Rebeca Schiller

This week I have to work on four articles, plus rework another article. In addition to those, I have to work on Julius, write a book review, make my daily entries on Fit and Svelte, train, along with all the other activities that come with living–like breathing, eating, showering, and so on. Suffice it to say, it’s a wee too much and I’m a tad overwhelmed–and it’s only Tuesday. I know by this crazy schedule that it will be a work weekend. Once I have that burned into my brain, I’ll be okay with it.

The question that arises again and again is how to manage my time better? I was planning to go to the gym–walk to and from–but that eats up an hour of my time. And since it’s turning into a crappy day, I’ll be working out at home. Is the workout necessary? Yes, since I am training

It’s been several months that I’ve used my elliptical. Part of it is that the Ol’ Man has been sick with diverticulitis; he’s been very cranky and a drama queen about everything I do from eating (“must you swallow so loudly?”) to working out (“that constant swishing noise is giving me a migraine”).  He’s feeling better, and now he’s in the middle of planning and planting his garden. His gardening hobby is expensive, but it does have its benefits–I get my cherry tomatoes and arugula for my salads, and when he’s out at nurseries in search of seeds and plants he’s out of the house for at least two hours. That means I can swallow, and workout.

If you Google “exercise and creativity,” you’ll see the research that if you exercise your body, you’ll all also see a surge in creative activities, problem-solving, stress reduction, etc. So here I am in my