Stir Crazy

So in my last post I talked a bit about how I pretty much have 4 jobs right now, which leaves zero time for CrossFit. Well, I’ve been trying to remind myself that in a mere 10 days, I will have nothing but time for CrossFit, but right now I am going nuts. I have been in the gym maybe a grand total of 3 times in the past 3 weeks, and one of those times wasn’t even my own gym, it was a fundraiser competition at MBS CrossFit. Which was great, but guys. I am going a little crazy.

Also, let me clarify that I have been IN the gym almost every single day at 6AM to “Shadow-Coach” at CrossFit Elevation. It has been a lot of fun and I’m definitely enjoying getting to know everyone and getting to learn lots of coaching skills, but then I come home, throw together breakfast, leave 20 minutes later for my “real” job, then get home and either have more shadow-coaching to do, or I have meetings, calls, or work to be done for one of my other projects, or I am podcasting, or have to do things like, y’know, go grocery shopping or walk the dog or maybe even spend time with my husband. Last night I was so ready to go to the 6:30pm WOD and then got stuck in the worst traffic I’ve experienced in months, and by the time I got home not only was it too late to make it, but I was so annoyed at the world aka every other driver in Denver that all I wanted to do was sit on the couch and eat blueberries (so that’s what I did).

In general, when people gripe about not having time to work out, I want to call their bluff. Surely, you could carve out an hour–a measly hour!–to go to the gym. But now I get it. That is truly not always possible. And even though I felt good at the little fundraiser competition last weekend, and even though I know this too-busy-to-live-my-own-life phase will be over soon, I also feel like all my hard work from the past 2 years is just seeping out into my office chair every day. Like I’m going to show back up at the gym in June and have no idea where I am.

In the meantime, I’ve been trying to control the things that I can: Eating well, sleeping as much as I can, watching YouTube videos about coaching cues and reading about mobility and I even bought a planner. You know, one of those little notebooks people used to use before calendar apps were invented. And it has pink stripes, so I guess for now that’s going to have to be enough. Hurry up, June!

Last but not least, these are the pants I will be wearing for Murph. It’s ok to be jealous.