So I love that I have been able to link my Twitter account and my blog together. Now you all can see what I’m thinking/saying throughout the day. But I do feel a bit guilty about it too. But to be honest, there is just no time. In fact, I haven’t worked out in almost two weeks now due to that issue. Where does my time go? Well, I decided to figure it out.
I sleep about 8 hours a night. I realize that makes me pretty unique in today’s world. But since being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and able to sleep at night again, I really try to go to bed and wake up at decent hours. I will never again let myself ever get so messed up from lack of good sleep.
So 24 minus 8 is 16. 16 hours to do everything else.
I work for about 4 hours a day. 12 hours left.
Homeschooling takes about 4 hours a day all together. 8 hours left.
Housework, including cooking, cleaning up, bills, etc takes about … ok, this is hard. But I’m going to round up to 4 hours as that is the minimum on laundry day. 4 hours left.
I am careful to get 1 hour of knitting and Bible study in a day – not at the same time (well, the prayer time I can knit too but the Bible study – nope, haven’t figured that one out yet! lol). I will not give up either as they are both very necessary to my well-being. 3 hours left.
Entertainment. Ok – this could be my problem. I probably spend about 2 hours a night hanging out with my husband and watching tv (and knitting – I *did* figure that out and I feel less guilty about this down time). 1 hour left.
OK…there is my one hour of working out. I can do it. But in the day-to-day of my life, there is just no downtime. After my Bible study in the morning, it’s go-go-go-go-go. I can often sit down with my knitting in that sweet spot of about 4pm each day and Hubs will get home and we can chat for a few minutes. Then it’s up to cook dinner and go-go-go-go-go again.
I think I need to feel about my work out like I do about my Bible study and knitting. It needs to be very necessary. And, it’s just not. Do I hate myself so I won’t take care of myself? I don’t hate working out – in fact, I love our gym and the high I get afterward. But I still struggle with doing it all. And things for me come last.
You know what? I’m going to go wake up the boys to watch their sister and I’m going to the gym right now. Why sit here on my big bum and whine about not having time and just go do it!
I hope I don’t pay for it later when I’m horribly behind!
Ok – stopping and I’m leaving. Really, I’m going!!
YAY – great idea – go do it now. It’s so easy not to do stuff for us because there are so many other things that need to get done. I’m just as guilty of that as you are. I am making walking M-F in the morning a priority – this is my second week. It really makes me feel good, helps with weight loss, and gives me an hour to myself, I think I am more pleasant even 🙂 I also sleep 8+ hours a night – I need my sleep.
OK… Now I feel *really* lazy! 😆 … You really are very busy!