There are not enough hours in the day

Yesterday.
I left for work at 6am. 1 hour to get to Braintree, thanks to March snow.
Another hour to get to Boston. Worked until almost 4:30.
Went to the gym. Had a great workout with my good friend Kim. Got on the T around 6:00. Walked in my front door at 7:25. The phone rang. Our good friends Cheri and David were having computer problems, so Dan and I hopped in the car to head over to their house, up the road a piece (as Dad would say). After much troubleshooting to no avail, sadly, the virus is still lurking though thankfully it hasn't attacked.
We got home around 10p. Ate some nourishment, caught up on How I Met Your Mother cuddling on the couch until we fell asleep.

And in a flash it was over. 6 1/2 hours later- start over.

Granted most days aren't quite SOOO busy... but the gone-from-the-house-part is usually at least 12 hours... and it doesn't leave time for much else.

I had grand plans of a daily chore list. Ticking a few things off here and there. Clean the bathroom sink. Sweep the kitchen floor. I used a list my friend Christine swears by. I edited it to suit what needs to get done in our house. I printed it. I put it on the island. And Dan laughed at me. "You're never home." I was a little put off at the time, but this is exactly why I need Dan in my life. He's asolutely right. I needed to be reminded that I'm never home and this really isn't realistic. So we clean on Saturdays and that has to be ok :) [but I have been trying to tidy small things here and there and put things where they belong so cleaning on Saturday doesn't take so long]

I also had grand plans to shop sales with coupons at the grocery store. Again, my friend Christine is such a good influence on me. Yet its failing miserably. I am buying some frozen produce on sale which is great because its cheap AND it doesn't rot in my produce drawer... so I'm saving where I can... but I can't do it all... and that has to be ok too.

Another project for this year- taking photos everday. I really liked the opportunity to look at things in different ways and shoot my everyday life. But I've totally slacked with that. I still struggle to take good photos with my point-and-shoot and my Rebel is too big to carry around all day. And you can only take pictures of your commute (I don't take pics at work or the gym, so there goes a good 10 hours of possibilities), and your dinner and your needs-to-be-dusted/de-cluttered house. Don't get me wrong, I've been doing my best and will still try to keep up with it... but probably not every day. Just not enough hours in the day.

So instead? I go to work everyday. I go to the gym as much as I can, training for the 3Day and trying to be healthy. I try to make grocery and meal lists on the train on the way home and fly through Whole Foods looking for organics and local foods like I'm on speed (trying to resist impulse buys which rarely works ;) The house is cluttered and dusty by the end of the week and Dan eats far too many frozen pizzas (which he loves). We're both still alive and kicking. And when I do get home, we eat. We chat. We listen to Stern or catch up on a TV show. Or we do some laundry or putter around. We cuddle up on the couch. We enjoy those couple hours.

That's life as it stands right now.
Its hectic. And that's not usually how I like things, but I do like it.

• Training and fundraising for the 3Day walk is so rewarding already. I feel like I'm getting closer to my friends with whom I'm walking. The whole thing is just a rush. A HUGE thank you to those of you who have already donated. It really means the world to me to have had so much support already. I've raised almost $1000!! Still lots more to go, but this is fantastic progress.
• I enjoy my time at the gym.
• Work has been great lately.
• The weekends have been full of fun activities (need to post lots of photos soon)

So that's my scoop!

More pictures and fun stuff to come later this week.