Work. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.

Having children will change your schedule.

Heres my schedule, I have 2 boys ages 9 and 12.


Monday Wake up at 6:00 am. Get them ready for school and my wife and I get ready for work.
We work our 8-5.
Grandpa picks them up from school and takes them to Baseball Practice (our babysitter)
Baseball Practice is from 4:30-7:00 .
Have some kind of dinner
Home work and a lot of whining from 8-10.
Catch up on some laundry
Catch up on chat with the wife
Go to sleep by 11:00pm

Tuesday Same routine but this time the other one has practice

Wednesday Same routine only this time no practice for either one but one of them has a game

Thursday Same as Wednesday, this time the other one has a game and we have tutoring for both of them from 7-8

Friday Same Routine but no baseball practices or games but youngest one has a soccer practice

Saturday
wake up at 6:30
Feed them breakfast
Need to be on the soccer field by 8:15 to prepare for a 9:00 soccer game.
10:30 Older one has baseball practice so the wife and I are at 2 different places
1:00 pm we have lunch
5:00pm Got to get ready for my weekend job (DJ) and head out to where ever I need to be.

Sunday
Wake up at 6:00
Feed them breakfast
Must be at the diamond by 7:00am to warm up for the game that starts at 8:00 am
10:30 game ends for the first kid
11:00 am Warm up for the second kid and game starts at 12pm
2:30 game is done, we go grab lunch and go home.
Tutoring begins at 430 and ends at 5:30




That our schedule every week. Funny thing, WE LOVE IT. Keeps us all busy and moving. Yeah we're tired but we dont care, its fun.

OP maybe you need to add some extra activities to your schedule like a hobby.

I understand youre tired after work, but I promise you, you'll have more energy once you get off of work.
 
IMO, make sure your family is good, and then find something that is fun for you to do and do it.. personally I love to decompress playing video games on the weekdays
 
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That's the American Dream OP.  Work so hard only to have too little time to appreciate life. Sometimes I wish I could just live on a farm and grow my own ****, but I know there's a downside to that kind of life as well.
 
KingKoopa said:
I'd also like to add this if it helps anyone out.

I'll be 29 tomorrow and until a few months ago I "thought" I was happy.

Nice truck, paying job, girl, money etc.

Crash my truck, broke up with my girl and job got extremely tiring.

Im in th process in enrolling back to school and plan on quitting my current job.

My eyes opened and I realized I was making everyone around me happy not me.

Took 29 years to realize I only got 1 life

It's yours and yours only.

Once you clear your head of the worlds views and materials, I swear to you, you'll never feel more happy and free.
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I'm on a same boat as well but I came back from vacation without a job (let me go cause I got told a verbal no when I turn my vacay slip n never got it back) might fightable for filing unemployment. I'm in the process of changing my career choice from aviation maintenance to possibly to an IT whereas I can work anywhere rather than just a factory or an airport.
And yes it's true, the only way to find true happiness is within yourself. My ex coworker volunteers at a local YMCA coaching youth basketball and to him he tells me that's a million dollars to him, being able to keep kids /teens off the streets. That's probably one way to give back to the community. Just take some time to figure what that is that's a million to you and set some goals n take step towards it. You'll be aite fam
 
Time to make a change.

Go back to school?

Start your own business?

Follow a passion/hobby you couldn't?

You sound stable and young. Time is more ripe than ever.
 
**** kids, too expensive and time consuming. Rather have dogs.

Life gets too mundane when everything becomes routine.

I remember going down to New Zealand and met this European dude who works to travel. He'll literally work 6 months in NZ, then another 3 months during the summer in Australia, then he'll travel to South East Asia and work several months there. He loves his life.
 
I feel you OP, its like in the movie Old School where the God father's co-worker is in the office asking to join their frat because everyday feels the same to him. All I do is work I feel and I only work 40 hors a week, grave. Also just started school again and I have know idea where I'm going with my life. I just want yambs, cash, & good tree. :smokin
 
Op start reading fam. If u don't already. You're stuck in the hamster wheel. There are millions of physical endeavors you can embark on in life and you still won't find the fulfillment you're looking for. Mental progression and enlightenment is the most fulfilling. You'll start to appreciate the journey you're on a lot more. Having real goals to strive for and what not is cool too. Don't be content. This is all just advice tho....do whatever the **** u wanna do
 
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White Collar>Blue Collar, keep job hunting man until you find something you can stand, you're never trapped, there's always options.
 
I was feeling the same way you was op. You have to set new goals for self mine was to start my on real estate business and learn how to trade stocks. So one day sit down get out a sheet of paper write down a few things that you always wanted to do figure out what has your best interest and go after it. Thats what i did eventho i still work my 9-5 it doesnt feel as bad because im accomplishing my goals
 
LiCeNseD To BaLL said:
Work, Eat, sleep, Repeat.
Sometimes gym before work.

It seems like that's every weekday, every week, every year since I graduated college.

I have a job, a wonderful girlfriend, a roof over my head and a warm plate of food on the table everyday so trust me I am extremely grateful and know how blessed I am to be alive. I thank God every morning for allowing me to once again wake up to life.

But why do weeks not feel fulfilling anymore?
I have a blue collar job so by the time I get home my body literally crashes. All I can do is eat, watch a little sports/browse NT then sleep.

Next day, repeat.

Weekends are obviously a little more enjoyable with the freedom to roam, take little trips, and enjoy yourself but they end so quickly they're so quickly forgotten.

My question to you fellow 9-5 workers, how do you guys enjoy your weekdays if your working such a tiring schedule?

Life's too short to ONLY enjoy the weekends.

How do we make work days more fulfilling?
5 out of every 7 days of our life can't just be robotic work routines for the rest of our lives, can it?
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What hell else u want to do? Nothing? Stop complaining and make dat money so u can get old and do what u wish u could now...... which is nothing
 
my friend who owns a company is making a living out of this same topic :lol:

but ya i agree it does get kind of repetitive but its life and you have to find a way to get money somehow... my life gets kind of boring since im single and still at the crib but i do plan on moving out soon...to get through the week i just try to enjoy my off time throughout the day like if im at the crib watching sports and browsing the web or listening to music on my commute to work and just dancing low key in the whip to the same songs :smh:
 
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LiCeNseD To BaLL said:
I love fitness. I actually studied and got my personal training cert in January. I spent a few months training a few people and working out hard, it made me happy. Felt good to help people while doing something I enjoy.

But the problem is I was broke, so a job opportunity came up and I had no choice but to take it. It's a warehouse job. And with the new schedule I wasn't able to work with those people anymore, barely even have the time/energy to workout myself anymore.

I don't feel like I have a choice because student loans are hanging over my shoulder and rent in Santa Barbara is not cheap.

Basically I feel like I had to sacrifice the happiness I got from the fitness life to make a decent wage.

Had to choose money over passion, and I think it's the root of my unfulfilling weeks.

I obviously want to go back to it again, but bills have to be paid.

Working the warehouse job is like an entire 8 hour workout. Problem is, I have nothing left in the tank for fitness after work.
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Well here is the problem.  Working at those places is like going to prison everyday imo. 

You like working out, so get a job at a gym with high traffic.  Then start freelancing as a personal trainer that makes house calls for some extra cash. 

Your in SoCal.  A place where it's nothing for fitness buffs and personal trainers to thrive financially.

Your welcome
 
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In for suggestions.

Weekdays really suck tho, especially considering it's almost dark when I get home now. I literally live for the weekend...
 
find something to do after work thats fulfilling. join a club, take some extra curricular classes, join a league, or even train 1 client a few days a week. if something means a lot to you, you will find time and energy to do it. it's all attitude.

not everyone can afford to make a living off something they love doing. so instead make your money to do the things you love.
 
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malikdagoat said:
In for suggestions.

Weekdays really suck tho, especially considering it's almost dark when I get home now. I literally live for the weekend...
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This can't be life.
This can't be love.
This can't be right, there's gotta be more.
This can't be us. :frown:
 
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