My husband and I, this past weekend. |
It was my first day back to work after my week long vacation. I had a lot of work to do before I left, and so much more when I returned today. The Judge scheduled two Status Conferences for Monday, which usually takes me about a week to prep for. I now get to prep for it in two days. That's just one of the hundred red flag items I had to deal with today. It was a super high stress day, but I managed to keep my cool. I went in to this day with a prayer and a positive mind frame. I wasn't going to get overly stressed over the work that was waiting for me. I wasn't going to let work bring me down after the amazing trip my husband and I had just been on. I am riding my vacation high for as long as I can!
I am actually happy to be back to work. I like the routine, and I like the challenge. I worked over today, and didn't end up getting home until about 7:30. On my way home, I thought about running. I like to run at least every other day, and the last time that I ran was on Tuesday. I thought about the dishes that needed done when I got home, and the fact that I didn't have anything to make for dinner. That would mean I'd have to grocery shop and then actually make dinner. I also really wanted to visit my mom's house because I haven't stopped by in a while and they helped me out a lot while I was on vacation by letting out our dogs. Not to mention, she let them out for me tonight since I had to work late. I started to become overwhelmed with how little time I had for my evening, and all the expectations I had for it. I decided to just stop thinking about everything as if it were an obstacle, and to just go with the flow.
When I got home from work, I immediately changed in to my workout clothes. I strapped on my heart rate monitor and buckled my garmin around my wrist. I grabbed my phone, went outside and started running. I was running to my moms house. I found out that it is less than a mile run to my moms house. There is a steady incline about half the way through the run, which thoroughly kicked my butt. It felt good, too! I did intervals on my way to my moms, and felt accomplished when I arrived. My mom had just ordered subs, and offered me one for dinner. Within about 20 minutes, I had a lot of what I needed to get done for the night, finished. I went for a run, I visited my mom's house and I ate dinner. My mom drove me home after we chatted for a bit, and then I did the dishes. Once I finished the dishes my husband came home, and now I'm blogging about my busy day. I accomplished everything that I wanted to accomplish today, despite being fairly busy. I feel really good about that! One thing that motivated me to run tonight was the saying that "somebody busier than you is running right now". Trust me, at the time, I didn't believe anyone was busier than I was. I just put in a long day at the office and I had a lot of expectations for my evening. I'm glad that I did run, though. It really made my night!
Even though I was really busy at work, I took some time today to enjoy a few little things. I noticed how beautiful the sky was on my way to and from work. I took a walk on my friend from work during lunch, and got to enjoy the sunshine on my shoulders. I took a deep breath of fresh air during my run and noticed how the air smelled liked pumpkins and fallen leaves. I love to enjoy the little things, and there's no better time to do so than during a busy day. It's the best way I know how to beat the busy day blues!
Wow! Super impressed that you still ran even with so much on your plate :) Great job!
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