thursday, i managed a 2.5 mile run in the am. but that's all. after work, i skeedaddled to s.f. for a "thing" and by the time i got home i was ravenous and tired. so the next morning, i chose sleep over working out. friday was the most stressful day at work in my 3 months there and all i could do to cope was think of beer. all pretty lame excuses but whatever.
running and swimming have taken a far back seat to things lately. all i can think about is grad school. how i'm going to pay for it. how i'm gonna even manage school and work. getting excited about it, then getting worried again. i think i need to just shut the fuck up, do the applications and the questions will answer themselves. but i can't help but feel the need to plan and strategize the coming months over and over again in my head until it makes sense.
many people say they work things out in their heads while they run. many say exercise helps them cope. lately, it's become just one more chore that doesn't get done because i'm focused and fretting over something else.
but i did manage to finish up the march design of my masthead.
11 comments:
You're blog looks wonderful. I am sorry to hear that things are a bit stressful right now. *hugs*
And what a lovely masthead it is.
Oooh, I love the new look! Hang in there with the stressful stuff, it'll get better soon.
It looks very pretty!
Ooh, I hope the weather will take a cue from your masthead soon!
Diggin the look! Hopefully you'll get things figured soon chica!
Ooooh, dig the header. I love spring!
Take things one at a time—like the great new header—and you'll soon sort through them all. Stress will just make your stress worse. Just don't let not finishing things on your checklist right away push you to lose time/sleep/effort on other points.
My first race is coming up on Saturday, and I've probably run about 20 miles this year. Ouch! But I spent this past Saturday mostly sleeping and watching 3-4 feet of snow fall. See? No stress! Haha.
Doesn't life just get in the way of running sometimes...?
It can be overwhelming, but I've found that sometimes I get so caught up thinking about thinking, that I lose focus of the goal.
Hang in there!
love the new masthead!!
I hear you on the stress thing. This is my first "calm" week in the past 3 months because of a program deadline last week. As far as the beer goes...just say you were carbo-loading. And to run...you need the carbs. Consider 'em packed away for your next run when life will allow it ;)
I like the new blog look! Sounds like a stressful time but I'm sure you can get through it...just don't let everything get to you. I think you have the right idea-just tackle those applications and the rest will fall in place.
Good luck!
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