Choose wisely

Life is busy.  Whether you have kids or not.  Whether you have a job you are paid for or a job where the pay comes in the form of kisses and hugs from your kids.  Sometimes it can feel overwhelming and that there are not enough hours in the day.  There are, you just have to chose wisely how you spend them.  Depending on who you are and what's happening for you right now, choosing wisely may mean spending some time in the kitchen so the freezer is stocked up for the week ahead as you know you have a lot on and won't have time to cook.  It might mean skipping doing a quick tidy and getting an early night instead because there's a bug going round and you feel like it might have your name on it.

For me, last week choosing wisely was spending time with the kids writing crazy made up stories instead of stressing over making dinner.  It was seeing something online that sparked a memory of an old friend and taking the time to write her an email to share that random memory.  Our crazy stories had the kids cracking up laughing and we had bacon sandwiches for dinner (who doesn't love a bacon sandwich?).  I had a lovely message to say my email had brightened my friend's day.

Too often I think "I'll do that later/when I have a chance/tomorrow" but while life is busy, it is also short.  For the most part we can choose how we spend the hours in our day.  Next time you have the chance, choose wisely.