24 Hours

That's all we get in a day.  

I tend to beat myself up (I'm guessing most of you do too).  

I have this unattainable expectation of what I can accomplish for the day and I couldn't stop feeling like a failure when inevitably, something that I had wanted to get down sat unchecked on the list like an obnoxious neon light SHOUTING at me - how dare you not finish?  How LAZY you are.  FAIL.

Recently, I decided to write down exactly what I thought I could achieve in a normal day; and the realization was enlightening.  

Scheduling my expectations resulted in 22 hours worth of work - with no breaks for food, bathroom stops, yawning...or sex.  

What a weight off my shoulders!  It wasn't me that was sucking - it was my plan.  The schedule was stupid.  I was setting myself up for failure every time.

**CAVEAT*** - The new and improved schedule is not much better - it's still FULL but it is less demanding than it was, and it gives pockets of time where I need to get something done but should have some breathing room in between.

The Daily Agenda:

5:45am Wakeup/journal/coffee

6:15-6:45am Peloton

6:45-7:45am Get ready/more coffee

8:00am Wakeup Captain (aka Sleeping Beauty) and get him ready/dressed/fed/brushed/snack and lunch made

8:45am The Hawley's are out the door

9:30-6:30pm WORK.  This is a big bucket of time but where I have dedicated hours in my schedule during the week blocked out.

7pm-7:30pm - Workout #2 

8pm - Dinner/Slowing down for bedtime

9pm - Captain in bed

9-10:30/11 - Free time/read/write/hang, etc.

11pm - Lights Out

It's an eye opening exercise to see if your expectations and the limited hours you get add up - highly suggest you try it :)