I read a post recently by Emily that made me think through what I would write about if I were to reflect on what I learned from the summer.
My first instinct is to reflect on work/life balance and a new baby in the family, but I wanted to push myself and answer the question through the lens of looking at who I am beyond those two things.
In fact, during interviews recently I asked candidates what their ideal Saturday was, aside from kids and significant others. It was really difficult for some to answer, and I actually struggled with the answer as well!
Nearly everything in my day to day life circles around my family or my work, which is incredibly rewarding! Don’t hear me wrong! But I did like the challenge of thinking through what I, Kate, as a human learned this summer!
I miss my bootcamp high intensity work outs.
Not only were they fun because every single day was different, but I also saw friends on a near daily basis at the gym. It was the best of ALL the worlds–socializing, working out, and stress relief. I plan to get back into it once I can figure out a timeline that works, but since having Emily and getting cleared to work out, I find myself looking forward to getting back into that when I can! And just to answer preemptive questions/comments–I do know that working out excessively for some can affect milk supply for nursing mothers. I’m not planning on jumping back into HIIT immediately for a few reasons a. I would literally die because ...