I took this photo the other day. I came across these cool clocks when I was wandering around aimlessly as I often do. I cleaned up some funky spots in Photoshop and threw it up on Flickr, mostly because I liked the capture. Dale commented that he is eagerly awaiting the blog post to go along with the photo. Uh oh. I didn't actually have a post in mind. The truth is I have a bit of blogger's block, I suppose. Lately I am thinky thinky, not posty posty.
Dale's call to write and the photo got me thinking about time. I feel like time is my enemy. You know the story. Work obligations, family obligations, all of the life maintenance a mom has to take care of every day. It adds up. When I feel time pressure the first thing I let go is me. I don't exercise enough. I grab a quick dinner or don't eat at all. I miss dental appointments, don't go to the doctor when I should. I don't think I am alone in this -- right?
Neglecting the things that are important catches up with us eventually. A friend of mine always says this life is not a dress rehearsal. We don't get to live these days over and try to be better the next time around. We need to act on our intentions. So, I guess I will see you later. I am off to the gym.
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Woot, yay! :)
Yeah, I was complaining to my nice lady analyst the other month that there were all these things I haven't been doing, like dentist things and yard things and new-shoes things and I forget what-all. She said "well, why haven't you been?", and I said "they just aren't very interesting." She didn't really buy that.
I'm not sure if "life isn't a dress rehearsal" makes me more or less likely to do stuff like going to the dentist (or getting new non-broken sandals). In one sense it's important to take care of the ol' body (nice lady analyst points out that going around in broken sandals could mess up one's gait and hip and stuff). But on the other hand I know *very* well that I'm not on this earth to go to the dentist. Or even the gym!
So I guess at least I can try to make sure that everything I'm doing is *either* directly stuff I want to do, or stuff that keeps me from becoming unable to do stuff later (dentists, shoes). The other stuff (that's neither valuable nor necessary), that's what to get rid of. I've already stopped watching TV, so I'm doing pretty well. :)
Have fun at the Gym...
I totally 100% agree. The thing about the gym is it helps keep me sane. I don't love it but I always feel great after I go.
Keeping ourselves healthy is a way to make sure we can do the things we want to do.
Where does time go? I think the older I get the less time is on my side. Speaking of the Gym, I have a membership at the local 24 Hour fitness... I think I remember how to get there lol .
I am the worst person when it comes to time management. I signed up for these online classes through my company and have yet to find/create/invent the time to actually sit down and do them. DOH!
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