just a series of observations . . .
i will admit it: i was really really hoping that the audit would uncover a whole bunch of ‘wasted’ hours — or even minutes — so that i could figure out a way to get more rest/relaxation and still do all of the things i want to do. thus far?
no dice.
since my main finding thus far is that i really don’t seem to have much time, i’ll keep this short.
basic observations:
1. observation of a given phenomenon is going to impact it [the un-quantum version of heisenburg’s famous principle]. in plain english, i may be spending my time a little bit differently because i’m tracking it — just like those who journal their food may eat better — temporarily, at least.
i am using the atimelogger app to do the time audit, and i like it so far. more on this later!
knowing that i’m going to have to log ‘internet’ if i start surfing for a few random minutes has helped me to curb the habit. this has been one unexpected side effect of the audit — one that i am happy with!
2. i truly do not have much free time. i seem to have enough to do a workout most nights [something not terribly long] and to either watch a little tv [half hour or less] or blog. that’s not nothing, but it’s really not that much.
3. i spend a lot of time:
a) pumping
b) doing food prep and housework [mostly loading and unloading dishes, plus prepping bags and pump supplies to take to work in the morning]
last night’s dinner and today’s lunch: chicken puttanesca with millet
good, but worth 49 minutes of prep/cleanup?
c) transporting myself and/or annabel from one place to another
4. i do not spend much time [to my dismay]:
a) playing with annabel [though i do spend a large chunk in ‘child care’ activities – 2-3 hrs/day]
b) connecting with josh, family or friends
c) reading, studying, or relaxing
luckily ‘child care’ can be fun too
5. i am getting between 7 – 7.5 hours of sleep per night and it does NOT feel like enough.
i wish i could say that these results were helpful in generating clear timesaving action steps, but . . . not really. in fact, i have to admit that i’m a little discouraged. there really isn’t that much else i want to cut out — i do NOT want to give up the blog or exercising, and i’ve pared down food prep to what i consider to be a pretty reasonable minimum [making only 3-4 ‘real’ dinners/week – on tuesdays, wednesdays, and 1-2x over the weekend]. perhaps continuing the audit to the weekend will be helpful in helping me see that i really do have more of a balance, as those days do tend to be more free and relaxing.
now, with all this said, i am going to pump and get to bed.
going for >7.5 [interrupted] hours tonight . . . maybe.
3 pix of annabel showing off
just because
2 teeth!!!! [this AM]
standing with support [at day care last week]
fun with scarf [at day care today]
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