Typical day and week in the life of Thomas Tew

Here’s a picture of my typical day.

1:00 – 2:00 AM                 Wake up and have breakfast (Cereal, egg w/cheese, greens, tea)

2:00 – 4:00 AM                 Go online (Emails, Facebook, weather, sports, etc.)

4:00 – 5:00 AM                 Try to sleep for an hour

5:00 – 5:15 AM                 Exercise on the elliptical while listening to something inspirational            

5:15 – 5:30 AM                 Meditation/prayer on the porch as it becomes light outside                 

5:30 – 6:00 AM                 Go fishing at Grundy Lakes State Park 5 min away

6:00 – 7:00 AM                 Work for an hour in the garden area

7:00 – 8:00 AM                 Go to Grant Miller’s home (power walk, look at expt grasses on plastic)

8:00 – 11:00 AM               Let the morning unfold (personal, community, and/or church projects)

11:00 – 11:05 AM            Slim Fast for lunch

11:05 – 5:30 PM               Let the afternoon unfold

5:30 – 6:00 PM                Watch national news on TV (ABC, CBS, NBC: Trump bash, other news)

6:00 – 7:00 PM                Wheel of Fortune followed by Jeopardy while eating dinner

7:00 – 8:30 PM                 Go online, write in scheduler/diary, make phone calls (usually church)

8:30 – 1:00 AM                Sleep (cannot sleep more than 4 ½ hours straight)

Here’s a picture of the commitments I have during the week

Sunday                                 Arrive at Chapel at 7:45 AM (make copies of program, clean chapel, etc)

                                             Branch Pres Mtg at 8:00; Branch Council Mtg at 8:30; 3 hr block 10 – 1

                                             Settings apart, meetings w/families, individuals, etc. from 1 to whenever

                                             Go home and eat; visit families w/EQ Prez, HP Group Ldr, or Judy

Monday                               Attend Family Village Forum (VFF) at someone’s home in the Village

                                             On 2^nd Mon, attend Elk Valley Beekeepers Meeting, enjoy potluck

Tuesday                               Open

Wednesday                          Arrive at Chapel at 5:00 PM (Judy:seminary at 5:30; I attend YM/YW

                                            opening exercises at 6:30, then let the evening unfold (interviews, etc)

Thursday                             On 2^nd 3^rd and 5^th Thursdays, go to Nashville Temple w/Judy Tew and                                                 George Miller (both temple workers); as a volunteer, I generally man

                                            the front desk on one shift. Leave home at 2:30; return by 11:45 PM

                                            On 1^st and 4^th Thursdays, go out with our full-time missionaries

Fri – Sat                              Village project one of the two mornings; otherwise open