This has been a week of trying to follow the time management advice I would give other people. I’m happy to say that I’ve been pleased with the outcomes!
On Monday, I was interviewed for a podcast where the host asked about Off the Clock’s suggestion to plan in little adventures. I mentioned that in my time diary study, the people with the most abundant perspective on time were highly likely to have done something memorable on the March Monday I had them track. They went to salsa dancing lessons, or a big band concert…on a Monday night! Putting in things that will be memorable makes time feel more rich and full.
So I’m waxing on about this, and then I get a text from my older brother mentioning that he has an extra ticket for a performance at a jazz club in Philadelphia that evening (one of his sons plays in a fairly serious jazz orchestra). Did I want to join him? Logistically, I could make it work. So I decided to be the sort of person who goes to a jazz club on a Monday night. I was only gone from the house about 2.5 hours, and it was fun to listen to the music and catch up with my brother. Memorable!
On Wednesday, I took my eldest to Hersheypark for his Mommy Day. By using my work flexibility to work last Saturday, I was able to take Wednesday off and spend the time connecting with my pre-teen. I’m feeling fairly good about what I got done before being on vacation this upcoming week.
Speaking of which…I probably won’t be posting here (limited email access). I’ll put a Best of Both Worlds blog post up if I can — we’re celebrating our 2nd anniversary and crossing 1 million downloads this week! — but if not, it will go up next weekend.
In the meantime, I hope everyone has a wonderful penultimate weekend of summer! (Or winter…for those in the southern hemisphere).
In other news: Looking for a summer read? Please check out Juliet’s School of Possibilities, my time management fable. Or Off the Clock, which has all sorts of ideas for developing an abundant perspective on time.
Have a great vacation!
It makes me so sad to read that summer is over. I feel I haven’t been able to seize the season.
Gave away Juliet this weekend as a birthday present!