When the clock is not your friend

So, when you work 80 hours a week, that leaves about 88 hours a week to not be at work. Sounds like a lot huh?? Well, if I divvy that up between 7 days, that leaves a little over 12 hours a day. Then, I figure at least 2 hours of every day is used to eat/drive to work/brush my teeth/shower/get dressed/pee/poop, leaving 10 hours a day. 8 of those are supposed to be for sleeping. The remaining 2 is what I have left to call friends & family, play with my son, kiss my husband, consider organizing the house or cooking, go to the store, read up on some random medical topic or just plain ole' breathe.

Choices, choices...

This week was the first week in a long time when that was not my routine. And looking back, that schedule was a nightmare. While not all of you official "work" 80 hours a week, I'm sure once you substitute the hours you spend at school, taking care of family, and running crucial errands, you could easily be in the 80-hour nightmare right along with me.

I have to admit it's been a true challenge to the GAL spirit. During that time, I was not being the most social or the most involved at home, but I did the best I could and tried to still carve out at least 15 minutes of peace for myself to do something special or fun.

So I pose the question: What do you do with your 15 minutes?

All of our schedules are ridiculous and overbooked. That's just the way our society is. But, the lesson to be learned is that free time doesn't exist unless you make it exist. If I never believed it before, I do now. I consciously force myself to just sit still and forget about the rat race outside for at least 15 minutes out of every day, whether I'm blasting my favorite song, daydreaming about a tropical place, or squeezing in 7 pages of a good book. Make your 15 minutes happen, and live them up...

Let's try it together!