This week is a bit crazy for me with things to do/be at every day of the rest of the week and weekend.

This is very unusual for me, and hence, a bit stressful. 

Also because having things in the evening means I have to figure out when I am going to prep lunches for the next day, and make sure there is a good homemade dinner on hand. I spend a couple hours in the kitchen every evening getting all of that ready, and if there is somewhere else I have to be in the late afternoon, it cuts into my kitchen time, and that is stressful.

But I survive. When it’s a busy week, standards have to be lowered. Maybe not everything will be perfect- a quick workout at the gym instead of the elaborate one with all the mobility stuff I do; maybe I wont have a meal with all the elements, but just heat up whatever’s on hand and call it done; maybe I will have to forget about any house cleaning chores this week. 

There are definitely ways to make life easier when required. Because taking on unnecessary stress is not helpful at all. 

The reason life is busy is that I have an art show starting tomorrow. Which means paintings have to be delivered, I have to help out with the hanging, then attend the opening reception, and maybe do an artist talk. All of these things are on different days. Besides that I have a dinner out with friends and a hang out with my yoga community. Not a usual week for me at all! Thankfully this is not normal because I wouldn’t want to be rushing around fitting things in my calendar somehow all the time. But a week here or there I can do.

I am also trying to eat my fill of calories everyday. I find that if I am not careful, during the weekdays it is very easy for me to undereat. I know that sounds crazy, but I miss little things I had planned to eat, getting lazy to get them. But trying to build muscles means I have to get my fill. I plan to go on a little cut for the 4 weeks before the holidays start (when I am not at a party that is!), so I really want to build as much as possible before then. It actually is exciting to look forward to the different phases of macro eating- keeps life interesting for sure, even with the anticipated hunger in a cut.

All of this means that my brain is busy trying to catch everything and keep juggling the balls. I think November and the first half of December is the super-busy season, and then, people really enjoy the downtime of the holidays. So I plan to roll with it for now. I know I will be sluggish during the holidays, and it will be good for my soul.