Passage of Time
Two weeks left and then the kids are done day care forever.
Three weeks left and I’ll be reading the Sunday paper in a new house.
Four and a half weeks and the kids will be back in school.
Time is flying by. We all never seem to have enough of it and I know I personally sure don’t. I already don’t sleep a whole lot and suddenly these past few days when I try to go to bed I can’t so I’m getting even less. But, am I using all that time as productively as possible? Nope! I know that answer for sure.
I’ve been getting down on myself pretty hard over the last couple of weeks. I’m not doing as much as I would like. Some things that I want complete or that I wish were further along or not. I’m fighting the good fight and have all the weapons to win the war so why am I not moving more on the battlefield? I think it’s just me standing in my own way a lot of the time, but I know that there are plenty of others getting in the way as well once and a while.
Jason Calacanis got shit earlier this week talking about hitting bottom of time and not having enough of it for Facebook and other social network sites. I can totally see where he is coming from. A LOT Of people are hitting the wall as far as time and care about any social network. Earlier this week I sent out invites to several people for a new network and the system sent out URL’s that didn’t work. So not only do I have to deal with this network, but I have to deal with telling people over and over how this site blew it’s first impression. I don’t even want to link to it. *grin* I’m very happy with my LinkedIn already so I don’t need to go elsewhere.
Time is flying by. Every day we move forward and every day I think of something that I wish I had done. I need to get better about that. Once I get into the new house things are going to change. That much I have determined. I’m using that as a transition point for me. Sure it delays things for a few weeks, but as I just said I KNOW it’ll be here before I know it.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:01 am |
Transition points, such as your move to the new house, are helpful for making important changes. If you had to choose between being caught up on all your social networks and your family, it would be an easy choice, right? I’ve enjoyed reading about and seeing pictures of the time you’ve spent this summer with your family. My best memories of childhood are the times my self-employed dad set work aside and took us places just to have fun. You don’t get a second chance at that.
I would like to hear how you restructure your time when you move, CC. I’m finding that I actually accomplish more when I get adequate sleep and hush that nagging internal voice that keeps me connected to a computer far longer than is productive.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:10 am |
I totally agree with the passage of time. I can remember, as I am sure we all do, that our parents used to say “When you get older, time goes by even faster”. But I was thinking no way! Heck we had 3 MONTHS of summer fun! Some days we thought dragged by. Remember staring at the school clock in your last class for the day, intently concentrating on making the time go faster. But now, at 34, and 2 kids, I agree with my parents. Time seems to fly faster and faster as I get older and yet, I hear my little ones say, how many more days until we go to school, or how many more days before we go to the beach. When I reply 3 or 4 or X, they say “oh man, that’s like forever!”.
Wait until they get older and I am sure they will be agreeing with their old farty parents.
July 29th, 2007 at 10:05 am |
Oh time with family always comes before pretty much everything. That is one type of time that I will not sacrifice. More then one person has asked me how I make the time and that is easy. You turn off the computer, cell phone and everything else and just do it. All the “other” stuff will wait for family time and if it doesn’t then you get rid of it
July 30th, 2007 at 1:52 am |
It is important to be aware of things like that. Carpe diem, gather the day, seize the day! Your entry made me think that it is important to set priorities and to remind yourself doing that over and over again.
Somehow, I find myself in your words.
Thank you for sharing - as always.