Lately, I’ve been making a lot of long days at work, trying to get different things done on time. I’ve been doing an average of about 55 to 60 hours a week, which equates to about 11 or 12 hours a day, not counting lunch and travel. Including that, I’m busy with work about 14 hours a day, giver or take. Seeing as how I’d like to sleep about 7 hours, that leaves me with a grand total of three hours of relaxation time each weekday. If I didn’t have a social life to upkeep, where I spend time with friends, family, and my girlfriend, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. If I didn’t have all these small projects that I want to spend time on, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. If I didn’t strive towards doing some physical excercise, it wouldn’t be such a big deal.
And that’s where the trouble lies the most; On a good week, I spend about four and a half hours doing Kung Fu (90 minutes on Wednesday evening, and 90 minutes on Friday evening, and 90 minutes on Saturday morning), but Wednesdays is usually right out, and by the time it’s Friday, I just don’t feel I have enough energy to really go all out. Saturdays I mostly teach young children; two groups, one aged 5 to 9, and one aged 10 to 15. It’s strenuous, but it’s not the same as excercising for your own benefit.
Honestly, I don’t know if I could handle the responsibility of children with such a busy schedule. I’m going to see if I can cut some corners somewhere. Hopefully moving into the city will save me the daily 90 minutes of public transport hassle.
So instead of commuting 5 days a week during the day when they have express trains, you’ll be commuting 3 days a week during the evening, after work? :/
Yes, pretty much. I have to point out that express trains only run during certain hours of the morning and evening rush. They certainly don’t run all day and, effectively, I only get to enjoy them in the morning, because when I get done with work they stop running. Also, narrowing it down to just that is to trivialise the issue a little bit, I feel.
Well, when I said “during the day when they have express trains” what I meant was, mornings and evenings for work commuters, and not, as you seemed to have taken it, all day long. I know express trains only run during certain hours of the day. It’s the same here and most other places.
Also, I didn’t mean to narrow it down to that, or trivialise it. What I was questioning was whether moving to the city would actually cut down on your commuting time, as long as you have your commitments to Kung Fu 3 times a week.
Apparently what I said was too complicated to be said briefly.