Elusive Time

"Elusive time", what a paradoxical phrase. How can you be seeking something that you're always immersed in? Having said that, in my life time is very elusive. It's not just free time that I'm seeking, it's time to do everything else. Currently, I am the VP of PR for my local Toastmasters club, as well as the District Toastmasters PR Assistant. Regarding the Public Relations Society of America, I am our chapter's Mentor Program Chair. Other than those two organizations, I also do pro bono PR and web development work (with more to come). And, of course, I have a full time job.

Outside of professional development, I also participate in a community band, have a wonderfully supportive boyfriend that I live with but still hardly see, frequently do meal prep and work out, and immensely enjoy participating in two of the three R's (reading, writing, and not so much arithmetic).

Right now if I were you, I would be sitting there thinking "I'm going to close out before Christine starts complaining." As my beautifully straightforward significant other would say: "do you" (ie. close out if you want), but as I would say, er, type: how often have you all known me to be pessimistic?

My point in writing this is to inform my faithful readers that we do have more time than we think. My weekdays frequently go something like this:

• 6:40am: Get up
• 7:00am - 7:45am: Work out
• 7:45am - 8:15am: Shower, prepare for work 
• 8:30am - 12:30pm: Work 
• 12:30pm - 1:00: Lunch at my desk doing personal work 
• 1:00pm - 5:00pm: Work 
• 5:00pm - 9:00pm:
• Tuesdays: Toastmasters
• Wednesdays: Coding Class 
• Mondays/Thursdays/Fridays: Study, extra PRSA or Toastmasters work, food prep, Gilmore Girls binging 
• 9:00pm - 10:00pm: Cuddle up and spend time with the bo 

Since I've been arguably overloading I've noticed that we really do have quite a bit of time and when we fully embrace it, it makes afternoon walks to the lakefront or a rare day off that much more enjoyable. Plus, I feel like a useful and productive member of society. So there's that. But I do have to say the rarity that I get to see or interact with my friends and family does get to me. Luckily, they're all amazingly understanding and supportive of my crazy life. I hope they all know how much I truly appreciate them.

Work hard, play hard.
Christine

Enjoying the fruits of my labor at the PRSA Mentor Program Kick-Off