LIFESTYLE AUTHOR
Cindy Present
THE BALANCING ACT n Cindy Present shares how she balances her family, work and more.
“Wife. Mom. Daughter. Instructor. Coach. Sister. Employee. Friend. Caretaker. And oh, yes, Me!”
FEBRUARY 2021
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here does one find time to wear all the “hats” that life hands out? It seems every year brings a new responsibility and/or relationship to the equation. I think back to when life was just about “me” — pretty simple — and now in hindsight and, comparatively, rather mundane. When was my next bike ride, my next run? Who was I going to have a recovery lunch with and plan our next event? My, how time has changed me. Now my thoughts are more along the lines of How early will I need to get up to squeeze in a 30-minute ride on my bike trainer before a 20-minute HIIT workout? I have
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to get up earlier than usual so I can edit my son’s college paper before he leaves for his internship, (because he asked me to do it two days ago and I’ve yet to get to it) while I quickly visit with my husband about his next business trip which now interferes with a weekend mountain bike campout we had talked about. But we would probably have to cancel that in lieu of our other son whose college semester just got bumped an additional week, so he will be home longer than expected. No worries. Who would have watched the dogs and taken “meals on wheels” to my aging parents while I was gone anyway? As someone who has been in the wellness industry my entire
