Today was a lazy day.  I slept late and then watched a Hallmark Christmas movie.  Yes, I’m that person.  I have about 20 Christmas movies recorded and I’m looking forward to watching all of them.  Then I took the kids and we went swimming at the local recreation center with a friend.  So that was my exercise for the day.  I don’t think it really counts, because honestly I didn’t do a whole lot of swimming.  I just floated around a bit and chatted with my friend.  The water, even though it’s heated, was just too cold to swim.

Afterward, the hot shower made me reminiscent of the steam room at my local gym.  I used to workout and then steam for 15 – 20 minutes.  It was so nice to sit in the steam and just be.  It was a time completely to myself to just relax as a reward for working out.  I haven’t been there in ages but I think it’s time to change that.   I want to commit to one day a week at the gym.  On Thursdays I can bring a friend for free, so that’s a good day to try.  Unfortunately this week I need to travel for work so I’ll be out of town for the later half of the week.  But hopefully, the following week I can get to the gym at least once.  I have the trampoline at home and the online workout videos, but I think it might be good to get back to the gym.

When working out a home, I either need to get up early enough to do it before the rest of the house is awake or try to workout when we get home.   The problem with working out in the evenings is that if I try to do it before I put the kids to bed, I often get interrupted and I just feel too guilty to lock the door and let my husband handle the kids while I workout.  There isn’t that much time between the time we get them from school and the time we go to bed.  I feel bad for not spending time with them.  If I wait until they are already asleep them I’m usually too tired and just want to relax.  I think I should start re-thinking my “me time” and instead of going out to get a pedicure or shopping or Starbucks, spend the time at the gym instead.

Do you workout at home or in the gym?  How do you like to spend your “me time”?