how do people do this? ...no, really.
Aaargh. Because it was raining a little this morning, the traffic was hellish. The trip that normally takes about 30 minutes at that hour took 75 minutes ... which means I wasn't moving most of the time. It also means that my foot was pumping the clutch about half that time. (And that's the extent of the exercise I've had for the past week.) I was disappointed that the car I have for the next 3 weeks is a used "loaner" and a standard transmission. Soon I'll have a new automatic, but meanwhile, it's winter and the commuting is not going to be easy. I hardly got out of second gear today.
But that wasn't the worst part: a combination of sitting at a desk all day, getting no exercise, and not being at home to take care of my daughter and other home things. I leave the house at about 8am and don't get back till about 7:30pm. The next 3 hours, until I collapse into bed, are not mine either, because the kid needs attention (her school work had started to improve, but now she's having trouble again), food needs to be prepared, and too many other details need attention. Forget the gym, there's no energy for that in the evening. My stomach is seriously starting to bloat. No wonder there's so much obesity everywhere; it's the natural result of how we must now spend our time.
I notice I always make time for a drink and blog though. Which is of course totally hydraulic.
I just don't get it. Most people also have more than one kid. How on earth do they cope? How do people live like this?
posted by squarepeg @ 10:41 PM
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Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I can relate to your situation as I am in that situation as well. I feel like a hampster running in a wheel that is my life. I can never get off as there is so little time and so many things to do.
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We have three girls under six. My wife is a rabbi, but taking some time off to raise our kids (I, unfortunately, still trudge to work every day). She repeats the "Baby Blues" joke: "If I'm a stay-at-home mom, why do I spend so much time in the car?" We are both so busy with the three girls, and everything else on top of it, but we survive. Somehow. And you're right - I, too, always manage to make time for blogging.
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