Why does it take me sooo long to get things?  Sometime it amazes me.  I have probably even said that ‘I got it’ but didn’t change my patterns.  What the hell?   Granted, I am human but seriously?!?!  There are 24 hours in a day.  Let’s do the math:

• Sleep – 7 hours (on a good day)
• Transporting kids/homework/bedtime routines – 6 hours
• Baby – 4 hours (when at school)  6 hours (when not at school AND takes a 2 hour nap)
• Eating – 1.5 hours (lets be real..that’s a stretch)
• Shower – .5 hour
• Picking up the house/laundry/dishes – 1.5 hours a day
• Total = 20.5 (when baby is at school)  22.5 (when baby is not at school)

So on any given day I should have 1.5 to 3.5 hours to myself.  (Assuming I ignore my husband, everyone is healthy, the baby naps and I don’t have any school commitments)

And then there is today.  I have 4.5 free hours (the rarity).  So how do I use MY time?  I talk to my other kids and I journal.  Because right now I am so clogged up, I need to journal.  I have to do lists (for others) and for myself but until I can get my head cleared out I can’t seem to focus on any of them.  So off to the lists I go starting with the ‘volunteer’ list:

• Re-design the master bathroom for Lesley (includes picking finishes and fixtures)
• Re-design the master bathroom for Jodie (includes picking finishes and fixtures)
• The Marcella Project:
  • Pull together info from 5 years
  • Design new bible study
  • organize the Summit
• Deliver Poinsettias (1 x event)
• Attorney with Mercedes (1 x event)
• Take care of Darius (1 x per week)

And for ME list:

• Process Target Goals
• Finish painting kitchen table
• Plan for Christmas Advent and 25 days and fun
• Create presents for Christmas
• Play ping pong with Gregg
• Have lunch with a friend
• Read a new book

Wow.  Why haven’t I done this before?  I have gotten so skilled at multi-tasking and rushing from one thing to the next, I haven’t realized how little time I am doing for ME.  I keep looking at the numbers and think maybe I’m exaggerating…but nope.

So if I have, on average, 2 hours per week day, how do I want to spend it?  And how will this change my future volunteer activities?