1. I have worked late every night this week and am feeling incredibly overwhelmed. While I like my job I don’t like 10+ hour days every day. I also think working long days would be more bearable if I could access my gmail account from work and not just on my phone. I feel like all my personal emails are backing up and I can’t keep up.
2. Our furnace officially broke last weekend and we still don’t have heat in our house. I called 2 different companies and neither returned my calls so I called another 3 places and finally yesterday I started getting phone calls back. So far, the cold isn’t too horrific, I come home and take a hot shower, put on my layers and bundle up in a blanket. Sleeping is super comfortable as we have electric wall heaters upstairs. Technically we could spend all our time upstairs and be totally fine, downstairs has been a bit nippy.
3. I need to start consistent morning workouts. I have been doing well with consistency for all my workouts and mostly following my build plan but I need to work on getting up and out of bed. Any thoughts on how best to do this? I wish my local friends belonged to my gym, it’s easier to meet someone for sure!
I have so many exciting posts to share but b/c of #1 (above) they are going to have to wait...but expect:
a basement update!
a post on my running (partway) across america and what you can do to help!
my return from injury!
my upcoming race plans!
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I wish I commit to meeting your for early morning workouts. Alas! I cannot. Thank you, however, for meeting me last night for the swim!
I am excited to hear more about your race across america!
I did mornings for a while, and I've transitioned back to evenings for a while.
I CAN do mornings, but it's not easy. Best for me was multiple alarms - and early one by my bed, and one a few minutes later across the room. Eventually, I would get up before the second one went off :)
Having the dog helped - once he got used to being fed earlier, he was up and ready to go earlier!
Furnace problems are no fun. Thank goodness for the heat in part of your house.
I hope your work settles down for you next week and you can get a little caught up on life. It's amazing how fast that happens.
Our furnace went out a couple of years ago. Fortunately it was in the summer and I didn't even notice it until it started getting cold. Also fortunately when we first moved into the new house we knew we were going to upgrade to a heat pump and had the co come out and give us the estimate right when we got settled, so I only had to make one quick phone call. Thank God because of course Chris was gone when all this went down because this shit never happens when he's home. It's so weird that nobody even called you back. I guess business is so good for them they aren't worried about new customers. wtf?! Your a tough chickie. I would have paid an arm and a leg to get it fixed immediately.
Bummer about the furnace. It amazes me that a company would not call back... You want to give them business snd they just miss out...
Hopefully your days will get better at work.
I find that now that I am in a routine if getting up, my day is so much better when I get some exercise in the morning.
i hate the early morning workouts. maybe some yoga at home before work, but that's it.
i've been working long days this week too so I can take off this afternoon and head to charleston. totally burned out, and I'm not making much progress on my project either. not cool.
I get everything ready the night before (I even untie my shoelaces). When the alarm goes off, I imagine how bummed I will be later during the day if I didn't get my run in. Usually works :) I remind myself I've never regretted getting out of bed to run early, but always regret skipping and sleeping in.
I wish I could run in the morning, that would make everything so much easier. I do get up early enough, but I don't like the rush. So instead I get up, drink coffee, read emails and blogs and start the day slowly.
I hear you on being so busy with some things that other things get put on the back burner! It's all cyclical so you'll get back!!
I hear you with #1! 10+ hour days are really bogging me down as well!
Mornings for me are super easy in the summer due to beating the heat - but in the winter - it's nice to run at sunset! But then again - usually by then I want a glass of wine :)
So, I have fallen in love with one of the evening spins instructors so no more am spin for me but I am still swimming Monday and Friday mornings if you need a text. :)
I need you to text me at night to go to sleep!
I get so overwhelmed when my personal emails pile up! I hope there is a break for you soon!!!
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