The days are so ridiculously long now that I have all this free time on my hands. If you know me then you know that I have extreme OCD with schedules. Monday is spent cleaning upstairs top to bottom, Tuesday is spent cleaning downstairs top to bottom..but what do I do with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday now that I don't have to fill those days with homework? Naptime, was homework...bedtime was homework.
I am finding myself with so much down time that my brain has too much time to wander. I find that this week has been one of the hardest emotion wise when it comes to thinking of worst case scenarios dealing with Iraq and the man I love who is over there. I'm finding myself lonely and bored, something that has yet to happen for the past 15 weeks and 5 days. It's hard to be lonely when every minute is spent dealing with kids or doing homework then you crash in bed around midnight, completely exhausted.
So, seeing as I knew I would need to fill the void in my schedule..I have picked up exercise. One of the gyms on post offers two hours a day of free childcare if you use their center, so I have been frequenting them every night for the past two weeks. I had only been using an hour in the evening but I now plan on using my second hour in the morning. I feel incredible!
I spend about 15 minutes doing cardio on the elliptical, hit the weights for 30 minutes and then wrap up with a 15 minute jog on the treadmil. I feel healthier, I have more energy and I'm working towards my bikini body for the summer. I am able to have alone time during the day where I don't find myself worrying about the girls, or about whether or not my husband is going to make it home. I'm able to just be and do something positive for me and this is something that I needed.
So there it is, this is the new thing I do to fill the void.
