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What do you need to make more time for?
One-Minute Writing of the Day:
Writer: Sarah
Ah, but you see, I already have the recipe right here:
- Remove 1 hour of arguments and substitute with 30 minutes of understanding.
- Skip 3 hours of television and substitute 1 hour with a good book.
- Delete 2 hours of internet browsing and substiture with 30 minutes of family time.
- Remove 3 hours of complaints and substitute with 2 hours of dedicated work.
- Remove 15 minutes of shame and replace with 1 minute of thoughtfulness.
Place all unused time in a large bowl and share with your loved ones. Make sure to save some of the quieter minutes for yourself in a secret spot.
Enjoy!
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1 week ago
75 comments:
Oh, C. Beth; I regret to say this one but I really must make more time for properly taking care of the laundry. See, I've been procrastinating, puttering and down right lazy with it.
I have two baskets at my feet, right now as I write, overflowing with clean clothing that needs to be in their home (drawers). I'm sure they miss the comfy, snuggly, coziness of being in those drawers.
I have multitudes of dirty laundry here and there crying out to be cleaned. I have a wet load in the washer and a dry load in the dryer, nearly always.
I spend time with The Lord, I read, I write, I play with the kids, I read, I write, I cook, I clean, I do the dishes (mostly), I read, I write; hey, there's a pattern there...maybe I'm unbalanced a little.
What a process of self examination...I'll have to write about that. Oh well, the laundry will wait a few more minutes.
hahahaha...just kidding (now I have to go do the morning school bus run) ~ always something more pressing than the laundry ;o)
God makes all things beautiful in His time!
I need to take more time to take care of myself. I take care of everyone else including my family and friends, and neglect myself. I want to take more time for me to actually work out, because it makes me feel good about myself, and I could stand to lose some weight. Most of all I need to take more time to really enjoy life. I believe I don't take enough time to really enjoy life anymore, and that's really a shame.
My covenant with GOD - FOCUS ON GOD!
I need more time to write. I find myself spending so much time reading the news, blogs and their comments that I waste (not really a waste) hour after hour without realizing it.
I think I will try a timer; surf for an hour - write for one hour, rinse and repeat.
I've got loads of time, it's mum who needs to make more time to give me cuddles, belly rubs and to simply have fun with me. Everyone should make more time for fun things. It's so easy to get serious about life. Folk should aim for at least five minutes of fun every day. It's not much. It's hardly going to get in the way of important stuff, but allowing yourself five minutes of fun might make the important stuff easier to cope with.
Geez... where do I begin! More time to update our 6 blogs. More time for Son. More time to cook and experiment with creating new recipes. More time to write 4 books I'm working on. More time for Hubby. More time for housework. More time to read. More time to plan. More time to dream. Ahhhh... Vikki Survival-Cooking
Wait ... I can make more time? Is it, like, from scratch? Or maybe a mix? Just add water?
Why didn't anyone give me the recipe?!?!?!?!
Time?
Right now I need time to get ready to go see my mom. I need time to get ready for my classes to start next week. I need time to lose weight. I need time to study and pray more. I need time to clean the house. I need time to write. Most importantly, I need time to be with my family!
Time... the gift that we can't return!
I want to make more time for sleeping. I usually go to bed around one or two o'clock midnight, and wake up six-thirty. Hope to sleep around eight hours for healthy-life.
I need to make more time to find out answers to my many questions.
Rather than just wondering about things, then shrugging my shoulders and going about my busy day, I need to take the tme to find the answer.
As one day slips into the next, I realize that like it or not I won't be going back for seconds. Each moment of my pregnancy that I whine about, I will someday miss very much. The one thing I haven't taken for granted is love. Each kiss from my darling husband I have on lock-down and I refuse to take those for granted.
Oh, I guess if I'm really honest with you guys as well as myself then I have to say I don't really need MORE time. I just need to claim the time that SHOULD be rightfully mine to spend it in my own and my family's best interest. I waste most of it working to acquire money to pay for food and housing and other various luxuries. Although this is a normal and culturally accepted practice, it takes me away from my life's purpose. I must find a way to do what my heart desires out of love instead of necessity.
Time is something we have to treasure. As much as I know I dread each day of school, dread meeting everyone else, dread talking to her, dread doing homework, I realise that I will never be able to relive this wonderful period of my life ever again. Time is too precious to waste.
My one minute writing submissions. This one times in at fifteen seconds.
If I could move beyond the speed of light, I could control time. Well at least according to that one guy with the big ideas about such relative things. But I think that it might be a bit hard to get my laundry done then, and might mess up my hair.
I need to take more time to pray. Prayer seems like something that I can just throw off to the side, because, well, it's talking to someone, isn't it? But no, if I really want to foster a relationship with a person, the best and quickest thing to do is not to throw away talking to them, but to talk to them as much as possible without smothering them. I kinda think that God is the type that you can't smother, and for that I'm thankful. I need to take time to set aside time to talk to the God of the Universe more often. It's as plain and simple as that.
Hey C. Beth, thanks for doing these writing prompts! Yes, I'm new.
I need more time for everything and at the moment I really really need the extra time to write my masters dissertation papar which is due in 14 days and I haven't started...
Other than that, and that will pass too and I'm sure I will pass as always, time goes step in step with me, I think I'm managing just fine. :)
I need more time in the veld, the bush, nature, whatever you what to call it. The place where all this technology isn't and the pollution isn't and the electricity isn't. The place where the natural beauty of the landscape is, where the unsurpassed wonder is, where the beautiful animals are, even the ones which we don't always see because they are shy, camouflaged, scared, small, and especially the ones who slither along with no limbs...
I hear it and must respond:
THE CALL OF THE WILD
I need to make time for myself. I'm constantly taking care of everyone else in the family. From the baby, the Dad and the dog I tend to forget about me.
Time. I am a notorious mismangager of time. I regret the time wasted everyday. If I could make time for it, I would write daily, finally learn how to play my guitar, and spend more time enjoying my family.
The first thing that came to mind was the song "Time, is on my side...Yes it is..."
That song was sung in Fallen (starring Denzel Washington) each time the spirit passed to a different person.
That movie was creepy, and disturbingly spiritual, but I love Denzel. That's all I have to contribute to this one.
Be blessed!!
I need to make more time for my dog. I feel like we go on less walks now and don't play as often. Now the little guy seems depressed. :(
TIME
Time is elusive
It never ceases
No matter how hard we try
Time keeps marching by
What time is it now
Where did time go
I don't have enough time
When will there be time
Time slows for no man
It ravages every day
Until our time is up and gone
From every dusk and dawn
Borrowing from the old song Time in a Bottle:
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that Id like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
Id save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
More time with kids and Husband, and prayer.
Time is the most precious commodity. You cannot make time. We have what we have. And if you make time for one thing, you are sacrificing another.
That said, I need to make more time for my kids. I spend a lot with them, but I wish it was more and of higher quality.
So, what will I give up, what goes away so that I can spend more time with the kiddies.
That's the real question.
How do you make time?
Where does it come from?
What will you lose?
I need to make more time for the space just outside of my rut. There is a whole wonderful world out there that I am missing. Every so often I get a quick glimpse of the the adventure just outside of my narrow field of vision day to day. This year, I will buy a doorstop and put it just under the opening to the world outside my daily rut so I can visit that wonderful world more frequently.
Dan
I need more time to write. A minute is too short. Too short I tell you.
Let's see...I need to make more time for taking care of my body. Yes, it's the typical new year's resolution, but I'm not looking to lose weight. With the new job, I tend to come home and just plop, and I've lost energy and muscle. Making time to exercise and look after myself rather than making time for rest is something that needs to happen. Isn't it funny how you get more energy the more you do?
Hi!
In my case, I think, it depends on the day.
Today for example I have time to give and sell!!
But in 'regular' days, I need more time to play my guitars and to study...
(oh..And I need more than a minute..lol)
I would have to say I would need more time to write. The day just seems to go by so quickly and you just think: what writing have I done today?
Ah, but you see, I already have the recipe right here:
- Remove 1 hour of arguments and substitute with 30 minutes of understanding.
- Skip 3 hours of television and substitute 1 hour with a good book.
- Delete 2 hours of internet browsing and substiture with 30 minutes of family time.
- Remove 3 hours of complaints and substitute with 2 hours of dedicated work.
- Remove 15 minutes of shame and replace with 1 minute of thoughtfulness.
Place all unused time in a large bowl and share with your loved ones. Make sure to save some of the quieter minutes for yourself in a secret spot.
Enjoy!
I will use the time I make (thanks for the recipe, Sarah) to clean, organize, and reflect on that accomplishment.
With a two hour commute (one way) and a long workday, I feel like I need to make time for everything. So, here's the list: selling the finished novel, writing the new one in my head, enjoying my family, doing crafts, writing my blog and sleeping!
TIme... I need to make more time for time.
No matter how much I say I don;t have, even when I get more - if that's possible, I still seem to not use it well and say I need more!
So I need to respect the time I have and make more and the most of it
(Wow, my last words was written on exaxtly 60secs!)
I need to take more time just to be. To be quiet and listen to the sounds around me. To slow down and breathe deeply.
Right this minute there isn't anything I need to make time for..But my classes start on the 15th and I will have 4 days of classes, working full time, studying and hopefully taking some time for myself to rest or do whatever in between all of that.
That's when I'll need "Time"....
Homework, sleeping, school, filling out applications for boarding school... I think I just need more time, actually...
Prepare and bake Sarah's recipe everday.
Calories: YES! Lots of them.
Protein: Build muscle tone
Servings: Three daily w/ vitamin water
Feelings of joy, ownership, and satisifaction will bubble until done. After enjoyment, prepare next batch.
To fill the void.
I haven't put my laundry away in over a year. I clean it, but then just toss it on top of the mountain of clean clothes that sits directly in front of the dryer. It's grown taller than me since it's first birthday last year, and I think that's awesome. I need to make more time to appreciate my jenga-like abilities for getting stuff out of there without disappearing like Jimmy Hoffa.
I need to make more time for the Lord and studying the Bible. More time with my family, more time to work out. It seems I am either at work or asleep. Geeze!
I need to make more time for exercise! I am a firm believer in the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, but just cannot seem to find the time to get on the move! I can, however,ALWAYS find time for brownies, chocolate chip cookies and large cafe mochas, but when it comes to doing some crunches or jumping jacks, it feels like the equivalent of sitting on a toilet made of porcupines to me. Will-power is a rare commodity!
I need to make sure I spend lots of one on one time with my two teenage daughters these days... after all, in a few short years they will no longer live at home. Oh, my heart aches about that! So I need to spend time with them, and appreciate the gift of it!
Cathy
Busy people have lots of time because they never stop. It is harder to start if you do nothing.
Busy people always try to squeeze in one more task, say yes to one more job, join one more committee...
What are they running from? The only important thing is to take time to savour your health, lifestyle, friends and families.
Life is not a dress rehearsal...
Live for the moment.
studying, relaxing, talking, listening, being happy, taking care of myself, talking to my brother, thinking, writing,
http://fourpawsandwhiskers.blogspot.com/2009/01/one-minute-writer-todays-writing-prompt.html
60 seconds...
tick, tick, tick...
each one used to make the whole, each as important as the one before. Make the most of your time and finished satisfied.
Time to love. Time to give and time to share. Time to think, to breathe, to create. Time to make the right choice.
I need to make the time to finish something, anything. I have an infinite amount of time to START things, but no time to finish them. My heart and mind (and house) seem to be littered with the unfinished, a scattered clutter of could-be and would-be that won't be unless I change my habits!
I need more time for a lot of things but I really need time to slow down.
I need for this month to last a little bit longer so I can get a new job since the other one fell through.
Time to set up a good schedule to juggle studying, friends, boyfriend, numerous activities, and work [pending on the job].
Basically just time to get life settled out before it passes me by.
Sitting at the feet of Jesus and hanging off his every word!
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
Luke 10:38-42
I need to make more time for daydreaming. Daydreaming about anything my heart desires...why unicorns are so shy, why seahorses are so small. To escape into a fantasy world of my own, where I fly with dragons, swim with dolphins and orcas, and play with faeries. I need to make more time for just letting go of the material world, and running free through the fields of a magical kingdom.
I need to take more time to bring myself to the present moment,to take a break from pre-occupation with guilt about the past or angst about the future. I need to take the time to enjoy this moment.
Prayer time.
I need to make time for me. I haven't been living my life right now in the present. I'm a high school student with lots of school work and test to deal with that. I have test every other day; thus, the studying. I need to remember that I only have one life to live and sometimes I should take a break to have fun.
What do you need to make more time for?
Housework for one, because my house is
A mess. I love my little house, and would like
To be able to have more people over.
Doing things with the dog & the parrot,
Or with Jody would be cool, too.
Yet, work calls and so does school.
Only I can make it all balance;
Unless I do,
Nothing will change.
Every thing is not
Equally important. Why
Don't I prioritize?
To say "no" to more commitments,
Or "yes" to time for
Me would be
A good thing.
Knowing this,
Even I should be able to
Make more time for Me,
Or for those who are important to me.
Reinforcement is built-in
Every
Time
It should get a little easier, until
My new behaviors become second nature.
Every day I have a new chance
For getting it right
One day at a time.
Right?
?
I don't need to make more time for things. I just need to make better use of the time I've got.
Procrastinators unite!
Tomorrow.
Naps!
I agree with the comment above, I just need to make better use of the time I've got.... specifically when it comes to making dinner. I know all the shortcuts, but I need to rest a few minutes when I get home, but then it gets dark so quickly.... I need more time to prepare meals!!! = ) Maybe POWER cooking on the weekends, huh?!?! Son hates leftovers... LOL!!!
I must make time for homework. I MUST I TELL YOU, I MUST!
Cooking homemade meals. Convenience food is doing a number on my waistline!
There is a Susan Ertz quote that goes something like "Millions who long for immortality do not know what to do with a rainy Sunday afternoon." This statement is the perfect illustration of the problems with time. It runs through our figures like tiny grains of sand while we sit stewing about not having enough of it. Time is precious and I welcome the challenge to spend more of it exposing my thoughts.
Everything, except for working & cleaning
Myself
My husband
My dogs
running
reading
blogging
scrapbooking
movies
talking to my friends & family
being outsides
the list could go on....
and I like Sarah's recipe above!
Now I'm going to make time for sleeping!
Sleeping
Exercising
Playing with the kids
Reading
Sewing
Scrapbooking
Stamping/making cards
Talking to friends
Writing letters/emails
Looking for a job
Cleaning the bathtub
Yardwork (even though it's winter, I didn't do my fall clean up)
Being
I need more time for EVERYTHING.
Many years ago (30 maybe) 60 Minutes had a segment about a guy who needed only 15 minutes of sleep a day. He could accomplish about 30% more each day than most people. After it aired, others came out of the woodwork with the same "malady." That's an abnormality I would love.
I'd have more time to read, write, spend with my loved ones, blog, work in the garden, exercise, travel. I want it all. But the fact is, most of us have 16-18 waking hours a day ---and most of us (myself included) waste much of it.
I've written this in my blog somewhere, but I'd like to make time to travel more. More of wandering aimlessly, losing sense of time & place, packing as light as possible - probably with only a tube of lipgloss, my two trusty cameras (Canon S3 IS and a lomo fisheye) and a journal, and being extra observant to the world surrounding me.
I need more time with a shrink to fix myself to be able to stand up again, get over my problems and be of help to my family.
I need to make more time for myself. For doing the things that I like to do and want to do. For example, go more often to the gym, or having more often a night just for myself with a cd playing on the background, a good book and a room lighted by candles.
I need to make time for broadening my mind.Let thoughts flow easily.They shouldn't be constricted at one place.
Other things are simply social stigma created to make this world look complex.
Fact is it's the thinking what makes you feel better
I've made great use of my time since January 1st. I started out with a plan to LIVE healthier and I am excited to see each new day.
I really need to make more time for myself. Underneath this rough exterior of this overtime mom, part time photographer and fulltime wife is a woman that has long been forgotten. Someone that liked hanging out with friends doing nothing, someone that liked reading just for fun and someone that got to shower more often than not.
I need to make more time to type out my response to this promp -
Where to start... I need more time to focus on my family and the people I love. I need to spend more time with my friends. I need to set aside more time to look after myself, to prepare the right foods and to exercise regularly. I need to make more time to clean up the house too. Ther'es nothing worse than getting home and sighing because it's such a mess!
i need more time to take care of the not-so-fun household stuff.... dishes, dusting, vacuuming, repairs, clearing out old stuff, and sorting and dealing with my work and home files. i'm always wacked on weeknights after a day at work followed by a run or something. on weekends i just want to flake out, relax, and run some errands outside the house. other than that i can rarely summon the energy to take care of the place.
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