You know I figured it might be a good and fun thing to note down what a day in the life of Lesley P looks like…
Here goes:
6am – Alarm goes off. Not actually that early for me as I am often known to get up at 4.30am on a really busy day. However, it still feels hard both after being on holiday AND because I’m as stiff as old boots as I crashed on my bike yesterday and can hardly flippin move.
6.45-8.15am – Masters swim session. HARD. Couldn’t really breath because my neck muscles were locked up.
8.15-9am – Answer some athlete emails while eating breakfast. I now have 15 atheletes to help me pay my way so this takes time!
9-noon – 3hrs on trainer while watching “Joe Black”. My writing partner is down from LA so we watch this together as one of the scripts we want to write next has a similar storyline. Luckily it’s 3hrs long so I can kill 2 birds with the 1 stone by getting some time in the saddle and doing film work at the same time!
12-12.30 – Wash off the sweat and field calls from athletes that are either sick, injured, tired, pissed off or don’t want to train! I’m sooo tired but need to find the energy to motivate them…however, i now consider most of them my friends so it does make the task easier!
12.30 – drive over to gym to meet my trainer. On the way I have a conference call with the 2 directors of the last movie I produced. We are in Idyllwild Film Festival next week so I have to talk through publicity strategies. Next hat please!
1-2.30pm – Gym workout – full on with trainer. At end of my workout I meet one of my clients there that is injured and has to be assessed by my PT. I participate in assessment while trying to do my own stretching – nothing like multi-tasking.
3-5.30pm – Eat lunch while working on new script with Ian my writing/producing partner. Our new script looks at an unusual relationship between a young girl and older man who has lost his memory. Trying not to fall asleep so I can write something inspiring. We get through a couple of pages and I persuade him to rub my shoulders while we type 😉
5.30pm – Drive back to gym for coaching. Field some sponsorship calls in car on way as desperately trying to get some dosh for this year!
6-7.15pm – Coach at the gym. Group of 12 tonight so get in their faces with my coaches hat on. Get bombarded by several of my athletes at the end- it’s tough to keep track of them all and what they have going on in their lives…I try hard and they know I do so that’s what matters. I want them all to feel like I am here for them no matter what! That’s the service I provide…whatever they lack, I can provide for them.
7.15pm – Drive home though have to make calls to Film Festival Director in order to sort out accommodation and arrangements for next weeks festival. Also call 2 new athletes that want to hire me so have to do the whole ‘pitch’ while eating my 4th clif bar of the day!!!
7.45pm – Make an awkward call to my potential “old” sponsor to tell them that’s what they are becoming! Do this while picking up take-out because no time to cook at home.
8pm – Eat dinner at home with one of my athletes who is a doctor. I had to call her to come over as Ian had a motorbike accident on Saturday and she needs to check his stitches so it doesn’t cost him $145 (he has no health insurance!). Manage to catch up briefly on my hubbie’s day in between bites of Chinese food!
8.45pm – Check emails and send amended schedules to some of my athletes – I have to dream up some more insane workouts to truly kill them! Ha Ha!
9.15pm – FINALLY! on the couch for 30 mins of NOTHING before going to bed…
9.45pm – BED
That my friends is a very typical day for me. 7 days a week, week in, week out…so that is why I don’t blog quite as much as I should! I shall try harder this year!
