My week ahead....

Balancing life is very difficult! I work full time, work out 6 days a week, and am a Mom. Any of those three things could keep me busy all day long. :) This week is going to be especially busy at work. Hubby is working A LOT lately and that means that I have increased duties at home. I'm not complaining, just feeling a bit overwhelmed. My routine is "off" and that is stressing me out. My "normal" workout routine is impossible this week. Yep, I can get up early to work out....and it won't kill me. With the other busyness of the week ahead I hate the idea of having to go to bed so early.

Right now I am sitting on the couch trying to figure out Monday. I have a training after school. It's a training that I *want* to attend. If I attend that training, then that will mean that I can't workout after school. (Never mind the fact that they cancelled my FAVORITE Monday afternoon workout and I don't have a Monday workout plan as of this blog....) I know that I don't want to get up early tomorrow morning.

It's going to be a one-day-at-a-time kind of week. Tuesday looks good for a run. I could swim tomorrow morning.... Hmmm.... I have a cute new haircut that will require more maintenance than the traditional post-swim pony tail.

Why am I telling you all of this??? Sometimes people look at me and think that I've got it all together. That exercise is second nature for me. That I never struggle to get 'er done. There are weeks (like the one coming up) where the thought of fitting in exercise really does stress me out. I know that when I exercise that I feel better, am more productive, and am able to better balance my life. Knowing all of that does not make it any easier. Monday's decided- I am going to workout after dinner. That will probably mean playing Kinect Shape with the kiddos at my side, but at least I will get 'er done. :)

~Kari

The Great Juggling Act

Do you ever feel like this? There are days where I wish that I had octopus arms and 2 bodies to make it all work. I have to go back to work next week. :(
Twice this week I attended all day long trainings. I was too tired to get up before work and after work I didn't want to work out. Tonight I actually fell asleep on the couch while watching Clifford. Here is a "typical" day during the school year:
- Get up at 7:00 (I think it will have to be 6:30 this year...)
- Leave for work at 7:45
- Home from work at 3:30
- At the gym for workout by 4:30
- Home and dinner at 6:00
- Bed time routines by 7:30
- Kids in bed at 8:00
- Bed time for me at 11:00

Repeat again in the morning....

Somewhere in there we include soccer lessons, homework, special events at school, and taking care of the house. I am incredibly blessed to have an amazing husband who stays home during the day and works nights. He takes care of a lot of the household chores (cooking, laundry, grocery shopping), but there are things that a man misses when caring for the home.

I know that I can make it all balance out. The idea of juggling everything again exhausts me! Feeling overwhelmed tonight....

~Kari