Ever-Elusive Efficient Time Management

Joy here...I've long grappled with feeling like there simply aren't enough hours in the day to get the things done that I need doing.  I have found myself not being able to schedule my workouts in around work, socializing, life, house-work etc., but I've equally found myself unable to fit in errands to get my garden ready in the spring, or find the time to search out, call, meet with, and organize masonry work that needs to be done on our house, or regular maintenance things like that that happen to pop up.

So this week, I turned to a friend in the car, "This inability of mine to fit everything in seems to be a constant problem," I said. "So I know that the problem is mine."  I was being deep and self-reflective, not blaming the world for not being organized according to my timetable, but recognizing I am complicit in how my life unfolds. "I just need," I said, "to figure out how to schedule myself better."  I was feeling already better at discovering that this problem is one of my own making, and the solution merely better time management.

With better time management, I figured, I'd be able to fit in all the obligations that currently seem to overwhelm me.  I'd be able to build a business, lead a team, organize my house, be in shape, socialize with my friends, maintain relationships with my family, balance our overseas obligations, set up healthy meal plans and grocery lists, and continue to write and manage my other "for fun" projects.

Clearly, it was just about being more organized.

As a Type A personality, I can do organized.  Heck, I'm pretty organized as it is, and I can certainly get better.

"Or," this friend said to me, "maybe you could just do less."

My brain officially exploded.

So while I contemplate that option, I hit at least 3 of my planned workouts this week, and I still pretty much think organization might be the key, but Ima gonna think hard on this whole "do less" idea.

Over and out,
Joy

Run Stats:
workout #1: Ran for 27:53 for a distance of 5km and a pace of 5:35min/km.
workout #2: Ran for 45:00 for a distance of 8.11km and a pace of 5:33min/km.
workout #3: Did 4 X 1km repeats at 4:45min/km