I'm not sure what is going on lately but I am consistently tired. I'm relaxing and taking it easy in the evenings and still feel pretty wore out in the evenings. I even go to bed early but sadly I usually don't fall asleep quickly. I have one more class to teach today and I'm honestly looking forward to going home and taking a nap before I pick up Gavin from football.
My need to hibernate later is a great transition into my next topic. Time for some tattling on myself so I can hopefully get myself back into gear with good choices.
1. I am not being nearly active enough on a regular basis. On most days I do hustle and move a lot at work but I'm pretty sedentary in the evenings and on weekends. The approaching winter weather isn't going to help that. I am hoping to play some more tennis before Mother Nature interferes.
2. I am eating out way too much which is bad for the waistline but also bad for my budget. I did some thoughtful grocery shopping yesterday which is going to promote more meals being made at home. A cranberry pork loin is on the menu for an upcoming day. I cancelled my Weight Watchers subscription. With my budget, I don't see the logic in handing them money each month.
3. I am not reading for pleasure anymore. I have so many books sitting around (sorry LeAnn) and need to start reading a couple again. The sad thing is that I do really want to read them but I just don't have the mental energy on most nights. And if I do have a lot of energy, I usually devote it to grading.
And finally, I'll end with some good news. I am pretty pleased with how I'm handling my workload and organization with both jobs. Now I do have a buttload of grading to do all the time but I feel pretty calm & collect when it comes to starting each week. I'm doing a good job of coming in early or staying a little bit later on most days to work on "extra" tasks so I'm caught up or slightly ahead with some of my duties.
I guess that's all for now!
You should pat yourself on the back for blogging too. I'm doing that next. I hear ya on the low energy. I usually pass out before 11 pm. That same energy problem has also meant my activity has gone down a lot. I'll write about it in my blog too. Tennis on Sunday isn't really an option, I don't think. A nice walk could be good. Alissa and I both know paths.
ReplyDeleteYay for positivity with work. The grading and to-do lists never seem to go away no matter how hard we work. I think it's a feat just to keep our heads above water. I don't have very many old magazines anymore. I ended both subscriptions over the summer to save on money. Sorry. I might have a few.
I hope you can figure something out with eating out and upping your activity levels. I think Gavin is a bad influence (not on purpose). I very rarely eat out by myself. It's a lot easier when I'm with other people, obviously, but that's on the weekends and not very often. Have you thought about taking an exercise class of some sort? Alissa does it, and that's my plan for the next rotation/cycle at the CWC.
No thoughts about Dan? Lol.