Saturday, September 11, 2010

Time travel


Somedays I feel like there is no time to exercise in the day. The day itself is one big race from one commitment to another. Other days, like today, I find time, reclaim and repurpose it for the better.

Today the kids were up rather early for a Saturday making quite a racket, so I rolled out of bed to quiet them down. After breakfast came the kids' cherished Saturday morning screen time and suddenly, I realized there was a window of time opening before me. I could have addressed the messy kitchen, the pile of laundry, the muddy floor or the scattered school papers, but instead, I shrugged my shoulders, ran upstairs, bolted into my gym clothes and whispered to the groggy husband "I'm going to the gym, be back in about an hour."

When I got home, nothing had changed. Kids still glued to the screen, dirt, grime and stuff still waiting for cleanliness and order, husband still sleeping. It was like I opened a door in time to a secret world and came back the very same moment without any time passing at all. Cool.

6 comments:

  1. That's the best way to do it....just do it when you think you have time. All the other things will still be there when you come back. Glad you had a nice morning at the gym.

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  2. The pic looks like that thing Hermione Granger kept around her neck in the third book.

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  3. Yes, that's a time turner. Good spotting!

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  4. That is so funny! Way to steal a moment for exercising!

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  5. It's absolutely wonderful to be able to slip away. I am very blessed to have my two wonderful teenagers who help me with the little ones so I can go exercise, just like I did this morning. It's great when you get back and there have been no disasters. And I love your time turner picture!

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  6. Funny how the dishes and the laundry, and the cooking, and the pick-up will always wait for you. Way to make time work for you. I always find my mornings so valuable to get things done that seem harder to do later in the day.

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