I guess we are thinking about what amount of time we are dealing with here.
An hour? Maybe get some washing done, get the hoover out, catch up on old work.
An afternoon? Catch up with a friend, clean out an over-flowing cupboard, tick some chores off your ever-growing list.
A day?
Wow, a day.
A whole day?
In my mind, the limits are endless. So much could happen if I had a whole day. I would disappear to immerse myself in another city, pamper myself past the point of complete self-indulgence, spend time getting fit, creating wonderful meals and making things in front of my sewing machine. Volunteering. Planning my life. Writing my novel. Planting up the garden.
Or would I?
Would I use the time wisely, or would I find other ways to lose it?
So easy to become consumed in someone else's drama, someone else's nuances, someone else's dilemmas. The time disappears in a friend's conversation about work, a neighbour's well-meaning chit chat, a check-up at the dentist.
Is time ever really our own or do we always owe time to other things? How easy is it to let go of what you should be doing and go with what you want to do?
How much of what you want to do is considered time-sapping worthlessness?
Is anything worthless if you enjoy and involve yourself in it?
Ah, the conundrums of life.
Muse on that for a spell, if you will...
...watch your time though!
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| © Cesar Robles |
Thank you for typing this post and making me think about time. It is crazy how quickly time can pass by some days - or even the last 2 years since my son was born. If I had more time, I am sure I would fill it with many things, some not so productive! I find having a little person to look after can make me lose track of time even more than before :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading it Debs! Yes, little people are huge time suck aren't they? Something that can usually take me 15 minutes can take an hour when they are about! :0)
DeleteOooh to have more time! I think on Saturday nights 'I'll get that washing done tomorrow'... its Sunday tomorrow and I haven't done the load of washing that was there last week yet #DomesticUngodess #TerribleHousewife
ReplyDeleteI say it every single week Katie! Oops - supposed to have washed Tom's school shirts! He he! I think I get too caught up in the euphoria of a free weekend - I only get one every two weeks!
DeleteI think it's very difficult to let go of what we should be doing and do something we want to do, and I also think you're right that it's very easy for our time to be sucked away from us! I do think though that anything we enjoy can't be worthless, and even a little time spent on a 'luxury', whatever it might be, can have a hugely positive effect! Great post, it's certainly got me thinking :) Thanks so much for linking to #ThePrompt x
ReplyDeleteIt's all positive I suppose. Shoulda, woulda, coulda...as long as you are happy with the outcome :)
DeleteTwo snaps lady. I think I waste a lot of time on little things. My need for perfection takes up more time then my need to just get it done.I also find myself lost within myself which takes up time cause then I'm stuck figuring out what I was going to do next or what I was doing at that moment.
ReplyDeleteMy problem is that I am a huge procrastinator. And sometimes I take on too much! I'm also such a butterfly when it comes to finishing jobs - I flitter about from task to task. I think if I focused on one thing at a time I'd get on better, but my creative mind won't let me!
DeleteTime becomes so precious once you have kids sucking up every last second. I went back to work on reduced hours but I was so frazzled that I decided to go back full time because I'd be just a frazzled but with more money in the bank! My extra 7 hours per week disappeared in to a black hole. I know I don't currently spend my time in the best way so I know I'd be the same
ReplyDeleteI always feel more organised with life if I'm at work! I think it's because I've been told where to be! Ha ha! Left to my own devices, I'm a nightmare!
DeleteGreat post and so very true, some of the things we want to do would be considered time wasting! #ThePrompt
ReplyDeleteThanks Gailann! Some would consider my facebook time, time wasting - I call it 'networking' :P
DeleteYou've raised some really good points for us to ponder! I think if it's time spend doing something you enjoy then it isn't time wasted, other people may disagree though but then I might think what they enjoy is a waste of time..hmmm so much to ponder!
ReplyDeletei always think i wish i had a little bit more time in a day! i find myself getting distracted by trivial stuff and never seem to get as much as i want to get done over the week. really interesting post *ponders* #WeekendBlogHop
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, If I had a free week I would manage to book it up weeks in advance, I don't know how I manage it !
ReplyDeleteI never have any time - stolen 20 minutes peace between jobs are all I get most days. I ca'nt begin to imagine a whole day free, let alone a week! But then I'm not sure I'd like it if I had it.... ;)
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