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Fitness is a way of life.

This weekend, I had a lot of “stuff” to do and one day to do it in.  Sort through my chaotic collection of music and photos, write a couple of blog entries, do some research on a couple of larger articles, catch up on my RSS feeds, sort through all the saved items in my Bloglines account and make clips or bookmarks out of them, learn more about blogging in general, work on my Wordpress template, etc.  I didn’t get very far on my list, because I realized something - these to-do items were all just filler stuff.  There were many more important things to do on my weekend, like take the dog for a walk with my wife - it might not be on my to-do list, but it’s more important and healthier than the “stuff” I did list.  Walking the dog is quality time with my wife, where we get a chance to talk about life and share an experience, laugh together - all important to me, and which I love and need; it gets me outdoors in the sun, which is important to my health; and it’s a physical activity.

So, at the end of the day, when I reviewed my important “stuff” that I wanted to accomplish, I realized something - I follow an unhealthy approach to establishing to-do lists.  In fact, I set myself up for failure.  I create to-do lists by reviewing projects that need accomplished; I even go so far as to list out small steps for larger projects.  What I don’t do is use an additional filter besides importance of project - importance of fitness.  I should make sure I schedule time for exercise, for family, for cleaning and sorting my office - these are all important to my fitness, but don’t get entries on my daily schedule.

Going forward, it’s time to schedule time for me.

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