4/10 Work Week

I recently started working a 4/10 work week. My new shift is from 7:30am to 6:00pm. Moving to this new schedule is awesome. Every morning I get up early with Brad and get ready to go to the gym for an hour. Working out in the morning not only burns a ton of calories, but it really wakes me up, increases my energy level throughout the day, and I also have time to catch up on my magazines while I work out. When I get home from work I normally cook dinner, pack my gym bag, get my clothes ready for work the next day, and pack our lunches. Once that's done I get some couch time with my love. The only bad thing about working 4/10 work week is that I have to go to bed super early in order for me to get enough sleep and not be cranky in the morning. So bed time is now 10pm. I feel so old.

Working long days was hard at first, but I am adjusting. I am making meals for the week on Sundays, so Brad just preheats the oven during the week so that its ready when I get home. Thursday is my new Friday. On Fridays I can now catch up on my cleaning, run errands, go to appointments while Brad is at work. By the time he gets home I'll have everything done. Working four days instead of five would mean 20 percent fewer trips to and from work, reducing gasoline consumption not to mention more time with Brad and my family. By doing all of these things on Friday, I finally have my weekends back. Brad and I can do so much more together because I don't have to do laundry....it will be already done! I have also noticed that my productivity has also gone up. I am getting a ton of projects at work that I didn't have time to do done!

I really am loving my new schedule. I work to live not live to work :)