I’m sitting here at 10:30 at night finishing up on the computer after a stressful day, a blog class and playing around with my Twitter design for way too long. It has been a sitting kind of day.
I’m a magazine editor by day and I can end up in front of the computer or the TV at night for lengthy periods of time as well. Until a year ago, that was my exercise. But not anymore. Now I run. I swim. I roll around on big balls. I bike. And I like it. No, scratch that, I love it.
Not always when I’m doing it, but around it. Exercise makes me feel strong. Exercise makes me feel focused. Exercise really helps me to relax. Exercise makes me feel like a bad-ass.
Exercise helps me to not reach for the wrong foods when I’m really stressed out. Who knew a run could be as effective a stress reliever as a piece of chocolate? Well it is. For me at least.
But last night I got home from work and decided not to do anything because my leg was twitching and I needed a rest day. I had planned to run this morning but never got out of bed. And then I planned to run after work, but never got out of there either. Well, I did eventually but not with enough time between the job and the class to actually go to the gym.
Now I’m feeling all twitchy for a different reason. Today was an extraordinarily stressful day. Those happen from time to time (like every other week when we’re on deadline). Fuses are short, mine included, and there are lots of balls to juggle.
I really wanted to run today. Heck, I really needed to run today, but it didn’t happen. So I ate chocolate and other stuff instead. Now I’m still feeling all stressy, just fuller. And tomorrow, if I get on the scale, I’ll be disappointed in myself ’cause I know it’s going up. Reminder to self: time to get that eating thing under control again. No more excuses.
It’s bedtime now. So I’ll sleep, hopefully well enough to get up in the morning and finally get in today’s run. Tomorrow promises to be no less stressful than today. I’ll deal with it a lot better if I sqaush a few imaginary faces obstacles on the road tomorrow morning.
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This post will be what I will be able to say in the near future…I am workign towards toing MORE exercise and i actually would love to run…someday.
Bad days happen…shake off the dust..today is a new day.
You are a magazine editor???? I would love love love to work for a magazine! I am actually building a portfolio currently!
Nice post. I really enjoy how you voice what a lot of us are feeling. A magazine editor. That is awesome. Is it a fitness magazine?
And did you make up to yourself by running the next morning?
I do recognize your day, happened to me too a few times this week. But we’ll keep trying