Time Is Not on My Side

Next week Daylight Savings Time kicks in - three weeks earlier. Since we have that extra daylight at the end of the day instead of the beginning, does that just mean that we have more "working hours"? I think so. Think when someone says, "You're burning daylight!" That means you're wasting time; get busy! Doesn't the daylight hour thing work itself out anyway? I mean, even now, it's starting to get darker later. Does it have to be semi-light outside at eight, eight-thirty at night?

Time really is a precious commondity. I often complain that I don't have enough of it, but in truth, I think I do; I just don't use it wisely. Time management is more than just prioritizing. If it's important, time is found, but it's the things that we don't want to do that gets put off over and over again until it's an avalanche that's crashing down all around us. For me, that would be essays. "Oh, I have time to do that later. Oh, I'll do it over Christmas." Now I'm saying, "Oh, I'll catch up over Spring Break."

When the Rolling Stones (great rock band!) wrote "Time Is On My Side," I wonder, "To whom were they referring?" It sure isn't me - or so I think.

I think the saying, "Tomorrow I'll have more time..." is funny. No, you have the same exact 24 hours. What we should be saying is, "Tomorrow I'll use my time more wisely and be able to do..."

As a secretary I had read some person's trick for staying on top of things that I adopted at my job. It stated, "Handle a document one time." Basically, once I picked something up, I wouldn't put it down for "later." I did it then and avoided a stockpile.

I need to revive that policy and apply it to essays...and clothes, shoes, ...


My watch has just beeped 5:00. Not all of my tests are graded, so I'll pack those up. Right now I need to go home and go for a walk with my puppies! Now that's time well spent!