#MakingTime A Day in the Life of an Assistant Athletic Director By Day, MBA Student By Night

MakingTime A Day in the Life of an Assistant Athletic Director By Day, MBA Student By Night Women can do anything but not everything. As the largest online career community for women, we at Fairygodboss realize that balance is a myth, and that picking what to prioritize when everything feels important on a day-to-day basis isnt always easy. In the MakingTime series, women share with us how, for one day, they chose to spend their most precious resource time.--WhoKristina MinorWhatAssistant Athletic Director for Compliance at Rutgers UniversityWhereNew Jersey--630 a.m.My alarm goes off. If Ive had a good nights sleep, I pop out of bed. If not, it might take a couple snoozes and a self-pep talk to get myself out of bed. Either way, I thank Jesus for another day and get moving.7-ish a.m.I get my workout in. I swore after my college athlete days that, on principle, Id never work out in the morning again. But, I discovered mornings are my only guaranteed me-time blocks. My workouts are ge nerally a 60/40 mix of lifting to cardio embrace the muscle, ladies845 a.m.I crank up my favorite Spotify playlist. I am singing, rapping and dancing all the way to work. No, my windows are not tinted. Yes, people can see me. No, I absolutely do not care. My car, my time, my rules.9 a.m.Check-in and coffee I make a point to say good morning and chit-chat with my coworkers for a minute or two. I eat breakfast (oatmeal, fruit, and COFFEE) at my desk while I do a quick email scan for any emergencies, skim the daily athletics-industry and national nachrichtensendung emails, and then get to work on my to-do list.NoonNo two days are the same. Sometimes I eat lunch at noon, sometimes I eat at 230 p.m. Today, I had two scheduled meetings, three impromptu meetings, and I had my to-do list progress interrupted a dozen times by emails and people popping in my office with questions. Its all pspecies of the grind. I really just make it work (Tim Gunn style) and make it exceptional.630-930 p.m.It s time for my MBA night class. This is by no means free time, but I am choosing to spend my non-work time investing in myself (however painful it may be to focus after a full day).10 p.m.I dawdle. I have (ideally) done everything I needed to do today, so I reward myself with doing whatever I feel like at that moment this kind of freedom is a luxury I dont intend on wasting (singlelife). I usually peruse Pinterest for some DIY and art project inspiration and then read a book (preferably fiction). Sometimes, I watch a couple episodes of The Office or The Daily Show. I graduate next month, so I will be extending my dawdle time by a few hours I think Kristina Minor, JD, MBA has a nice ring to it.1030ish p.m.Lights out. I pack my gym bag for tomorrow and make my lunch since Im feeling ambitious. I wish I were like those CEOs who only need four hours of sleep, but I function best after eight hours. I cant channel my inner Beyonc and run the world if Im exhausted.--Interested in contributi ng to Fairygodboss MakingTime series? Email infofairygodboss.com with MakingTime in the subject line.