Problems to be worked through

So, as the "who works harder" arguments simmer down, we move on to our next common disagreement; our work out schedules.

Eric has signed up to work with a trainer 3x a week after work, and luckily, 2 of the 3 nights, I am at work while he's at the gym, so we don't miss out on that much time together. The hard part? Trying to squeeze my work out schedule somewhere in there, too. Is it more important to have the extra time together? Or for me to have an equal amount of time to exercise as well?

Wednesday night is my night to hit the gym. I have the option to leave Lyla in the child care center of our YMCA, or also to leave her home with Eric after work. I am grateful for this night "off" as I call it (seeing how it's nearly the only break I get from motherhood), but after previously running 5-6 times a week, one 1-hour trip to the gym per week doesn't really cut it. Not to mention, we have this small thing called a wedding coming up in just over 6 weeks...Crunch time, people!

When I brought this up to Eric, I expected him to be indifferent about it, since he had 3 days to work out and I only had 1; I didn't feel I was asking for much. The day I preferred, he preferred as well. Then there was the argument about this being more time apart from each other during the week, which, yes, was my primary argument when he mentioned working out 3x a week instead of just the 2 nights I was at work. So in his opinion, me adding a work out day is just another wasted hour that could be spent together. True, but I'm in this wedding too. Hot Bride? Yes please. 2nd gym night, added.

When the discussion of a possible weekend work out came up as well, I seemed to have crossed some line. In his opinion, I'm cutting more time away from each other. In my opinion, this one day per weekend will only equal his work out days, and I could even run before he is awake, cutting out no time. Fine, but now he wants to work out on the weekend because I can, too. Fair? To him, yes. To me? I'm not sure. I am glad he is eager to work out because it's a great thing for him, and he's always in a good mood afterwards. But if his argument was about time together, why would he run off to the gym on weekends when he already had his 3 days, just because I may have gone for a quick 30 minute run?

I cannot wait to look back at these blogs, and laugh about what "silly" problems we once had. We always seem to work through things, and I'm sure these will be things to move on from, too. But hey, that's what blogs are for, right?