Living at work

[sarahmichigan]

I've felt really busy the last few weeks, maybe not over-scheduled, but definitely fully-scheduled. I can't remember the lat time I just sat on the couch and read a book for a couple of hours.

I notice I've been doing and more and more things at work that I used to do at home. I've been bringing stuff to work so I can eat breakfast at my desk instead of getting up 10 minutes earlier so I can have cereal at home. I have stashed decongestants and vitamins at work so I can take them there instead of doing it in the morning before work. I've been reading LJ on my breaks at work.

I've been trying to figure out what I can cut out of my schedule to free up some time so I don't feel so rushed and crazed all the time. I considered cutting out my Wednesday night yoga classes to free up some time, but I think it's good for me to have regularly scheduled exercise and relaxation time. So, something else has to go, and it CAN'T be sleep. I'm barely squeaking by with 6.5 or 7 hours of sleep most weeknights, and I really function better on 8 or 8.5.

The thing is, I really LIKE all the things I have in my schedule right now and I don't want to cut ANY of them out. But life is about compromise, so I need to keep thinking about how to fit everything in, still get enough sleep, and also get some alone time in, too. I feel like I haven't had much quiet time for contemplation and creativity lately. I miss it.

Comments

[aedifica]

This won't help on choosing what compromises to make - but if you have a desk at work and a supply of hot water, oatmeal packets kept in ones desk make a handy breakfast (I get them at a natural food store instead of getting Quaker, what kind is up to you). The only problem is that by the time I get a chance to wash my bowl, the oatmeal is kinda dried on. But I cope OK. :>

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I love those oatmeal packets. I'll have to add that to the stash of ramen noodle cups, granola bars, chips and nuts that I already have in my desk.

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

I can't remember the lat time I just sat on the couch and read a book for a couple of hours.

Me neither. So many hobbies, so little time. I think we should vote to extend the definition of "day" to 35 hours. Who gives a damn what the sun has to say about it. :)

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

I'll come over and we can sit on your couch and each read our own book for a while some time. ;)

[flyinglemurs.livejournal.com]

Oh wow I think we are sharing a life, I could have written exactly this. I'm still eating breakfast at home because I'm usually really hungry right away but otherwise its the same.

I've been trying to get in more exercise so I signed up for a weight class and two dance classes and if I go each week (which is hard to manage) that means I'm not home to 9 at very earliest. That plus various musical things and other hobbies and its nuts. Somewhere in there I need to learn some turkish in the next month.

My sleep on weekdays is usually btwn 5 and 6.5 and its no where near enough. Zzzzzzzz. I've got to cut something. I do try to read but usually fall asleep in my book so I still get through stuff but it takes forEVEr.

Apparently its contagious cause you've got it to...maybe its trying to fit anything resembliong life and hobbies in on top of having to be a wage slave 40 or 50 or more a week. Gack.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

So, I've seen you pondering a visit to Turkey on your journal. Does the fact that you want to learn Turkish mean that you're definitely going (despite Dad's dire predictions)?

If you figure out a way to balance it all, let me know. I know that being actively poly is complicating things for me right now, because my husband and I are both in long-term dating situations with secondary partners, and scheduling can be a bitch!