Getting the Balance Right

Hello!
Where to start?

I want to talk about balance today, not the physical, teetering on a gymnastics beam type balance, but the "getting stuff done vs taking it easy" type.

I mention this because I notice my last post was in August last year! No, I haven't been doing nothing all this time, but I have not been managing my time very well.  I've had days where I have been wall-to-wall busy, and I've had days when I just CBA (Can't Be Arsed).

I found out last September that I was very ill - the sort of ill that needs radiotherapy for 6 weeks, and months of recovery.  I felt physically drained and emotionally wrung out - so some might say I've had a good reason to neglect the blog, but to be honest, I haven't.

It's very easy to let things slide though.  I like to keep busy, I help my wife with the chores, I cook our meals, I help her with her business, I make scale model armoured vehicles, I write a journal daily, do some gardening, and so on.  My days are filled - and yet I've avoided some things like the plague!

I've not written this blog, I have not posted any pictures or updates to my other military model making blog, I have not updated or maintained the two websites I made for local business friends.  It's like my heart just isn't in it - and yet these things have just as much importance, if not more, as checking Facebook, or looking at Pinterest.

It's all about time management really, and having effective To Do lists. Making sure the small details are not forgotten, and taking the time to get the balance right.

So, the next time I'm flicking through the myriad of Sky channels bemoaning the fact that there's nothing worth watching on TV, I shall be popping by here to share another thought or two with you!

Balance - maybe it is a physical thing after all?

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Time Management

Well, here I am again - and a long time has passed since my last blog entry.
Now, it's not because I've not wanted to post anything, and it's not because I've been too busy - it's mainly down to time management.

I have often lamented that there are not enough hours in the day, if only I had more time etc etc., but if I'm going to be totally honest, it's most likely just poor planning on my part.  I could easily fit all the things in that I need to do, or want to do, if I just organised my time better.

I will spend time playing Tower Madness on my smartphone when I could be texting or emailing a friend.  I dither about in StumbleUpon rather than spending time in my shed.  I browse Listverse when I could be making muffins.

My trouble is, I like these distractions.  I like to laze in the bath for an hour.  I like to watch a film, make model kits in my shed, and I also like writing - writing this blog, or my sibling blog on Military Modelling, owr writing the journal I have kept for my daughter since the day she was born.  (She is 8 now).  But I find I need to be in the right mood to write - whereas I can muddle through the other activities.  Writing, to me, demands a much greater attention and so cannot just be squeezed in between other jobs.

What I think I need to do is list all the things I like to do, and work my way through the list until I cover them all - including scheduling time to write.

Mornings

I like mornings.
The early start to the day before most other people are up.
The list of jobs to do, a loose schedule, time management at it's best. 
The first cup of coffee. 
Quick look at the news. Check into the World. 
School run. 
Commute to work. 
Never sure what the day will bring. 
Mornings are the start to the Unknown Quantity.