5:20 AM
I’m yanked from sleep by my 5 year old son calling from his room (Who needs an alarm when you have kids?!!)
He’s awake and full of energy, and ready to start his day. I head straight to the kitchen, prepare his breakfast and leave him watching TV while I have a shower and get ready for work.
715: AM
We are both ready to leave the house. I drop my little one off at childcare and catch the bus to go to work.
8:25 AM
I have arrived at the office located in Adelaide CBD.I find myself a desk and login to my computer to look through the tasks allocated to me and to organize myself for the day.
8:40 AM
It’s time for my first coffee for the day. I make a large cup of flat white and head back to my desk to get started on my work.
9:30 AM
I have a meeting booked with one of the directors to go through client work. I take this opportunity to ask questions and take notes as well as getting work done.
10:00 AM
Time for a short coffee break with one of my colleagues. I make myself a coffee and grab some biscuits from the kitchen before returning to my desk to work on a tax return.
11:00 AM
Today I have my Mid-year Performance Inspiring Conversation (PIC). My manager and I grab a meeting room and my coach join us over Skype as she’s working from home (Grant Thornton prides itself for being agile and flexible!)
11:45 AM
The meeting is done, I go back to my desk and do more client work.
12:30 PM
My colleague and I decided to walk to a café near the office to buy lunch and come back to eat at our desks.
1:00 PM
One of the managers hands me over an urgent job that just came in. I re-organise my afternoon and work on that job for the rest of the day.
5:15 PM
It’s time to leave the office to pick up my son from childcare.
5:45 PM
We arrive home, quickly get changed and take my little one to his Taekwondo class.
7:00 PM
We arrive back home. I quickly prepare dinner (I meal prep on the weekend for busy days like today). After dinner, my little one has his shower and gets ready to bed while I clean and tidy up the house. We read a bedtime story and wait for him to fall asleep.
8:10 PM
The house is now very quiet. After relaxing for half an hour, I hop on the laptop to study for my CTA qualifications.
9:55 PM
I start to go cross-eyed while looking at the screen and decide that’s my cue to power down. I have a shower and relax in bed while talking to my family overseas.
10:45 PM
I am exhausted now, I put my phone away and go to sleep to recharge for the next day.