I’ve been keeping up with my training plan fairly well. The accompanying eating plan, not so well. But that happens with travel, I suppose. The thing I’m really not keeping up with? My house. It is a disaster.
Okay, it’s not that bad. I’ve made sure to keep up with the important stuff. There aren’t dirty dishes piling up in the sink or anything, the litter boxes are scooped, the trash has been taken out, and I have clothes to wear (though I do need to do laundry). But that’s about the extent of it. I have a giant to-do list for the weekend, and thank goodness it’s a 3-day-weekend so I have time to get it all done. Maybe.
The biggest problem is that I haven’t had time to get the big projects done. I’m in the process of trying to empty out my office so I can rip out the carpet and paint the concrete floor (thank you, cat, for requiring this process). My office became a huge catch-all room when I moved in a year and a half ago and the mess became quite easy to ignore. Because I have to take everything out of the room to rip out the carpet, I’m forcing myself to go through everything and decide if I really need to keep it. This means going through all the files I’ve kept over the years. I’m trying to pare down my books. If I’m never going to read it again, I don’t need to keep it. Right now, I just have piles of things in the living room. I’m not getting very far.
A few weeks back, I had a roof leak repaired. After determining that yes, it was fixed and no more water would get in, I had to repair the ceiling. It’s in the master bath, so if it’s not perfect, so be it. I patched and primed… but I’m not happy with the repairs. I can do better. So I need to use a bit more plaster to smooth things out. I was trying to avoid having to do too much sanding, but I may not be able to get around it. It’s not a huge process, but it’s just something I haven’t gotten to yet.
And then there are all of the other little things I need to tackle.
I don’t know how people manage to keep up with everything when they’re training for something. I feel like all I do is workout, eat, work, and sleep. Not that I’m complaining – I’m definitely enjoying the training and I know it will be worth it. But I’ve got to do something to balance my time a bit better. Especially once tri training gets started!
How do you manage to keep up with everything while training for a big event?