The Luxury of Time

 I say that I'm a lazy person, yet it feels like I'm working all the time. I think it has something to do with how much I value my free time. What I want is to be lazy. I am not driven to achieve great things, I am driven to enjoy myself. I am driven to do whatever I want to do whenever I want to do it, and so often what I want to do is accomplish something in my work: make videos, write articles, teach classes etc.

The older I get, the closer I am to that laziness goal. Back when I ran a traditional business (Computer Savvy Training 1983-96) I worked all the time. I had multiple appointments daily with clients, business associates, and employees. I taught classes, went to business association meetings and more. I remember not even having time to relax in the bathroom! If I couldn't get my business done in a couple of minutes, it would just have to wait, I had things that needed to be done!

I remember, the first week after I sold the business, I looked at my calendar and there was only one appointment on it. My Women's Executive Luncheon. That was not work, I loved going to those luncheons. These days the calendar gets filled up with webinars - both taking them and teaching them. But, the last 2 weeks of December - right now - I have intentionally left completely blank! Oh the luxury.

I even had time to follow thru on my desire to give Keith a thank you for coming on our show. A bottle of Champagne and a card with a photo collage from the show. And, I'm reading a book! I love reading books, but I rarely take the time. When I do take the time, you'd think I'd read something fun and fiction, but Nooo. I pick a book called "Gunfight" by Ryan Busse about the gun industry in the United States. Very disturbing, but riveting. I did read a fun fiction last month called The Wednesday Sisters about a group of women who come together over their writing. I would love to find a group like that.

The other thing that I do with my time is sleep! As long as I can! No alarms in this house - except for Thursday mornings. We have to get up at 6am in order to be ready for that meeting. I NEVER want to get up, but I'm ALWAYS glad I did. It is such a good group and Toastmasters is such fulfilling concept. I do try to take a nap on Thursday afternoons :-)

On the couch, reading a book (using Kindle on my Chromebook) with our Christmas tree and fireplace in the background :-)