Lately I find myself longing for just a little bit more time between the morning flurry and the "I'd better get to bed so that I'm not completely useless tomorrow" moment. In comparison to many of my friends, my life is relatively unhurried and without pressure; however, I am most definitely feeling the pinch. So what would I do with just an hour, sixty minutes, three thousand six hundred seconds? My list runs in two columns - Selfless and Selfish. The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of wish lists....
Selfless:
- Premake meals to allow for more time with the girls during the pre-dinner "witching hour"
- Clean the "hidden" areas of the house (blinds, under the fridge, the grout in the tub)
- Play with the kids and by this I mean really sit down and get lost in enjoying them
- Do some kind of volunteer work
- Work on the yard
- Start sorting all the baby stuff out (sniff....a topic for another post)
- Prepare a fun, stimulating craft or activity for the kids for the next day
Selfish:
- Go to the gym
- Go for a walk
- Take a writing course
- Write
- Read
- Quilt
- Write a letter (by hand) without interruption
- Take a nap
- Play squash
- Go to the driving range
Alright, it is becoming apparent that the selfish list is going to be longer - much longer - than the selfless list....perhaps I should stop here.
Suffice it to say that I would be able to find something to do in that extra time. Perhaps I should just be satisfied with the time that I do have. After all, I don't really have anything to complain about ... except perhaps the apparent brevity of the 24-hour day!
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