The lack of time
Starting this blog I'm trying to spend time reading advice and coaching for blogging, and everyone says you have to be PERSONAL, so I guess I'll have to work on that!
It's hard to think anyone besides your straight family would be interested in your personal life and thoughts, but according to the experts, that's what people want! The tutorials also speak a lot of scheduling and how to deal with your time. But my time is always escaping!
Every morning when I wake up I think of the whole day I have in front of me and all the things I can fill it with. Then suddenly its bedtime again... and I haven't had time to do anything!! How come??
Today at lunch I finally sat down with a piece of paper to make a schedule to get a hum of what's stealing all my time... What did I find out? Nothing is stealing it! There's just not enough of it in a day for my expectations!
So what can I do??
Maybe just accept and make lesser plans...?
But I'm curious... How do people do? I mean, normal people in our situation with small children, a house, a garden, and a job?
I know my life is not very normal. I've chosen to divide the year between Sweden, where I spend 5 months working like a donkey, with no expectations of free time, just work, basic household chores, child care, and sleep. The rest of the year I spend in Sardinia without daily work and with the possibility to distribute my time freely. But actually, somehow, I feel more stressed in Sardinia... because freedom makes me want to do more than I actually have time to do...
So what does a normal day in my life look like?
7-9 we all wake up, have breakfast, make us ready for the day. Does it seem like a lot of time with 2 hours? Well, maybe you haven't tried to get two 2,5-yers old to get ready for school!
9-9.30 The daycare is 10 min away in the car, and it always takes some time there to change and say goodbye so before 9.30 I'm not back in the village.
9.30-11.00 Every morning I dedicate 1 hour for some fresh air, a walk with a friend or training. I have a very bad back so without exercising I do not function.
11.00-12.00 Then there is always some shopping at the grocery store or other errands to do, and house shores...cleaning the house, preparing the fire, doing laundry, etc.
12-13 Me-time. Without my music, I do not want to live, so this is my time for singing and playing...This hour also includes gardening, house projects etc.
13-14 Lunch
14-15.45 Work. That's responding to e-mails, photo works, preparing for the summer season, blogging, studying...
15.45-19 Children’s time. And that’s 100%, I wouldn't want it another way. We play, spend some time outdoors and do things together with full focus on the small wildlings.
19-21. Dinner (That my companion prepares, thank god!), preparing for bed, reading and make the children sleep.
21-22.30 Social media and TV
But how do you others do?? I just can't imagine how to squeeze in a full day at work here. And spending all year round as we do in Sweden, never to allow your self some me-time? The thought gives me shivers! An honor to all of you parents working full time managing to have a decent life! But really, I think more people should rethink their priorities. We only live one life (that I know about) and apparently we can't stop time. So make sure to give yourself some space to enjoy NOW. And I'll continue to try to want to do less and savor the lovely life I've created for myself!
