9 Months to Tri

Woke up LATE this morning. Started the day off in a rush.  All I wanted to eat was eggs. No cereal. No fruit. No yogurt. Just eggs, and maybe some potatoes and whole wheat english muffins. No time to make it, so I figured I’d pick some up at the cafe on the way to work. So, no breakfast to start off with, and I’m still running late.

Then, I get to the cafe, and realize that it will put me at least another 20 minutes behind, and all I can think about is how late I’m running.  I hate being late. So, I bail on the eggs and head to work. I pass McDonald’s, Hungry. All I have in my desk is an Atkins bar, and it was NO substitute for a nice warm plate of eggs. Did I mention that its only about 25 degrees outside?

Also, its a lot of work keeping an online journal of this whole 9 months, sometimes. If you’re thinking about starting a program like this, but are short on time, I recommend either NOT keeping a journal, or at least not keeping it daily. Some days, it can take almost an hour to formulate thoughts and write them down.  Depending on how many entries I make in a week (and whether or not we’re adding video), it can take between 2-10 hours/week. Its not just the journal, though.  There’s a lot going on. Work. Side work. Training. Beginning of year stuff like taxes, finances, etc. Family stuff. Congregation stuff. I’m starting to feel totally burnt out. Not on any one thing in particular, but on pretty much everything.  Contemplated calling in sick to work today, but really, not sure what that would have accomplished, other than putting me a day farther behind on my training and work, so I’m here.

I’m supposed to go work out today. I don’t want to. I really don’t. Its not that I don’t want to work out so much as it is that I want to accomplish other things.  My workouts have started to take up a solid 2 or more hours per day. Not just the routines, but driving there, changing, working out, showering, dressing, and driving back.  Its a lot of time I haven’t been able to quite accomodate in my schedule yet. Gotta work things out so I don’t feel like I’m cheating the day job or other aspects of my life.

Also, I just want to go to lunch with my wife.  I’ll have to make plans for that. Since the kid is in school, its pretty much the ONLY time we have to go out, sit down, and just talk without 7 year old distractions. I’ve only done that twice since starting this program. Need to find a way to work it back into my schedule.  Maybe I can find a way to get a morning workout in once or twice a week.

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Addendum - Oh, and I forgot to mention that to add insult to injury, I forgot my employee badge. So, today I get to wear a bright yellow “Hi, I forgot my badge like an idiot today, so I get to wear a bright yellow piece of paper instead” temporary pass. While it let’s me walk around the buildings, it doesn’t let me into any locked doors. And there are a LOT of locked doors. And I also have my badge tied to my bank account so I can buy food from the company cafes. Without it, I’ve now got to remember to take my wallet or cash with me if I head out.

So, yeah. Today, I guess I’m a bit cranky.

Two things that’ve gone right so far, is that I’ve completed one of my 3 “Annual Training” modules and I’ve successfully signed up for a chair massage tomorrow. Oh, yeah. And I guess I woke up, which should be a big plus any day of the week.

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