Getting Back to Normal

One of my favorite bloggers wrote in her post last week about the list of things she was going to do once things calmed down and had been waiting for this magical calm time (she recently got married, and I’m paraphrasing here), and I immediately identified.

I got married 2 weeks after she did and I’ve spent the last 8 weeks waiting for things to calm down so I can get back to normal and get work done when really there’s no such thing.

Calm in my world doesn’t exist these days. Not with 2 active kids and 15 million other projects going on. 2016 has probably been the busiest ever, and I blame the kids. I asked my ex-husband if he still had the receipt for them but he said the time frame for returning the kids had long passed. So much for that idea. And they are kind of cute and fun at times. I’d miss them.

So, instead of waiting for something that will never happen (like NORMALCY) I’ve decided to take a new approach and better manage my time, what I take on, and how I feel about it all.

I’ve said this before but maybe, this time, it will work. I’m an optimist.

The months leading up to the wedding I did a 5:30 am boot camp. It was great, and I felt like I’d accomplished a lot by 7 am but it usually left me exhausted by 9 pm that night when I still had a million things to do. I took 7 weeks off as I was in my post-wedding bliss thinking calories and lack of exercise didn’t count.

You know what? They did, and I gained weight. Who would have thought?

I went back last week and made it 4 out of 5 days. I missed today which I’m kicking myself for because now I need to make it the next 4 days straight. But last week even though I was tired I did feel more accomplished and positive about myself. I also took a lot of naps, but I tried to not feel guilty about it and honestly because I wasn’t so exhausted I was more productive and don’t think I missed out on anything.

Netflix is by far a bigger time waster for me than naps. Can you say Stranger Things??

Have a great Monday and tell me how you manage YOUR normal!

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