Living my life versus recovery

One of my goals this year was to try to focus on my health specifically around rest and recovery. So far I’ve had some positives results, but I know that this is going to be more of a journey over time versus a quick fix.

Going into this weekend, I told Sophia that I needed a couple weekends to really recover and did not want to make social plans. I spent most of the weekend just being a Dad and hanging out in the neighborhood. Most of the socializing we did was meeting our friends at a park so our kids could play together on Saturday. On Sunday, we walked around, explored, and just hung out at various parks and bars.

It was a great weekend and I feel rested and recovered going into my work week on Monday. We stayed in both nights and I slept great. That sounds great, but it was definitely a more “boring” weekend. While I loved it, Sophia is much more of an extrovert and I could tell it was a bit dull for her liking.

Finding balance in my life as a Dad has been difficult. I feel that most of my weekends are one or the other. That is I either prioritize my social life and don’t get the rest and recovery I need which is draining. Or I prioritize my rest and recovery and then don’t get to go out and live life much. I know there’s a happy medium there somewhere, but for one reason or another, I’ve really struggled to find that medium.

I’m very focused on finding that balance in the coming months. It’s going to require a combination of life style changes but it’s all related to what I’ve been working on. Life will be better once I do find that happy balance between my family, social, and work life.