Comments on: happy “take back your time” day

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:49:00 +0000

I posted mine on my journal. It took two sittings to get the post done.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:59:00 +0000

I think a trick to the whole work situation is making your work environment as leisurely as possible. For example, right now I’m listening to Bob Marley as I work past my 5:00 pm cutoff time. I may be working late, but at least I have some good tunes on…

*sigh*

I got nuthin…

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:27:00 +0000

7.30 up and laundry before

8.45 cycle up to church for Morning Prayer

9.30 pastoral conversation with parishioner who appeared at Morning Prayer with that end in view

10.00 Staff meeting and supervision with WonderfulVicar

12.30 Home to feed HS (half term break this week) then drive to collect GK from play rehearsal at school, 20 miles each way

2.30 Parish visiting

4.00 Desk and computer bits

5.30 Evening Prayer

6.00 Lock church and head home

7.00 Out for meeting with Cell group

10.00 Home, emails and bed

A good friend is doing a sabbatical on the concept of Sabbath in the new year…must direct her to this.

Thanks for posting x

By: Quotidian Grace

Quotidian Grace — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:56:00 +0000

I love the idea of Taking Back Your Time. I must make the time to do it….

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:37:00 +0000

I forgot to add:

2:36-2:38: Believe I know how the rest of the day is going to go.

By: spookyrach

spookyrach — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:24:00 +0000

Good idea. This is why I’m a tyrant with my evenings and refuse (most of the time!) to do anything other than be at home - even good stuff.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:24:00 +0000

I think Americans do take fewer holidays than we do in Europe and I don’t know how you manage … that said you have more long weekends (well not clergy but the rest!) … Finns only take 30 mins for lunch, usually no scheduled breaks during the day and an 8 h day is 8-4:30 (cos the lunch is unpaid) or 7:30-4 … many work slightly longer days in autumn / winter so as to make the most of the light when it finally returns.

That said burn out in Finland is high - and it’s due in part to multi tasking, multiple jobs and the sheer volume of tasks. (and fear of being laid off … )

I’ve been busy today but not impossibly so. I had my cell group 6:30 to 8pm but it went on until 9:30 … I couldn’t get them to stop speaking about Jesus and encouraging one another and wouldn’t have wanted to

glad to be home now though.

By: NotShyChiRev

NotShyChiRev — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:52:00 +0000

Today’s the day before a week off…not taking back time for me…just a 14 or 15 hour day caused by my own stupid procrastination and the Session meeting tonight.

What a great idea. Many of our retirees might not be so interested though.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:47:00 +0000

5-7 get up, moving, dressed, little one too, and breakfast for him, and to pre-school (he usually gets up around 6, but this morning woke up early to use the potty-the down side to night time potty training)

7-3:30ish work/school (I’m a teacher, so call it what you will)

3:30-4:00 sneak in a trip to Costco-if possible

4-6 get LB, go home, play time(with daddy probably), dinner

6-7:30 LB to gym class, me to Jenny Craig appt.

7:30-8:30 LB home and ready/into bed

8:30-whenever more work-grade papers, write lesson plans etc.

11ish usually to sleep

I’ve been working to have more evenings freer, but am getting bogged down again, sadly.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:37:00 +0000

Today’s pretty average:

9:00-10:00 prepare for work, get bike back together after not riding for a few weeks

10:00-10:30 ride to work

11:00-3:00 work

3:00-3:30 ride to Starbucks

4:00-5:45 work on film at Starbucks

5:45-6:00 ride home

6:00-8:30 little boys with colds

8:30-2:00 work on film in living room