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February 24, 2005
futility 
Well, in spite of all the best intentions and all that, I still left at 7:17, which meant I was late for work. It's not a big deal, as I'll be probably putting in two full days of work this weekend, but still.
I did walk in, a nice brisk walk. It felt very good. Then I got to the gym, unloaded 10 magazines (which makes 20 magazines given to the gym this week—of course, I did come home with 2 yesterday so it's not as good as it could be), took a shower, and felt like the wind had been entirely taken out of my sails.
Work is... well, work. I found out yesterday afternoon that the magazine deadline had been moved up by a day, AND NO ONE TOLD ME! I work in the Communications department. The irony is not lost on me!! I got another project, also due on Monday, from my boss, who is aware of my current scheduling constraints. Ugh! So don't mind me if I have my own black cloud on a string.
The answer is, obviously, many breaks with intense exercise. I have pilates tonight, and I plan to just moszy on down to the gym every now and again.
I just ran into a colleague in the stairwell who is a big windsurfer. Today is her last day. Man! She got a new job in Hood River, the windsurfing capitol of the Northwest, and just one of my favorite places on earth. While I know that if I lived and worked in Hood River, I'd still end up in a job where people expect that I just wave my magic wand and things get done, at least some of the time. And there isn't as much good food. And not as many races. But still, I am seriously jealous.
Posted at February 24, 2005
Comments
I think it's awesome that your solution to the stress is to have intense exercise breaks! That says it all. Also, if you are serious about doing a race here in the Bay Area, let me know when (generally) because I looked around and there are always multiple 1/2s in various areas. Of course some are better than others, but that's what scheduling is for! - Mia
Posted by: Mia at February 25, 2005 7:14 AM