Because I work from home, I have to keep myself on a pretty tight schedule or I would spend all day at the movies or talking on the phone with my sister. Or probably getting a psychic reading.

So, to keep myself from spending thousands of dollars just for a woman with a large mole and 4 head scarves to tell me I will NEVER be married to George Clooney, I structure my day like this:

5:00 alarm

meditation

coffee

6:00 first run – 8 miles

7:30 make breakfast and lunches, clean up kitchen

8:30 at my desk – WORK (seriously, sit down and concentrate!)

11:30 Lunch – best part of the day

12:30 errands/housekeeping, etc. – worst part of the day

2:30 – 4:30 – second run – 12 miles

4:30 – 5:30 – core workout, etc.

5:30 – 6:30 – dinner prep

6:30 – 7:30 dinner

9:00 – bed

Now, this schedule is the bomb. Or would be, if I followed it. Because when it comes right down to it, there are many, many important things that need to be taken care of on any given day, such as:

* Standing outside after a run for 15 minutes because I MUST find out what Andy Cohen (of the Real Housewives franchise) is going to reveal next in his memoir that I am listening to on my iPod while I’m running. Except now I’m done running, so I’m just standing here. That’s okay – the kids can just have cereal for breakfast this morning.

* Googling freak bike accidents in Los Angeles. Don’t judge. I have a sickness.

* Following emergency vehicles around town. You just never know what you might witness (see above).

* Calling my sister back just ONE MORE TIME because I remembered the brother’s name from Family – that Kristy McNichol show from the ’70s. I mean, come on, how are we supposed to work if I don’t call her back and tell her? (His name was Willie. You’re welcome.)

* Going to the Open House of a charming bungalow (that I will NEVER buy but MUST see the inside of) that I pass on the way back from the grocery store, forgetting that I have ice cream in the trunk.

* Cleaning melted Cherry Garcia out of the trunk.

* Walking 1/2 mile to get a Black Forest cupcake because I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO MY SECOND RUN IF I DON”T HAVE CARBOHYDRATES! All runners know this. Duh!

* Googling all the designers from Project Runway to see if any of them have gone on to successful careers. Don’t underestimate the importance of this information, people. You may need a feathered roller derby costume someday.

* Practicing my English accent into a tape recorder so that my blog sounds legitimate.

To be honest, I had to cut this list short because I’m already behind this morning. And I hear a siren. I would hate to miss something interesting.

 

Happy Running!

 

 

 

 

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