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I am pleased by how productive I was last night. I am trying to make sure I do enough chores on week nights that I am satisfied with what I accomplished without being unrealistic. I have realized that a lot of the time the chores I plan are far too much to accomplish in one evening after work, so I make lists of what I would like to be done and I try to accomplish a few of the things on it, but I try not to be disappointed in myself if I don’t get it all done. I often set my expectations high and I would prefer to have all the chores done in one go, but it is often not realistic and while doing a chore I might think of something else that needs doing and do that instead of another one. I try to prioritize and juggle which ones I can fit into that night with everything else I have to do.
Last night I made a call I needed to make and sent in some design work for a show I am performing at in May and I am glad to have that task off my mind. I scrubbed the bathroom sink and mirror; I need to scrub the whole bathroom, but even a piece at a time is still improvement. I must remember to buy a new toilet brush. The one I have now doesn’t clean under the rim very well…or very well at all.
I also changed the sheets on the bed and did a load of laundry which I have to fold tonight, and then I worked out at home with a DVD. I actually did one cardio aerobics DVD that is a half hour and then I put on part of another DVD to do a long 20 minute shimmy drill and a cool down, so I exercised for about an hour. Shimmying is a lot harder with the new carpet; it is so plush that it absorbs a lot of the shimmy and makes it a lot harder to maintain since you don’t get that push back from the floor. I have to work harder to keep it going and also to balance, but I still love the new carpeting. It makes the apartment look SO much nicer. I didn’t realize how much of my life I spent hating that old carpeting until it was replaced. It was a lot of work but it was so worth it.
I didn’t get around to washing dishes last night, but I think I accomplished a good deal. I will wash the dishes tonight and tackle a few of other chores on the list.
I don’t have ballet this Wednesday because my teacher’s students at her other studio will be in exams, so I’ll have to make sure I do some exercise at home. I need to buy a new ballet bag, my cheap duffel is falling apart and I think perhaps I should look at a proper dance bag. I need to stop by a dance supply store some time; I want to see them in person rather than try to buy one online.
Last night I made a call I needed to make and sent in some design work for a show I am performing at in May and I am glad to have that task off my mind. I scrubbed the bathroom sink and mirror; I need to scrub the whole bathroom, but even a piece at a time is still improvement. I must remember to buy a new toilet brush. The one I have now doesn’t clean under the rim very well…or very well at all.
I also changed the sheets on the bed and did a load of laundry which I have to fold tonight, and then I worked out at home with a DVD. I actually did one cardio aerobics DVD that is a half hour and then I put on part of another DVD to do a long 20 minute shimmy drill and a cool down, so I exercised for about an hour. Shimmying is a lot harder with the new carpet; it is so plush that it absorbs a lot of the shimmy and makes it a lot harder to maintain since you don’t get that push back from the floor. I have to work harder to keep it going and also to balance, but I still love the new carpeting. It makes the apartment look SO much nicer. I didn’t realize how much of my life I spent hating that old carpeting until it was replaced. It was a lot of work but it was so worth it.
I didn’t get around to washing dishes last night, but I think I accomplished a good deal. I will wash the dishes tonight and tackle a few of other chores on the list.
I don’t have ballet this Wednesday because my teacher’s students at her other studio will be in exams, so I’ll have to make sure I do some exercise at home. I need to buy a new ballet bag, my cheap duffel is falling apart and I think perhaps I should look at a proper dance bag. I need to stop by a dance supply store some time; I want to see them in person rather than try to buy one online.