Natalie Thinks

I’ve always been aware that when I say “I don’t have time for something.” I’m not actually stating a fact, I’m stating a priority.   I don’t regard that particular thing as important enough to ‘make time’ for it.   But recently I realized that there are a few more layers to the whole issue of time management. I’ve been wanting to make time in my schedule for writing.  It’s a priority for me.  So as I’ve had free moments I’ve thought, “Now I can write!” Not so simple. These moments are frequently just when I’ve come home from a tiring day of teaching and I have an hour before I need to make a 80km round trip to fetch my son from school, knowing that when I get home I still have to cook a meal, help with homework, listen to my children’s stories, chat with my spouse and get myself and my kids to bed.  At this moment I’m tired and my body rightly tells me that I need to take this hour to have a coffee, relax and allow my body and brain some down time. Most...