7 things I use my gym's free childcare for, other than working out
by Michelle Stein posted in Life
Unless we have a doctor's appointment or someone is ill, you'll find me and my kiddos at the gym every single weekday. But before you start praising me for my stellar working-out ethic, I have a confession to make: I frequently use my gym's free childcare for things other than working out. And I'm not sorry.
Could you blame me, considering all the potential advantages of using the babysitting room, such as:
1) Enjoying a long #2 without interruptions. I swear, my three kids have a special radar that senses when I need to poop. My toddler will barge in and sit on her plastic potty chair, or my favorite ? dig fun things out of the garbage. My first grader will stand there and carry on in-depth conversations. And my 3-year-old will decide she has to go potty right now. (No, she doesn't want to use the upstairs potty.) Can't a person poop in peace"
2) Catching up on work/emails. I'm a freelance writer, so there's always something I can be working on. And since my girls are terrible nappers, I can't always count on "nap time" to be productive. You can bet I'll choose quiet kid-free time, courtesy of our gym's babysitting ladies, over trying to work while they're running around the house in an exhausted, but not-sleeping mania.
3) Drinking coffee that's actually hot. Our gym has free coffee for members, and it's basically the only opportunity I have to enjoy a cup of mom juice that's not room temperature. (Or re-heated in the ...
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