535,600 minutes

Five-hundred thirty-five thousand / six-hundred minutes. How do you measure / a year in the life?

5:30- alarm clock goes off; original plan was to run before work (plan failed);
6:45 - final snooze alarm buzzes: wake up; shower; dry & straighten hair; get dressed; make coffee for Dad & I;
7:30 - print copies of expense report, gas mileage report, Redeemed e-mails, & YW! D.C. prayer requests; make today's To-Do list (a.k.a. "Kelley's Git-R-Done's");
7:40 - eat one apple and 2/3 of Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal packet; fill water bottle; double-check gym bag; load car;
8:05 - leave house; drive to work; put in new CD Matt burned for me;
8:45 - stop at Dunkin Donuts on Memorial Drive; order small black coffee; pass police arresting man in parking lot next to store
9:00 - walk into WR office; catch up with Kristine; turn in gas mileage report to Brian; receive assignments for the day from Kristine; make action plan;
9:45 - record Farhan's blood sugar levels; tell Amina & Farhan to be ready for Dr. appt. at 8:30AM on 07/07/09; call customer service number on EBT card to find out when food stamps will be renewed;
11:10 - visit IV G-4 Somali family; take Amino & Owles to Thriftown; meet Gisheru & his Iraqi clients;
12:15 - drink tea with Amino & Owles;
12:25 - drive through middle of drug deal at corner of Northern Ave & Indian Creek Way;
12:50 - lunch at WR office; talk with Brian about JBU in Rogers, AR;
1:15 - meet Kristine at KW N-6; receive assignments for Iraqi family for afternoon;
1:25 - get bitten by 26 red ants outside apartment complex; watch foot swell at least twice its normal size and itch with pain & redness;
1:30 - drop off two Iraqis at Thriftown; take other two Iraqis to DENTIST; 'translate' for clients and dentist; explain why Maryam cannot get any dental work done (because Medicaid only covers basic exam & one X-Ray of one tooth); pick up two Iraqis at Thriftown; get halal bread; drive four Iraqis home;
2:15 - speak with AT&T representative to try to set up home phone service for Iraqi family; fax Georgia Lifeline form to national office;
2:45 - make copies, file papers;
4:00 - eat 'lunch' with Matti family;
4:55 - get call from Tom to take Shiva M. to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to be with his daughter, Esther M., who [may have] TB
5:35 - park in Emergency Lot at hospital; walk Shiva to room 18 in ER; begin 'translating;'
6:30 - explain Medicaid coverage to Shiva;
6:45 - explain compressed lungs and chest full of fluid to Esther, Shiva, and Tom;
7:30 - explain contrast and CT exam to Shiva and Esther;
7:35 - get Shiva's signature on informed consent form;
9:30 - explain HIV/AIDS test to Shiva & Esther; get Shiva's signature on informed consent form;
10:05 - leave cardiologist(s) in room with Shiva & Esther doing echocardiogram; explain who will come tomorrow; promise to bring candy and a Bible written in English;
10:30 - arrive home; eat chinese chicken salad & cold spaghetti & 3 peppermint patties & a handful of 'puppy chow' chex mix
11:00 - run 2 miles; abs & back work-out
11:45 - blog this entry; shower; pray; set alarm for 6:00; sleep