This month has been oh-so-very busy. Exceedingly busy. Extraordinarily busy.

My husband and I own a duplex that we rent out. Both of the tenants we had moved out this month – the same week, in fact. That means I had to clean, complete minor repairs, coordinate big repairs, and do yard work for basically two houses. Not to mention keeping my own household running. Oh yeah, and running my business…

Besides that, there was also the search for new tenants. Our duplex is quite nice and in a great neighborhood, so we typically fill it in short order. Thankfully, this time was no different – I got both sides rented out within a week – but what a week it was! Placing ads, answering phone calls, responding to emails, and giving tours takes up a ton of time and energy.

It’s exhausting really.

By the end of the day, I have had very little energy left. This has not boded well for my physical fitness (or keeping up with my blog!).

We’ve been eating out far more than normal (or rather, eating in, but with food that’s been magically brought to our door…) and far more than is healthy. To make matters worse, many of my workouts have also been sacrificed in order to keep up with everything else. In fact, besides the Race for the Cure, I hadn’t run a single time since the half marathon two and a half weeks ago until I forced myself to get on the road again this past Wednesday. That run felt really good too – I should make a note of how much I like running, because it’s so easy to forget when you’re warm and cozy on the couch watching reruns of The Office.

I’m happy to say that I have made time for the Total Body Workout class at my gym on Monday nights. I had to skip it for the entire duration of my hip hop class since they are (were) held on the same day, so I’m making a definite point of going now that I can. It’s such a great workout – I can’t believe how much I can sweat and hurt in one short hour.

I’ve also been playing softball, but our last game was this past Thursday, so that’s a bummer. Of course, as much as I love playing, it’s not much of a workout, so it’ll be good to get back to spending that time at Kung Fu and getting a more intense exercise session that way.

With just a few more tasks to complete at the duplex, things should be getting back to normal before long. I can’t wait to have more energy so I can return to the days of home-cooked meals and 5-mile runs.

And blogging on a regular basis, of course.

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