((Pinkchip)). Realizing what you can do today for yourself is huge! Some days I need to remind myself the very same thing ;)

I can certainly relate to the funk you're in. Although I only commute 20 minutes each way, working full time with 2 kids and a dog makes for a very tired mom. I run errands on my lunch hour but I do try to pack a healthy salad (I am lucky to be able to eat at my desk) and make sure I have a good breakfast. I also take a high quality multi vitamin. However, I am still pretty much pooped by the time I get home at night. I make dinner and if I'm lucky I have the energy to do the dishes and a few loads of laundry let alone go to the gym. But I love the gym and I really want to go! I love how it makes me feel after a good workout. It's just trying to carve an hour out of my busy day is nearly impossible. I am always complaining that this work thing really gets in the way! Too bad I really need the paycheck and I actually do like my job and the people I work with. Just wish it was maybe 3 days a week instead of 5!

Then comes the weekend and it's cleaning, grocery shopping, more laundry and errands and hopefully a little fun and relaxation. But I have been lucky enough to be able to sneak in a few sweat sessions at the gym on the weekends. Much easier since I feel more refreshed than I do during the week. But I would like to go more than twice a week! So what is the answer? I don't have one because there just aren't enough hours in the day unless I sacrifice sleep which I won't do. Just wanted you to know you're not alone. Maybe a job you like just as much if not better will pan out closer to home.

 

 

I see the metaphor of taking stuff off of a overly full plate  Mark.  Sometimes I had to yell UNCLE!! and then turn my back on it.   You know...go do.   (((hugs)))

I hear you Pink, i am glad you are putting
Out job applications. That job sounded very
Stressful with long commutes. Enjoy your
New life !

((((((( pink))))))))

(((Pinkchip))) - lifting you up in prayers - I totally can relate as others have written. I am not sure why I am wired in such a way that when time appears short, I short-change 'me'.....it happens, I see it, I work on it and then it happens again. It can be so frustrating as we 'know better' because of what we learn in the program.

I am grateful that I've never had a very long commute. That has saved my bacon in many years of working outside the home. But I still managed to find other priorities that sidelined me.

So, my best suggestion is do what you commit to do - and if you can't get to the gym as often as you like, I adopted a self-care mantra years ago - any effort is better than no effort. My brain struggles still with black/white & right/wrong - I have to almost force or decide there are shades of gray. I can be so 'all or nothing' and have really been working on this. It seems to help me with balance as I trudge with the never-ending search.

I appreciate your share as this is my busy time and it is when I often slip as far as what is truly important. There will never be enough hours in a day to do all that we want to do, so I've been working to make me a priority and letting something else wait until tomorrow. Easier said than done!

Hang in there and know we're all pulling for you!