Day in the Life

I've been living in Laxmi for several weeks now, and have long since considered myself settled. Our days have taken on a familiar pattern, and this place has really come to feel like home.
I tend to get up between 7:15 and 7:45 on a school day (which is 6 days per week). We need to boil all our water for 5 minutes before drinking it, and have only 2 burners on the stove. Making breakfast can take a while, between tea, fried potatoes, eggs, toast, and maybe even french toast or pancakes. I prefer to eat breakfast early and then have some free time before school, instead of feeling rushed.
It's a 30-35 minute walk to school, so Caitlin and I usually leave the house by 9:15, unless it's raining or we're running late, in which case we take the bus. Assembly starts at 9:45, so we need to by there by then.
School usually ends between 3:20 and 4, depending on what is happening in the afternoon. Fridays are a half-day, so it ends at 1. If we are going to Gorkha after school we will take the bus directly from school, as there is no guarantee how fast the next one will come. We have been doing this more often recently, as the days have been getting longer. We like to be home by dark to avoid the night buses, so having more time has been great. Going to Gorkha involves some combination of internet, shopping for things you can't get in Laxmi (such as jam) and visiting the other house. Sometimes there's a hot shower mixed in there somewhere. We are able to have them free at the Gurkha Inn, but as the weather has been getting hotter, the cold shower has been beckoning more and more often.
The days we come home for the afternoon are spent relaxing on the roof with tea, cards, books and lesson plans. It's my favourite place in the house, especially when the view is fine. It's also nice because the rest of the house tends to be quite dark, so its almost always brighter on the roof (I call it upstairs, because it really is another room in the house)
In January we began cooking dinner quite early, as it always seemed to take a long time. We weren't accustomed to how long each item takes, nor to the rythym of coordinating dinner on two burners. As time has passed we've gotten faster, and usually eat at around 7:30, unless there's a power cut so we've delayed making the rice.
I lost my watch in Pokhara, so I haven't worn one since. I almost never know what time it is, which I've become quite used to. At home I hate not knowing, but here I really enjoy eating when I'm hungry and sleeping when I'm tired. The only time I actually need to know the time is while I'm teaching.
The general rule in the house is that who(m)ever cooks doesn't do the washing up. We make tea to have round the table while the washing water is heating, and from there disperse to reading, writing, lesson planning and general relaxing.
For the past several weeks I've been spending my nights on the roof, looking out over the valley. When I'm ready I head to bed, to get up the next morning and start over again!