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A DAY IN THE LIFE
Tropic delves into the daily routines and habits of a local identity.
Connie Luders
Co-Managing Director
Palm Tree Recycling
Oral Health Therapist
Cairns Precision Dental
Devoted mum of two,
business owner and social
media manager to boot!
Connie Luders manages
to juggle this and more
throughout her busy days,
while still taking the time to
appreciate her tropical home.
5:00am people to visit. I will usually grab some
No alarm needed here. The reality content to use for our Facebook and
of having young children. I pretend I Instagram pages.
can’t hear Miss 1 crying and hope my
husband takes one for the team to 1:00pm
walk her and the dog along the beach. Back home so Miss 1 can have
Getting up to her one to three times a lunch, play and day sleep. My quiet
night is rough. I snooze until Master 3 window for some admin work, media,
arrives to snuggle. marketing and all the rest. Oh, and
6:00am the mountain of washing. I will
also channel my inner Maggie Beer
Porridge Queen – I like to think I (featuring Julie Andrews) by baking
could host an Instagram account my favorite sweet potato loaf, with
for reinventing the humble porridge. Spotify on.
Think fresh blueberries, dried apricots,
walnuts sprinkled with cinnamon and 2:30pm
Off to Piccones IGA to tackle a weekly
brown sugar. Team Luders is ready.
food shop. I’m wildly passionate about
8:30am supporting local businesses but do
Dad Luders is out the door in an consider the benefits of home delivery
energetic flash. He has an ever- when Miss 1 drops an entire pack of
growing to-do list. Establishing blueberries in aisle 2.
our Containers for Change refund
points here in Cairns and developing 4:30pm
Palm Tree Recycling is exciting and Wonder if it is too late for a coffee or
exhausting in the same breath. rather too early for a wine as I prep
dinner. Followed by Dad Luders pulling
9:00am in with Master 3 and we all have an
Family Day Care drop for Master 3. We early dinner.
are lucky to have the most amazingly
clever, creative educator. Not having 6:00pm
any family in Cairns means this quaint Fortunate enough to live by the sea,
little day care has become just that. our evening ritual of walking the
Each week this Montessori x Steiner Esplanade together is a clear highlight
program is transformed to reflect a of the day and signal of its end. Getting
new topic. My creative mind is just as our feet on the sand is like a reset
hungry to explore the new activities as button from the rush of the day. A time
the other three-year-olds. for us all to regroup and chat, always
taking a turn to ask one another what
10:00am the best part of the day was.
Off for a site visit at Palm Tree
Recycling Smithfield, but first I’ll 7:00pm
grab a coffee next door at Mojo Shower, book, bed – the usual young
Espresso with my flash Huskee cup, family routine and the Santa threats
because #mothernature. There’s a that go with it.
CrossFit class in the background and
I momentarily contemplate joining 9:00pm
until I remember I was never cut out Finally – time to sit. I will check socials
for the gym. I’m more of a yoga girl – and catch up with my husband who
note to self: must make time for yoga. always makes me laugh. I don’t like
Back to site, check in with staff and anything having a strong hold on me,
run through any operational changes. so I avoid getting stuck scrolling on
Taking any opportunity to engage with my iPhone. Reading before bed is my
customers to establish a rapport – I’m preference. Early to bed and shift
always keen to know what drives focus on the impending new day.
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