One of the things I am most proud of in my life is that I have been fairly good at cutting out a lot of bullshit from it. Life does seem too short to waste time on things we do not like, so learning to say no was a lesson I learned thankfully early. Of course, there will always be things one has to do that one does not like. I don't love paying bills but it must be done, and thankfully technology has moved us past those days when one had to sit at a desk and write & mail ten CHECKS (jesus, remember CHECKS?!) and it took up a couple of hours one would rather spend doing just about anything else, but I still have to sit every now and then and review the finances simply because it MUST BE DONE. And who can love cleaning the litter box?

However, I am not so good at its inverse, which is why do I like so many things I don't do? Reading, knitting, cycling… how does the time disappear between the end of the work day and the time I go to sleep? When you have a lot of interests, how do you fit them all in? WHY DO I LIKE SO MANY THINGS? A.D.D. MUCH?

The entry about reading a couple weeks ago really helped me refine and refocus my time to include and enjoy reading again. I've read three books and am on my fourth, which feels great. I feel like I've reclaimed that hobby a bit, but am still striving to find more time for it (it's the reading that makes me miss the train/bus commutes of my past!). Now I need to add in the crafting, drawing, writing, cycling, listening to new music, watching old movies…

Why are there so many fun things to do and not enough hours? Can I shorten my sleep cycle? Should I have a knit-only month; a draw-only month; etc.?

I've got a lot of creative friends with wide interests out there. How do YOU make sure you include all the things you like to do in your life? Or do you struggle with this as well?