tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post532451339538303264..comments2023-04-04T01:06:57.305+10:00Comments on It's time...: for a bit of a whinge...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-70066071811220258172013-05-22T18:54:15.131+10:002013-05-22T18:54:15.131+10:00Thanks Em! great things for me to remember!Thanks Em! great things for me to remember!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-21567096791407349562013-05-22T18:53:06.173+10:002013-05-22T18:53:06.173+10:00I never thought about the dictating thing! What a ...I never thought about the dictating thing! What a great idea! Thanks Francesca!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-89647613486523529362013-05-22T18:51:45.514+10:002013-05-22T18:51:45.514+10:00Thanks Me! Thanks Me! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-11091456981610672382013-05-22T18:51:14.620+10:002013-05-22T18:51:14.620+10:00Thanks Jenster! Definitely need to focus on me!! a...Thanks Jenster! Definitely need to focus on me!! and not let other things take over from thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-74791754605467587502013-05-22T18:49:35.906+10:002013-05-22T18:49:35.906+10:00thanks Aroha! I think I definitely need to learn t...thanks Aroha! I think I definitely need to learn the art of saying no...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-10918822201408089082013-05-22T18:48:50.161+10:002013-05-22T18:48:50.161+10:00Sadly no train option out here but I think I had f...Sadly no train option out here but I think I had forgotten about the audio books! and if I chose wisely perhaps I can sign it off as professional development!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-24456622760144908212013-05-22T04:00:23.929+10:002013-05-22T04:00:23.929+10:00I don't have any particularly wise words of wi...I don't have any particularly wise words of wisdom, except that sometimes I just don't do that things I'm meant to, and I do something I want to instead. I usually give the thing I was meant to do the rude finger and say "Stuff YOU" (but not so nicely) and just enjoy myself. <br /><br />Thankfully I actually have quite a bit of time currently to do things I want to do, but this is a rare phase of life I think, as I can't remember ever having been in it before!!T'liahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571451036872496582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-91243621856040200942013-05-21T20:27:19.553+10:002013-05-21T20:27:19.553+10:00Plenty of sympathy here, life is so busy and hecti...Plenty of sympathy here, life is so busy and hectic with work and kids! What I try and do is just try and take each day, drama and activity as it comes, try not to worry about things in advance otherwise you'll go insane! But do ONE thing for me - make time for doing things that make you happy, laugh out loud or at least smile... life is too short to just let fun pass you by. Hang in there Zita xx EmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-48888048392282210622013-05-21T20:16:19.024+10:002013-05-21T20:16:19.024+10:00Commuting is one of those frustrating things which...Commuting is one of those frustrating things which can feel like pure time wasting. To try to fit things in, I allocate certain things to certain days. Sometimes also, things just aren't done well because less time is devoted to them. At least if you're in a car you can sing along to the radio. Or dictate blog posts as they come into your head onto a voice recorder as you drive (hands free, of course!) ...Francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364142024795616333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-35543030338477201012013-05-21T16:33:32.796+10:002013-05-21T16:33:32.796+10:00I would HATE to have to commute - I've worked ...I would HATE to have to commute - I've worked close to home or at home or from home for over 20 years - spoilt I know! I'm guessing you drive too which would be annoying, at least on a train or bus you could blog or do something interesting.<br /><br />I guess all you can do is eliminate whatever is not essential. But like you say it's usually the fun things that go by the wayside :-(<br /><br />Visiting from team IBOT xxx Janet Camillerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040750107420193756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-2007772572648177602013-05-21T15:20:47.640+10:002013-05-21T15:20:47.640+10:00Oh I feel like my commenting has been supremely sl...Oh I feel like my commenting has been supremely slack of late, and that I hardly ever get around to replying to comments!! And that's without a crazy commute.<br />Life is exhausting sometimes. I really want to be having more adventures and fun with my kids, but I just feel like I am so busy all the time. :(EssentiallyJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372695554793237026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-88337670759290853982013-05-21T13:16:29.832+10:002013-05-21T13:16:29.832+10:00Certainly sounds busy. When I did 12wbt last round...Certainly sounds busy. When I did 12wbt last round, I slotted in training when my monkeys were sleeping. And I now don't watch much tv, hardly any really. I just feel like there is so much more productive things I can be doing. Don't be to hard on yourself. It is busy xxtahlia @ the parenting fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554177115721373612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-10025717999517135352013-05-21T12:21:44.714+10:002013-05-21T12:21:44.714+10:00Wow it sounds like your life is very busy! My life...Wow it sounds like your life is very busy! My life is not that crazy yet, but I am sure life will change when I return to working full time. I do cook double meals and freeze half for an easy meal 1-2 times a week. I only clean on Saturdays for 2 hours no more. I would drop any non essentials and get yourself into routine first with your new job. Good luck finding the balance.J Botthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755875735136640435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-66637551857912703272013-05-21T12:13:59.803+10:002013-05-21T12:13:59.803+10:00Commuting that long each day is hard. A drives ab...Commuting that long each day is hard. A drives about 1hr-1hr15min each way to work and it does make it a long day. I couldn't do it because I can't drive that long without falling asleep.<br />I think the others have commented similar to what I would recommend - see what you can say no to, try to have meals cooked so that you just have to heat them up - allow yourself some room to breathe. Don't be afraid to say this is too much and allow yourself to give up something that isn't working for you.<br />Good luck - take care !<br />MeMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520543769631877571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-39126180948000636862013-05-21T12:01:48.732+10:002013-05-21T12:01:48.732+10:00I share your time challenge. I don't have quit...I share your time challenge. I don't have quite the same commute as you, however it's still very taxing on the old time. Quite often things just simply can't get done. I think you should congratulate yourself as you are super organised. It probably helps to think you only need to survive until December (given the job may not last past then). In the meantime, I guess it's about priorities. Probably the most important priority is you. If that means, the comments on the blog wait, then so be it. I don't mind waiting for a reply, if that means you get some exercise. Take care of you!Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520768559004876077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-54071661594279567802013-05-21T11:51:46.216+10:002013-05-21T11:51:46.216+10:00It sounds like in reality with all the travelling ...It sounds like in reality with all the travelling you are doing you don't actually have a lot of time. Perhaps you need to just take the pressure off yourself for a while and accept you can't do everything you want - i know that's not the idea position but you might feel a little less harried? I do completely understand - someone said they thought I was scattered the other day but in reality i'm just trying to do too much. (I hate the idea of being scattered ... but it's true).Bachelormumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504457751565428290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-42773444920750934262013-05-21T11:44:57.054+10:002013-05-21T11:44:57.054+10:00I hope once you are fully settled into your new jo...I hope once you are fully settled into your new job you'll have more time. In the meantime, is there anywhere you can say "no"? I ended up cutting a full day of work out (lucky that that was an option) because I was so time more and so exhausted ALL the time I knew something had to change. I also think as long as you're exercising, it doesn't matter if it's to the 12WBT plan or not. Hope you get time to catch your breath soon! x ArohaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760502581804337573.post-39099233366768418392013-05-21T07:42:21.056+10:002013-05-21T07:42:21.056+10:00No advice but that's a killer commute. Our in ...No advice but that's a killer commute. Our in laws and my parents both live 45-50 minutes away - everytime we drive to visit one of them, I say "Imagine living out here and doing this drive daily?!" (us living in the centre of the universe, of course)And I do feel sorry for people who have to spend their time in a lengthy commute (who, I might add, probably feel sorry for us in our small inner city, graffiti ridden street).<br />So I think definitely feel sorry for yourself, but if you can train it, then at least read and make the drive fun - or audio books if driving? So you feel it isn't wasted time...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com