Not much to say

I am caught in a stuggle... being a competitive rider and paying for participation. Sometimes the paying part is challenging since the job I count on for funding has high demands. The past 2 weeks I have worked over time and then some. I love my job but its demand can be grueling so when I finally sign off at the end of the day there is just nothing left. I try to count my blessings on a daily basis but balance this against what I feel like I am missing out on -- that is Blu. We are not making the progress I would like and I know that has everything to do with me not having the energy after a 10-11 hour workday. Every day is the same -- get up, let the dogs out/ feed the dogs, grab breakfast and head to work; sit at the computer, talk on the phone until the batteries on 3 of your cordless phones are dead (even with constant rotation) for 11 hours, finish prioritized paper work and then call it a day. Where is my energy to travel to the barn, groom/ saddle my horse, revel in the glorious ride, clean up and travel home after the drudgeries of servitude?

Here it is clean and simple... life is not easy. I like many others have to pay a dear price to participate. We are the lucky ones... we value those moments and are fully invested in the thrill they provide. So that being the case there is a life lesson is this dilemma -- suck it up and make the most of your life circumstances because before you know it, you will be in a position where your complaints of today seem trivial in nature. Celebrate today!