Balancing Work, Life, and Getting Outside
Lately, I have found myself trying to find space on the calendar to get outside and go hiking. The weather here in San Diego has been absolutely perfect for hiking, biking, running or getting outside in general.
This time of year has historically been slow for me, work-wise. The good news is that my clients have been keeping me really busy, which is making up for a slow year. In addition, holiday social engagements have been taking up my weekends. The bad news is that I have fewer, if any, chances to make it outside.
As a result, the number of peaks that I complete may be slowing down.
I want to be clear about this: I am not complaining about having plenty of work and spending time with friends and family. It’s just that, like most of you, I have a strong urge to go outside, get some fresh air, and get away from it all.
The question is:
How do you balance your work and other commitments with your desire you go outside and run, bike, hike, etc? For those of you lucky few who were able to marry your passion for the outdoors with work, how did you successfully accomplish this?
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I’m in the same exact boat you are right now – haven’t really had a chance to go on a good, long hike since Thanksgiving. In my experience, it comes in waves. Sneak a quick hike in here and there when you’re busy, and try to plan a day away for a bigger trek in a few weeks.
It’s a tough time of year for finding time. Fortunately, my situation isn’t as demanding as yours. Hiking is my social time, more or less, and lately, been madatory due to some volunteering. Hope you guys get some outside time, the weather’s great for it.
I have this problem as well. As an engineer in the media industry the time I can actually ditch the cell phone and get into the woods gets to be less and less as time goes on.
But you know the short trips like todays Iron Mountain run help fill in the time between the longer ones. I think for me, by the time March/April hits I will have had enough of work for a bit and will most likely take off for either the PCT or the AT (and join the others for this years hiking season).