video. I would actually love to see more of these. Maybe like more of the vlog style stuff! I enjoy seeing successful peoples processes! Thank you, Tasha!!
As a commuter, I was thinking how someone didn't take that empy seat next to Joseph. Then I saw the outtakes... LOL. Thanks for posting. Great video!
Thank you Tasha for showing that you actually take and eat home-made meals at work. You encourage me to make more food at home :) From where do you get inspiration for all those lunches and other meals to prepare at home?
I do pack my lunch every day. I actually only eat out for lunch maybe once a month and most of the time it's a random lunch date with Joseph. I have a lot of go-to recipes but I will usually try at least four new recipes a month for variety. Some of my favorite recipe sites are Budget Bytes, Skinny Taste, Oh She Glows (vegan), and lately The Real Food Dietitians. I also have a meal prep pinterest board where I pin recipes that I'd like to make in the future: www.pinterest.com/onebighappylife/meal-prep/ --Tasha
Thanks! I will definitely check them out
I have a similar commute and don't know how you do it. I'm kind of over traveling to DC for work lol. Great video!
I love your videos!!! This was so fun to watch!
Thanks!!--Tasha
This can totally be my commute when I have to go into Manhattan. Just curious what kind a backpack do you use. I like you pack multiple meals, and my laptop. I also carry my work shoes. Over the years I have evolved from many bags to a back pack but the one I have just isn’t functional. I like that yours looks chic but functional. Thanks for this video!
My brother-in-law takes the train from NJ to NYC every day. Has for years. Its just so crazy to me. I've lived in FL my whole life and have never even been on a train. Lol
I really enjoyed seeing your life from another perspective.
Thanks! This is how I spend most days of the week so I'm glad that we were able to share it.--Tasha
Are you gonna do a love 💕 story video about how you and your Partner met?
Love this!! We’re also working parents with a TH-cam channel. I honestly love YT since I get to use my creativity that I don’t totally get to use at my regular job as a Scrum Master. Anyway, I’ve been following y’all for a longtime on my other YT login.
Gosh, you are beautiful!!! ❤️❤️❤️ all the way from 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦!!!
Great video! You have your commute down. I'm also in MD and I'm thinking about computing by train to DC and you make it seem so efficient. My cousin commutes MD to DC by car and she said its crazy. Thanks for sharing.
Great video I was wondering who was recording it the whole time 😬
Lol, it was Joseph. But it was on a day where he didn't have to go to work. Normally he'd stay home but he came along to film me.--Tasha
One Big Happy Life oh okay well I love your videos you guys always do an amazing job I love matcha green tea 🍵
I was going to ask the same question!!! I'm watching this and I figured someone else had to ask this! 😂😂😂 I figured it was Joseph but I was wondering because it was his day off and that meant he had to wake up super early to film her getting on the train. I sleep in as late as I can so if I were Joseph I would have said "ask the stranger on the train to film you. I need my beauty rest" 😂😂😂😂
Okay, now im at the end and I see it is obvious that he filmed😂
Great video! What goes on with Alexis and Reeves since you leave so early? Love that you use the commute time to do work on the way in and relax on the way home.
Alexis and Reeves are sleeping when I leave. Alexis gets herself ready and out the door for school (which she has been doing since she was ten) and we have a nanny that watches Reeves in our home.--Tasha
I feel like this left out half the story: day in the life of a working mom. Where was the mom part (apart from meeting your kids at home)? My biggest challenge is juggling the need to carry out my professional tasks and my mummy tasks. Showing kids being part of the morning routine (getting ready, getting them to school) and afternoon school pick-up etc. would have been the most helpful part. Cos if you’re a mummy who doesn’t have to worry about that, your routine is not gonna look any different from just a single person’s routine, which is waaaaay more simple but doesn’t really do justice to the title of the vid. And won’t help us working mummies who do have to deal with the kids too.
This video focused more on the work aspect of how I get all of my work done. For more info on managing the family, check out our evening routine.--Tasha
Congratulations on the Sponsorship!
Thank you!--Tasha
Amazing i loved watching this!
Incredible
Congratulations! Reeves is hilarious.
I am also a working mom and TH-camr I can understand how is it difficult to manage all the things
With 1.6k only. Haha fck of
So cool to watch, I work Downtown DC and metro every day too :)
Do you have a routine where you have to go out to work and prepare you son for school? That’s the struggle I face...
great video idea, thanks for sharing....
Love your channel. Just stumbled across it today. Such a cute family. What do you and Joseph do for a living?
We're both attorneys. Tasha practices and I do some related real estate work.-Joseph
I definetly need to utilize my lunch and commute time to be more productive.
Thanks
I feel like this vid is leaving out too much of the childcare aspect. What happens on a day when both parents are working? Who gets the kids ready? Who makes breakfast? Who takes them to school/daycare? Who gets them back home? Just waking up and leaving the house on your own before the kids are even awake is not the typical day for most working moms. I'm also a lawyer w two kids, so I wanted to see how you manage, but this vid didn't tell me anything.
Here from your recent Lifestyle Fix video on TFD! Loving that DC public transit life (I'm also an early bird Metro commuter). What app do you use for your morning pages?
Penzu is my fav.--Tasha
Hard working mama❣️
Love the shirt Alexis! :)
Haha loved the outtakes Tasha you're a super woman!
Union Station
Good stuff here! When do you handle house work? A little each day, or on the weekends?
This is awesome but I'm just wondering who is holding the camera💕💕😂😂
I like your wedding ring. I've been thinking about something like that for myself. Where did you get yours?
Thanks! It was custom made by a jeweler in Philadelphia's diamond district.--Tasha
@@OneBigHappyLife Thanks!
It's very beautiful.
Why do you drive to the train? Why do you use public transportation if you have a car? I understand that you get stuff done on the train, but isn't the compute hours faster if you drive yourself, plus you don't have to wait, and walk between stops? It takes me 20 minutes to drive and 2 hours to take the bus.
This was such a great video! I saw that Metro sign on the train, so you are a DMVer..... me too! Loved this vid.
So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!--Tasha
What time do you go to work? It’s still dark, I’m in South Africa, our sun rises at 04:00-04:30 in summer and 5:00-6:00 in winter, it’s so cook and weird at the same time to see someone going to work in the dark...and the rides, that’s way too many rides...this is why I want to go live overseas for a while...just for the experience of different things especially driving on the left, that always fascinated me, I mean how does one do that, especially being right handed 😂😂😂, I want to try it!!!
So what time do you start work? I found this really interesting!
I'm in the office by 6:15am.--Tasha
Wow, that is insane. I have a love hate relationship with mornings, I love the peace and time to myself but I also love sleeping. Haha.
Wow. Two train rides to work. I live in a small town
Lisa Foster haha me too. Our town is about 5000 people. Can't imagine taking that long to get to work!
Lol, and don't forget the drive! This is the longest commute I've ever had and it's the reason why I know we will move away from D.C. at some point. Commuting just takes up too much of our day.--Tasha
Well done!
Thanks!--Tasha
What app do you use for morning pages/journaling? I am hard of hearing and can't figure out what it is.
Thanks! Love your videos.
I use Penzu. But I've also used Simplenote and Scrivener in the past.Thanks for watching!--Tasha
Reeves must have heard that word at school because of how he pronounced it!
Actually, Alexis admitted that she said it while she was on the phone with a friend so he heard it from her. ☹ --Tasha
:-o
Who was the cameraman?
Tasha!!! Hi!! 👋✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈✈ Which data plan do you use when you view your movie on the train?
Who recorded you?
Great video! Commuting question. I see you have a backpack which is what I would use when commuting by train too but I was constantly feeling like after work I needed my purse. Do you not get bothered by taking what you need out of your backpack for non work related things?
I keep a purse at work for if I'm heading out and about during the day (which I what I use during lunch in this video). But if I'm going somewhere after work, I will generally just bring my backpack. Sometimes I think about getting a cuter backpack but I'm not in any hurry.--Tasha
I’m just curious how you’re recording yourself on the train from above. Unless someone is there with you.
What do you do for a living besides TH-cam? If you don’t mind me asking?
I'm a lawyer.😊--Tasha
wooow. I get to work around 7.30am and leave at 6pm , sometimes later-depending on the load of work. so 6.30am-2.45 pm workday is super unrealistic
It's not unrealistic. You could always choose to get another job with better hours and more flexibility.--Tasha
One Big Happy Life In place where I live it's unrealistic. otherwise I would have to change the country. I have visited DC for a conference last year. it is really a different world. But anyway, everything has its pros and cons. just saying that getting up at 5.30am does not necessarily mean that you'd finish work at 3.45pm. it's not like this everywhere.
You can move to a different place and work for a different employer. You have choices. It's not by accident that I work for an employer that offers the kind of flexibility that I want.--Tasha
One Big Happy Life alright. problem solved
Tasha, Do you use journal prompts? Free form? I am trying to get more disciplined with my journal.
Morning pages are entirely stream of consciousness, which is my preference. I've never used journal prompts. I also sometimes write in a paper journal at night that I keep on my nightstand.--Tasha
Ahhh ok. I am more likely to write in my journal in the evening but sometimes I need a way to focus my attention and help me wind down.
And thank you so much for the response!!! I love watching your videos.
And now I'm rushing off to buy The Artist's Way because why not.
I assume Alexis gets herself up and to school, but how do you deal with Reeves that early in the morning?
We have a nanny, so we don't have to take Reeves anywhere in the morning. If we didn't have one, Joseph and I would just split our schedules so that one of us would do drop off and the other would pick him up. We also work from home several days a week so that adds flexibility too.--Tasha
One Big Happy Life I am considering a nanny now that I will have two under two. I think the nanny may be cheaper than daycare and/or more convenient.
We actually have a nanny share with another family and it is definitely cheaper than daycare for infants (under two). At 2, then daycare starts being cheaper, but the convenience of not having to get him up and out is awesome. Plus now our nanny takes him to extracurriculars during the week (gymnastics and story time at the library). Having spent years chauffeuring Alexis around, I don't miss having to do that stuff. --Tasha
One Big Happy Life Great idea! Maybe I can find a nanny share! Always up to save extra money and add any convenience that I can. Plus it's better for the nanny because they probably get paid better by two families than they would by only one family.
Bull Chit Mommy!!!😂😂😂
We had a talk and figured out who said what that afternoon.-Joseph
When’s bed time?
I am very interested in getting a chromebook now but I have one question about how you use it on the train, and that is do you have internet access on the train you are on?
There is not internet access on the train. We use our phones as a hotspot. The Chromebooks can still run things without internet and have much more storage than when they first came out. - Joseph
New subscriber here...
Is chromebook that useful i have been thinking about getting one
Babatunde Bello yes. i love mine. i also bought my kids one for school!!
I have been so interested in Capsule wardrobe lately yet haven’t been able to fine to one... do u have a viv on it???? Inspiration or ur approach on it
Luz Posada I found a video they did a year ago that might interest you
th-cam.com/video/jJySJ54E4tk/w-d-xo.html
Which city did you go?
Washington, D.C.--Tasha
What time do you arrive at work in the morning? 🤗🤗