Mothering knows no scheduleand often it feels more like 5-to-9 and everything in between.
Consider it a day in the life for the most powerful women we know.
Read our first installment, fromJemima Kirke,below.
The kids have been with their father for the last few days.
So today I woke up 30 minutes past my alarm.
The kids are arriving today after school and I havent done groceries.
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The cats make it awfully difficult to get out of bed most days.
Then an hour to get ready for theRachel Comeyshow.
I had the dress picked out.
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Now I have 45 minutes total.
I throw on my jeans and a sweatshirt and go get the coffee.
I grab a bagel too.
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Cream cheese and tomato.
The dress (and my breasts) needs a firm and supportive bra with no frills.
I wash my face with just water to save time.
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I have a lot of makeup.
I bring both buckets to my full-length mirror in the bedroom, as it has the best light.
As told by a longtime carny.
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And I get to work.
Givenchy powder is exceptionally pretty.
But there isnt time.
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Call an Uber, say goodbye to Jayne, and Im on my way.
In the car, I order some groceries.
As well as some sugary snacks to soothe the underlying guilt that comes with sharing your children.
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I arrive at theRachel Comeyshow and discover that Im sitting next to my friends, which is always nice.
My Uber makes me walk two blocks to meet him.
Back at home, I free myself of the fancy clothes and throw on some reasonable daywear.
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Trousers and a T-shirt.
Yesterday I bought a kitten for my friend who is healing from surgery.
Today I plan to deliver him to her.
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Im excited for the shock and the gratitude.
I arrange to meet her later that afternoon at her place because Ill be passing through the neighborhood.
I work on these late-70s kids jeans.
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I do most of my work in the basement these days.
A recent hobby of mine is printing things onto old T-shirts, which I tirelessly source.
Keeping them neat and organized is a pleasure and an absolute waste of time.
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I change the background color on a painting of said friend.
The one who is to receive a cat later today.
One of my paintings has black mold on it from sitting in my shed for too long.
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Its a good one, so Im not about to throw it out.
Ive been putting it off for a while, but today is the day I clean it up good.
My daughter texts me, asking if Ill call her an Uber.
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Its hard to say no.
My friend Jay Alaimo, a fellow writer and collector, comes over for a quick hang.
Ive been sitting at my kitchen table in the same spot for months.
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We agree that the roof of the shed in my garden is flat and easy to access.
Its a nice and sunny spot.
Perfect for writing the final draft of my story forThe Moth.
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I end up writing at my kitchen table again instead.
This really should be my only activity for the rest of the day.
After eight minutes of editing, spelling, and grammar, the kids arrive home from school.
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This warms my heart much more than it does theirs.
They eat the sugary snacks.
Its time to deliver the kitten before my kids convince me to keep him.
Ill hand this to my friend first and tell her its the present.
I also included a list of name ideas.
My favorites are Dennis and Igor.
When I get back, I make mac and cheese and broccoli.
Tonight Im supposed to go on a date.
A friend set me up with a guy she met at a gallery opening a few night before.
The kids tell me they want me to go.
Im meeting him at a restaurant nearby.
But theres no time to change.
On the way, I text him to order me an extra-large pina colada.
Just to see what hed do.
Upon arriving, he tells me they didnt have that and asks if there is anything else Id like.
Then he got the joke.
We get our food to go because we like each other and I have to be home before 10.
The kids have finished their homework, and Im so grateful that they waited up.
They have done their homework.
I try out face taping for the first time, pulling up various YouTube tutorials.
I try them all.
The kids are somewhat disturbed.
But we all pile into bed together anyway.
They ask me about the date.
I said it was great and thank you so much for making me go.
