Treading Water
Ryan | Monday, March 14th, 2011 2 CommentsI meant to take a half-day at work today. Cool the jets a bit. Take a load off. Put my feet up at home. Reeeelax. Schedule some much-needed wedding planning (website and honeymoon!), fix our broken internet connection, and handle some washer-related issues.
Well, it’s 5 p.m., I’ve been here since 8:30 a.m. and I’m not leaving yet. And those chores haven’t finished themselves.
Grrrr!
And of course, I put off my workouts this morning because I needed the sleep, which I didn’t come close to getting anyway. And of course, I thought foolishly that I could leave work at a decent hour and fit everything in tonight. No dice.
Oh yeah, and I’ve got a magazine column I need to start working on!
Right now, I feel like my life balance is tipping away from me for the first time in a long time. I need to tip things back in my favor and I hope to do that by mid-week.
Breathe, Ryan. Breathe.
Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Right now, it’s all about catch up. And treading water. The worst part is I know a good workout would set me straight and wake me up.
I simply don’t have the time.
99 days and counting.
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I can completely sympathize with your plight. It’s tough to balance life and training. Reading your post reminded me of this article I read shortly after our race.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/heatindex/articles/2010/11/23/20101123ironman-arizona-last-finisher-michele-maassen.html
Everyone struggles, yet those who want it bad enough find a way.
I know you’ll find a way.
Thanks bud. Been a tough few days. I’ll get through it.