Writerly Musings

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Finding Time

Do you find that you keep thinking of these wonderful ideas for stories or articles you want to write or other projects that you would like to begin but find that there just never seems to be enough time to give the proper attention these great projects would require? Lately, I seem to be lost in a cycle of not enough time. I keep thinking of great ideas, but keep taking on new projects for pay that either force me to place my wonderful ideas on a shelf for later or risk only providing a half time effort to the project. I wonder, if deep down inside, I might not be completely petrified of taking the plunge and wandering into uncharted waters and unwittingly sabatoge my ideas by filling up what little time I would have in order to accomplish them?

Does anyone else do this or am I really just overanalyzing the same hectic time crunched life that we all seem to have? Lately, it seems that every time I see a light at the end of the tunnel and am going to be able to take a little time off and do something for myself, something comes up and I either need funds and must scramble to get paying jobs on short notice or I get an offer that I simply can't refuse. Heck, I've got a movie that I bought two weeks ago sitting unopened in its DVD case simply because I have not had the time to watch it. That's really sad.

Of course it didn't help that I ended up wasting the better part of a day running around in search of a keyboard replacement the other day. For now, I'd be happy to know that I'm not the only that seems to be struggling to find the time to do everything that needs to be done. How exactly does one 'find time' anyway? Seriously, if you've found time during your wanderings and explorations please, tell me where it is. I honestly believe that finding a fountain of time would be so much better than finding a pot of gold. Has it always been this way in the world or is this a new problem that seems to be centered on our generation? I never remember feeling this rushed as a child and I really don't remember ever seeing my parents in a hurry either.

We make jokes about older people driving slowly because they don't necessarily have anywhere specific to be, but I seriously wonder if it might have something to do with the 'time' in which they were young. Perhaps they don't feel the 'time' stress that the rest of us seem to always be under. I thought things would be different when I made the transition to working at home, but find, if anything I am generally more crunched for time.

So, I am going to try to become the schedule Nazi over the next few weeks and incorporate a routine in my days in order to establish positive time management habits. I'm also seriously considering removing spider solitaire from my computer as it is a major time killer when I'm procrastinating. At any rate, hopefully, establishing a better schedule, and sticking to it will help me feel less owned by the clock.

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