priorities

June 25, 2009

faux friday
because my work week started on sunday, it so feels like friday to me today! i’m going to have to keep reminding myself that it’s not, which is going to be slightly depressing. that’s okay, though — as i was saying yesterday, there’s no point in wishing the days away. friday will come soon enough.

i only get one june 25th, 2009.

i’ve been struggling with getting all of the things in that i want to do — when i become busy, it quickly becomes obvious what my priorities truly are.

the pinnacle: work. i haven’t been talking about it much in specifics, but even when i am slacking on everthing else, i do prioritize taking care of my patients at work when i am on a rotation with true responsibilities like the one i am on now. in fact, sometimes i feel like 98% of my energy is going to these efforts and i come home completely drained. this is why i am so much better of doing the other things i want to do in the morning before getting there. unfortunately, it’s hard to run, cook, lift weights, and do reading before 6:30 am.

close to the summit: blogging. what, i can’t let my streak die! i’m too compulsive for that. i can’t always say the same regarding writing or content quality, however.

near the top: running! i truly love running and it is rare that i voluntarily skip a run.

in the middle: cooking. i started out the week like gangbusters but yesterday could not fathom the idea of going to the grocery store (common theme) and instead josh and i went out for middle eastern food (which was good, by the way).

on the ground level: reading for work. i wish this wasn’t such a struggle, but admittedly it is. once i start doing it, i never mind it and often spend longer than i was planning. but starting is hard.

in the basement: (at least this week) — cross training & weights! i know these things are important, both for overall health and for injury prevention, which is very important for me as i know that i hate being sidelined from running.

there are a lot of things on that list, and i know that i can’t be perfect all of the time. but i’d love to strike a better balance rather than being all-or-nothing about certain things (ie, reading or cross-training). again, it will be nice to ruminate on this during this AM’s run. it’s already time to head out!

and speaking of summits
the blogger summit that i mentioned a few days ago seems to be a hot ticket item — and in fact now that i’ve seen the degree of interest, i’m worried that i won’t be able to snag a ticket! who knew that blogging about one’s healthy lifestyle would be so freaking popular?

i am not too ashamed of my blogger nerdiness to admit that i am going to be attempting to puchase my ticket at exactly 8:00:00 tonight. we’ll see what happens! my backup plan is to convince them that they need an MD on site in case anyone has a life-threatening tofu or broccoli overdose, or goes into VTach during a run. wish me luck . . .

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6.24.09: see, this is what i mean about all-or-nothing

workout: rest

reading: nada

cooking: zilch

at least i flossed.

4 Comments

  • Reply Anonymous March 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    The summit sounds fun. I wish it was within driving distance for me. I have no vacation time left. Boo.

  • Reply The Happy Runner March 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    I had no idea about that summit! Thanks for the info.

  • Reply HangryPants March 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    good luck with the ticket situation. please let me know how it goes.

  • Reply Susan March 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    I put my boyfriend in charge of registering me for the summit since I was going to be at work…and it worked! I&#39m in!

    So excited to meet you in August!

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