Holy crap. What a day so far. I’m taking 2 minutes to blog before I scream and run from the house. I’ve been trying to get some exercise in since 8am. 4 flippin hours. So far I have accomplished 6 minutes of a Yoga/Pilates Crunch video, 2 minutes of warm-up, run upstairs to let the dog out, run back downstairs, 3 minutes of walking, run upstairs to let the dog in, run back downstairs, 2 minutes of running, 5 minutes of soothing a fallen child, and finally, finished my 20 minutes on the treadmill. Effective? Doubt it. It barely even counts, as I don’t even feel like I worked out! Oh, and my bowflex workout? Yeah, non-existent since Matt wouldn’t get off it. I finally carried both boys up screaming (me, not them) and crying (Matt, not me) and walked out on the deck for a breath of fresh air and to center myself.
Of course, they followed.
Who taught them to open the doorwall, anyway?
A quick chat with a similarly frustrated neighbor and here we are. Well, here I am. The boys, having been stripped naked and changed from pjs to clothes outside, are playing on the deck in the sandbox. I am certain an eruption will happen soon, but until them, I am savoring the sound of nothing but the clickety-clack of my keyboard.
Maybe later I’ll get on the bowflex.
And ride my bike.
And escape for a little while.
You know, it’s hard to be a fitness buff when you can’t actually get fit.
I can’t wait for my babysitter to come back to 2 days a week!!!!!!!
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Isn\'t that always the way? I swear to god that my intentions to work out 5 days a week just don\'t happen because of one kid\'s schedule or the other. I would love to do yoga at home, but between two kids, you don\'t get a half hour straight to yourself. I cherish the 15 min showers I take at night because I lock the doors and I can\'t hear anything and hubby has to deal with the drama. And by the time the kids are in bed, I am too tired to do anything but sit or go to bed myself! But fear not, we will get some time to ourselves again eventually- can you say school?!!!
Isn’t that always the way? I swear to god that my intentions to work out 5 days a week just don’t happen because of one kid’s schedule or the other. I would love to do yoga at home, but between two kids, you don’t get a half hour straight to yourself. I cherish the 15 min showers I take at night because I lock the doors and I can’t hear anything and hubby has to deal with the drama. And by the time the kids are in bed, I am too tired to do anything but sit or go to bed myself!
But fear not, we will get some time to ourselves again eventually- can you say school?!!!
My kids are on \"spring break\" this week and I could NOT convince them to take the car and go to Florida on their own (grrr.) so they are here… in my HOUSE! The gall.
My kids are on “spring break” this week and I could NOT convince them to take the car and go to Florida on their own (grrr.) so they are here… in my HOUSE! The gall.