*This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own.* I started my business as a way to provide Sex Ed for Grownups. Some people seek out golf pros to up their game. Some people work with financial advisors to help plan their financial futures. I guess you could say I’m like a “sexual fiduciary,” acting in your best interest to help you improve your sex portfolio.
So, what does “A Day in the Life” of a Certified Sexologist in the Bay Area look like?
My favorite time of the day is bedtime when I get to snuggle in and reconnect with my partner Ragnar, so getting out of bed in the morning is probably the toughest thing for me to do in the entire day. My whole day - actually getting out of bed, physically out of bed is just... it's hard to do. I might wake up at 5:30 in the morning, but just because he's there, I will snuggle in and cuddle up against him and stay there, spoon-like, for maybe another hour. I guess you could say this is one of the benefits of working for yourself, that the boss can stay in bed as late as she wants. She’s just going to have to do the work much later that day.
The first thing I do when I get out of bed is scrape my tongue, brush my teeth, and splash my face with water. I'll do some face cleansing, and then I'll put on my face cream and head out to the kitchen.
While everyone else is getting ready, I boil some water to make tea. We don't drink much coffee at our house, but we love herbal teas. My favorite is Roiboos tea, if I’m feeling decadent, then I'll do it with sugar and cream, but mostly I have it just plain.
As the water is boiling, I'll walk into the living room. I open the shades because it's really important to me to let the sunshine in and greet the morning.
Once everyone is out of the house, I'll sit down and meditate. I do that for like 15 minutes to half an hour. Then I finish getting ready for the day. After that, it’s time to dive into work.
This next part was challenging during covid when we were all locked down together because no one else liked it as much as I did. I have a habit of listening to brain-calming music or Tibetan singing bowls tuned to whatever chakra. It sounds super woo as I'm writing this…but that's pretty much what gets me to sit down at my desk and start writing or working on whatever is up for the day.
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Books. I’m a sexuality book collector, and I’ve even written two books now (the second one will be coming out soon!) Part of running a business where I share knowledge involves being a constant learner myself. You can browse some of the books I like here (I still have more to add!).
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Outside of work, in terms of physical activity, if I do get time in the morning, I'll usually either go for a nice little brisk, two-mile walk listening to a podcast (Smartless has me LOL, seriously). Or I have a rebounder, the little trampoline. So I'll jump on that for a little while to move that lymph. During Covid, I bought a water rowing machine. This is really serene because you hear the sound of the water (Add or remove water for more or less resistance).
That's everything for me for my work day until I get to climb back into bed, my favorite part of the day!
I would love to know now what your daily routines are like. I know a lot of you are parents, so I am curious if there are pieces of your day that you could not do without like your day just would not flow if X, Y, or Z were missing. Share those things with me if you would. I’d love to know!
xxoo,
Lanae