Here is the deal, this is my life now. This is my commitment and dedication and what I want and need. Please don't ask me to give up my priorities in favor of yours. Not right now. Worse then that, when people try to make me feel bad like I am selfish and spoiled for spending so much time on this. Here are some things I've heard...
"Oh I couldn't do that I have to take care of ___________." (Implying their responsibilities are more pressing than mine)
"Oh I can't imagine taking all that time to workout my kids/husband/job/volunteer gig need me.' (somehow implying I have no other draws on my time)
Here's the deal. Discipline. Yes I am getting on my soap box...Discipline is the only way I have been able to do what I need to do and meet my commitments. And guess what, I have a ton of shit on my plate!
I am my sole provider so I work a full time job (which is often more than 40 hours), I am president of an organiziation with at least one event a month, I sit on a time consuming committee for the Junior League, I take care of my home (cooking, cleaning, laundry, yard, maintenance), I sit on the organizing commitee for a major road race (which I will chair in the next two years) that often calls for additional volunteer time....so yah I'm busy. I also spend between 12 and 14 hours a week working out.
So guess what, I am just as busy as you. A different busy but busy...so don't tell me you can't find 30 minutes every other day to walk your ass around the block and then act like I am so selfish for going after what I want....
Thank you for putting this into words, because it is so true. I always feel like people want me to apologize for putting my workouts first. But I do it because they are important to me. They are my sanity, the keep me grounded, and they make me feel GOOD!
ReplyDeleteMary absolutely! This is one of the reasons the girls at the studio are some of the most important people in my life right now...because they get it!
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