Other Confessions Posts:

• Confessions I
• Confessions II
• Confessions III

…I’m currently daydreaming about this view and this vacation. I need a long weekend. Stat!

…I avoided blogging yesterday and until late this morning because all I can think of to blog about is how ridiculously BUSY I am lately and I’ve already talked about that, people are probably getting sick of hearing it.

…I knew it was coming but handing over a RIDICULOUSLY HUGE sum of money to the lawyers yesterday made me feel a little sick to my stomach. On the bright side, we get our house in less than a week!

…You know how I was gonna drink less coffee in 2011? And how I was eventually going to give it up so I’m not so dependant on it (i.e. have raging headaches when I don’t drink it). Ya. That’s not going so well. Let’s not talk about that shall we.

…In a few months (once we’re settled into our house) Eric and I are getting a boxer puppy. His name is Jeremy. We already talk about him like he exists.

…My running is all over the place. Last week I only ran 7 miles all week and I’ve already ran 9 miles in the first 2 days of this week (and doing another 3-4 tonight). I need to get myself back on a schedule, especially if I’m planning on doing a half May 1.

…I know I shouldn’t let it but the weather is really, really getting me down, you guys. As I write this it’s snowing outside through the window behind me and it’s just so friggin’ depressing that this long, cold, snowy winter is being dragged out any longer. I have a serious case of S.A.D. right now. Another reason I’m avoiding blogging – I’m a big downer at the moment!

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What are your confessions today?

Hi guys – I am just briefly checking in to say I’m still alive, just insanely busy.

The last week of any month is usually busy for me and this week between my regular job, freelance, and working at the yoga studio I’m putting in around 55+ hours of work. And of course I wouldn’t be ME if I didn’t overschedule myself in other areas of my life as well. I posted this crappy (blackberry) planner picture to Twitter earlier this week and it’s even more full now!

I HATE sacrificing workouts when I get busy so I was planning on going to 6 am yoga this morning. But after the worst sleep in the history of my life last night (I swear I didn’t sleep more than an hour straight at a time) I snoozed my 5:15 alarm and slept 3 hours straight (after being wide awake at 4 am)

Anyways, I started doing the Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zone’s dvd this morning, got through the warm-up, and thought “what am I doing? I DON’T have time to workout this morning!” and jumped in the shower.

It’s weird because I WANT to workout and normally I make sure it’s near the top of my priority list but that’s just not happening this week. Today will be my second day off in a row *gulp*. I did do a 75-min yoga class, 2 runs and a 20-minute at-home yoga workout already this week, though.

Anyways, speaking of all that stuff I just said I have to get done, I’m off to do it!

TGIF!!!

How was your week, busy? When you get really busy do you drop working out or do you prioritize to still make it happen?

I like to think I’m a pretty modest person and I don’t like to brag or appear braggy. But one thing I know is that I’m a super hard worker. Working makes me feel productive, gives me fulfillment and is something I enjoy.

I kind of have this thing where I will work my ass off if there is an end goal in mind. Summer 2008 I worked as a lifeguard by day and a waitress by night. Literally, every single week day, I would work from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the pool and 5:00 PM to 9 or 10:00 PM at the restaurant. On the weekends I would work split shifts at the restaurant.

But, I knew that this was only for 4 months. I was saving money to move to Kamloops in the fall and I could do it for 4 months.

So I did it. I completely burnt myself out and exhausted myself (and also saved a ton of money). But I did it. I pushed through because the end goal was in sight!

I’m doing a similar thing this month. On top of my new full-time (37 hours/week) working schedule I’ve taken on a ton of freelance work (8 stories to be exact – 1 I just finished). Probably more than I should have. Plus a bunch of social events this week plus working at the yoga studio. Every day this week I have been busy-busy-busy from 8:00 Am to 10:00 or 11:00 PM!

A little much and not something I could handle long term.

But I’m telling myself that I just have to power through till next week. Next Wednesday I will be on holiday for 10 glorious days. So I need to power through. If that means minimum sleep this week and being stressed to the max, well, that’s what it means.

I guess that’s just the way I work. I can handle working my ass off – but I have to have an end goal in sight.

What about you? Can you power through an insane amount of work/commitments if there’s an end goal in sight or do you prefer to just keep a milder schedule all the time?