Not Enough Hours in the Day

One recurring theme since starting culinary school is that there just aren't enough hours in the day.

My sister, my mom and my brother's girlfriend are walking a half marathon in San Antonio in November and really wanted me to join them. (My brother is running it.) Unfortunately, I couldn't even though the race is on a Sunday. Why, you ask? Because packet pick up is until 5pm and each participant has to pick up their own. No exceptions. Guess who has class on Saturday until 2pm? Yes, that would be me.

So, I thought I was off the half marathon hook. Turns out, I'm not. My sister has somehow convinced me to walk in one in Dallas with her in December.

I downloaded the training plan and while it seems very doable, I'm already behind. How is it that I can't seem to get in twenty, thirty and forty minute walks during the week? I tell myself it's because it's already getting dark earlier and I need to walk at the gym. But, really, I'm just lazy.

I could pry myself out of bed at 5:30 with my husband and go with him, but I know myself and that just isn't going to happen consistently. And, since he's walking in the morning he doesn't want to go with me in the evenings. (Also, it's football season and God help him if he misses the game!)

So, I'm trying to recruit some friends to sign up for a few races with me. I know myself and if I pay for something, I'm following through.

And, then things that I'm already committed to are getting in the way. As in, Junior League. I have a meeting tonight and since I'm a first year Active I'm a Center liaison on Thursday. Also, we got word this weekend that first year Actives are required to have a Fall Placement interview. Which would be no problem if my placement advisor didn't live forty minutes away (without traffic). Oh, and we need to have our interview completed by October 1st. Yeah, less than two weeks from now. Gah! Thanks for the notice, huh? (I will definitely be providing feedback that it would be nice to have a placement advisor within 5 miles. My last one was just as far away.)

So, add all of this on top of the homework I'm supposed to be doing and it's no wonder I can't finish a book, or get to the gym or yoga lately.

How do you all fit it "all" in? Especially those of you in school and working?