It’s been a little over three weeks since I started working out. I usually end up doing my workout, right after I put the kids to bed. I find that it’s easier to focus on the workout, when they aren’t up being loud and fighting with each-other. I put my headphones in and then blast my music, I let myself get lost in the music. I will be completely honest, I’m not in love with the elliptical trainer. I’m just using what I’ve got right now, until I can get back into the gym. Hopefully when the kids start back at school, I’ll be able to get into the gym again. When I was going to the gym back in February, I loved doing the weights. I feel strong when I’m lifting, it’s a different feeling than cardio. I’m also very keen on giving yoga a try. Who knows I might hate it, or I might end up loving it. All I know is that I’ve heard nothing, but positive things about it. I’ve seen some people I follow on Instagram completely transform, their bodies doing yoga. My mom likes to go and do hot yoga, she says it’s a great workout. It’s calming, and it’s good at helping you with your flexibility. I just want to explore different types of exercises, see what I like and what I don’t like doing. I don’t want to just limit myself to one machine, I want something that’s going to get me out there.
I want my kids to understand the importance of getting exercise, and staying healthy. So I started to bring them for walks around this pond, it’s not too far from our place. It’s perfect we can all get some fresh air, while we go for a walk. In a perfect world the kids would walk at a decent pace around the pond with me. That’s not the case, what I see as an opportunity to exercise. They see as a time to have a race, and causally walk around. I need to remind myself, that any exercise is better than none. Right now I’m just trying to learn how to balance everything. Between the kids getting home from camp, getting supper ready, bathing the kids. Then getting them into bed, so that I can work out before I head to work… I won’t lie it’s been challenging.
I’m doing my very best, to only feed the kids healthy stuff I’ve cooked at home. I’m realizing how much more time it takes to make healthy fresh meals. There always seems to be yet another thing to do, like some laundry or dishes. It seems the days are flying by, and bedtime comes fast. Yesterday I told the kids we’d go walk around the pond, but then it started to rain. They were disappointing when I said we couldn’t go, so tonight I brought them. We successfully managed to get around the pond once, then it was time to head home. We probably could have gone around at least one more time, if the kids were more willing. It really didn’t help that the mosquitoes were out for some serious blood.
Once we got back home I gave the kids a bedtime snack {which lately has been a bowl of cereal.} Then once they finished up their snack, my mom gave them a bath since they’re feet were black {they had worn their sandals, to go on our walk.} In the meantime, I had to get myself ready for work. It’s nice going to work, I’m a night owl so I can finally do something productive that brings in an income at night. It’s also my only way to communicate with other adults without my kids around.. and we don’t even talk about kids it’s refreshing! I think the biggest perk to working night shift, is that I’m able to be there for my kids during the day. I’m not stuck at work during the day missing out on their lives. Granted I know this isn’t going to be a life long thing, eventually I know I’ll need more than a couple of hours of sleep to function. Until than I’m going to enjoy the sleep-deprived, caffeinated roller-coaster ride with the best kids I could ask for.
TTFN, Erika.