Onset of labor

Kat • Happily married, sahm, home schooling mom to 3 amazing kids!
For those that went into labor naturally (whether with this or a previous pregnancy) what signs did you have, how did it go? 
Mainly, did you notice losing your mucous plug? Did your water break prior to or early on in contractions or not until later? Did you have a feeling/know it was coming or did it just start? 
While the midwife says my cervix is ready to go and it could be any day, I keep thinking it must be a ways off since I only have contractions some nights while trying to sleep but not consistently or anything, no mucus plug or anything like that. I don't care when she comes, as long as she's healthy, it's just the constantly being prepared (laundry, dishes, groceries) and having no clue when that is a bit tiring lol