A Day in the Life of Radio Host Sharyn Casey: Balancing Work, Fitness, and Family
A Day in the Life of Radio Host Sharyn Casey: Balancing Work, Fitness, and Family
When radio host Sharyn Casey isn’t entertaining listeners on her weekday drive show on The Edge, she’s teaching her son pop song lyrics and staying fit with gym workouts and Pilates.
Morning Routine
I wake up and the first thing I do is check my emails and calendar for the day’s schedule. Then I get my son Tyson up and ready for kindergarten.
Breakfast
Breakfast is usually something quick. I always stop by my favorite café, Tosca, for a matcha latte with coconut milk – they make the best one around.
Mid-Morning
After dropping Tyson off at kindergarten, I usually go to the gym. Working out keeps my brain in a happy place. Then, I head home and do some radio prep while blasting my music.
Lunchtime
By lunchtime, I’m at a midday prep meeting for our radio show. I usually grab sushi from the shop by our office. It’s the best sushi – I crave it!
Afternoon
By 2pm, I’m getting interviews and extra bits ready for the radio show and bantering in the office. On Fridays, we have a short basketball game before we go on air.
Evening
Most days, I try to teach my son as many pop song lyrics as possible. We’ve got the Space Jam theme song and Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ down pat. Sometimes, I’m in my happy place at Core Collective, doing reformer Pilates. It’s the best form of exercise because I have to concentrate on my breathing, and it’s a great workout too.
At 5pm, I’m on air, getting up to shenanigans with my co-host Jayden [King]. When we’re off-air, we raid the vending machine for snacks or do some inappropriate dancing or singing.
I like to spend my evenings hanging with my husband Bryce once Tyson has gone to bed, watching TV, and eating ice cream. On the weekends, I enjoy going out to dinner with friends and having some time off.
Bedtime Routine
I’m in bed by 9:30/10pm. My bedtime routine involves Bryce telling me to brush my teeth. I keep playing on my phone until he tells me again, so then I brush my teeth, wash my face, and read a chapter of my book. I’m currently reading Tom Sainsbury’s book, and it’s the first book where I’ve laughed out loud on almost every page.
My dog Warren G is the best little pup, very intuitive and snuggly but a greedy diva if chips are on offer.
The one thing I would like to change about my routine is to be able to go to the gym as soon as I wake up. I really miss it, but I can’t do that now that we have Tyson because Bryce is at work. So, on the weekends, even if I’ve been out the night before, I’ll go to the gym when I wake up.
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