Scheduling life… January 24, 2007
Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise , 2 commentsAs I have gotten older, I have discovered that we need to schedule life far more than I ever wanted to. I recently joined a gym. It is close to home and I want to work out more than the 2 times a week I do at work. I really want to tone parts of my body and lose that extra 10 lbs that I carry for no apparent reason except for my love affair with Godiva and Pastry.
However, I can’t figure out times to work out. I am going to see if I can do it tonight and Friday. Maybe on Bathnights I can scoot out, workout, and be back while the girls are watching TV. Bath can take a long time, and I could easily check out the 22 minute X-press workout which is supposed to help you work on 8 machines and teach you the correct positions and how to work all of the major muscle groups. Then twice a week, I could do my aerobic exercises at the gym at work and slowly, I might get the body I desire.
When did life get so tough? I have a great job in terms of time. Only 1 week per 4 do I need to be on call (granted, that is up from 1 in 6 weeks), and I don’t have to be in the office at a particular time. I do sometimes need to work late at night or on a weekend, but hey, it’s still a great deal of freedom.
I need to schedule times for lunch, for haircuts, for exercise, for reading, for bathroom breaks (just kidding, I can now go to the bathroom without an entourage, most days), for dinner and for sleep!
I remember the good old days, in college. I would wake around 10, go to bed around 2. I scheduled my classes at a reasonable time and then fit my homeworks and assignments around that. It was easy. But maybe
it was because it was college. When you are in the pseudo-real world. Where your freedom is tempered by the responsibility to the tuition payer.
I have a lot more freedom in some senses. And even less time to do things.
