Come on, keep up.

Today was one of those hectic, out of control days. It was a day that reminds me that I have an incredible amount of balls to juggle.  I can’t complain.  I have been told I am one of the privileged, who lives in a well-manicured neighborhood with the standard issue two kids (one boy and one girl), a husband, and a dog.  Beyond that, I live a life that affords me to explore my passions. 

I have numerous certifications in a variety of things.  When I had my first child, I had the pleasure of being a stay-at-home mom.  Only a select few of those moms would ever say that staying home is pleasurable.  I couldn’t stand staying home and I’m the world’s worst at keeping a clean and tidy house, so I got certified to teach Spinning.  I taught at 5:30am, before the sun came up, while my child and spouse were still sleeping. Then I got certified in Zumba. I caravanned my infant children around to 3 different gym facilities so that I could teach my classes.  My hourly wages probably wouldn’t even pay for all the gas necessary to drive me to those various gym locations.  Afterwards, I earned my certification to teach Les Mills BodyPump. 

And there were the ones I never even used: my certifications in USATriathlon training, Silver Sneakers, and Les Mills Sh’Bam.  Thousands of dollars in gathering knowledge.

This year, I added a 270 hour yoga training to my resume.  Oh yes. All said and done, after 8 months of training, I will have spent nearly $3,000 on this training alone.

This weekend alone I’ll be doing 20 of those hours of training. Hectic. 

Two of those 20 hours took place this evening.  This training, after teaching two classes in the morning and one in the afternoon and all the while feeling incredibly under the weather.  I’m positive I will learn a lot this weekend and another 20 hours next weekend.  But for now, I look around being torn – I have the luck to be one of the privileged white American women who people from other countries tend to perceive as well, <insert insult here>.  But, hey, screw them.  I am grateful and try to appreciate what I’ve got and try not to stress over what I haven’t got. And one must continue to learn and explore.  What else is there?

When do we ever stop wanting to learn? It’s one of the greatest parts of this life.