Running Out of Time

Lately I feel like there's never enough time.

I know exactly how you feel!

In the span of a week, there's so much that has to get done. Having lived solo for the past 9 months, I've realized how much more there is to do when there's only one of you to do everything. Sure the quantity of things are less (clothing, dishes, etc...) but in the end, they're still there regardless. The cooking, cleaning, dishes, laundry, groceries, taking out the garbage among all the other little nuisances that add up. Pile that on top of the other necessary tasks, such as work, personal hygiene, paying bills, administrative tasks, plus optional tasks like trying to work out, badminton, reading/learning. Where does that leave room for fun, things like going out with friends/family, keeping up with tv shows and general downtime and relaxing? I find myself struggling just to keep up on regular everyday life.

Then there's the grand scheme of things. At the risk of sounding morbid, lately I've started seeing life not so much counting up, and more counting down. I would think everybody would like to lead a fulfilling, exciting life, full of experiences and adventure. But without even time to get the boring everyday stuff done, it seems even less fathomable to fit in the good stuff! I've heard the argument that you have to "make" time, but time just doesn't come out of nowhere. Don't even get me started on having the money to do all these things! And of course there are the other things, marriage, wife, kids, family, career advancement and skill development, the bigger "responsible" things.

With most people, certain things in life take a back seat. But a select few seem to be able to do it all! It makes me amazed that people somehow are able to get all these things achieved. How exactly is this happening?! If there's some sort of secret, somebody should really write a book, I'd pre-order it right now!

I guess the point of all this is that I've come to realize how valuable time is, and it pains me to only come to this conclusion so late in the game. :(