Sometimes I sleep, sometimes I don't. This past year has been crazy and it has become the norm to always have an unending list of tasks. Some of them are silly, like reading a certain magazine or making a new recipe (yes I put such things on my to do list). Regardless, there is ALWAYS a to do list lol. I can never say that im bored and really don't understand people that are. So there are nights when I just stay up when I feel super motivated and just get to them! And I constantly wish i had more time to get to everything I have on my list. Tonight was one of those nights and this is what got done between 12am and 5:30am:
-got grocery shopping done
-stalked some of you on facebook (this was not on the list but usually something that happens daily ahhaha)
-roasted some butternut squash with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter
-made a dish with lentils, garlic, red peppers, and spinach
-ate some of the previous two (food is always better hot! lol)
-wrote a couple rather long emails to some old neglected friends
-made a new friend
-cleaned my kitchen and put up my valentines day towels (barff i know ahaha)
-put away laundry -gave some time to http://www.TheCollegeGiftBox.com
-gave myself a manicure
-aaaand wrote this blog post
But also the new friend shared a link
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/ . The idea is that you sleep in half hour increments every 4 hours and in end have extra 30-40 hours a week! How about that? I would love to have the extra time! But cannot at this time conduct the experiment. I wish i was just a vampire and never needed to sleep hahaha. I wonder if then I could get rid of my to do list eventually? Doubtful lol. Kk...back to the list. Could you use the extra 30-40 hrs a week?
Till lata!
xoxo,
Anya
Till lata!
xoxo,
Anya
I will look at this closely because I also "suffer" from NEVER having enough time for all the things i would like to accomplish.
ReplyDeleteYears ago I would create lists and at the end of the day I would feel unsatisfied, unaccomplished.
This, as you can imagine bothered me, perhaps I feel things too powerfully but hey...ce la vie. I realized I couldn't go to far this way, an understanding of what was going on was of the utmost necessity.
I analyzed whether I was working efficiently or not and that wasn't it. The problem was an unrealistically long list. My desire to achieve, my curiosity...my thirst for life was greater than the time would allow.
I began to understand that the list needed to be shorter...achievable so that I would feel positive about it all and THAT would drive me to achieve more.
Having said all of that, I am still a kid of 54, wishing I could do it all. I have the same thirst for life I've ever had and having "lived" as I have and learned what I have over time, I realize there is so much more. So the best I can do is to check my list everyday and go at it the best I know how...one day at a time. I am still waiting for the magic pill ;)
WOW! That is exactly how I feel! I do set the bar high, too high at times and then as you used to, feel uber dissapointed for not checking everything off a 100% I strive for perfection in certain aspects, and it definitely adds stress. Although, I am beginning to realize that I cannot control all and begin to embrace certain things. A shorter, more achievable looking list is what I need to focus on lol. Thank you for that insight!
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