Today

I suppose this is when I should write a post about time management, something which I obviously don't do well. Yesterday was my day to post. :)

Yes, I have been busy, but not so busy that I shouldn't have time to fulfill a commitment. However, I discover that I am being eaten by the Imperative of the Now. I know that sounds overly dramatic. Bear with me.

Today, I have Latin lessons (which also means last minute studying!). My mother is determined to rearrange the whole living room, bedroom, and (unfinished) basement today, which requires my help. I have laundry and cleaning to do. Tomorrow, I attend "finishing school" from 8 to 4. I need to study French sometime before that. I need to look into, and possibly apply to, College Plus. I tutor some children from church once a week, which will soon be twice if I can remember to call their mother. And so the week goes. Free time? A thing of the past.

But that's my fault, and I know that. If I managed my time well, I probably would have time to sit down in the evening and read again, or take a walk in the afternoon. Instead, I find myself flitting confusedly from one task to another, and not accomplishing any of them. Eventually, I sit down, overwhelmed, and simply think about all the things that I have to do. I have so many things which must be done now. If I got up in the morning and studied Latin instead of reading Rocks and Minerals, I wouldn't be in this mess. If I did laundry or studied French instead of spending two hours playing piano in the afternoon, I wouldn't be in this mess. You get the idea. I'd be busy, but not being slowly swallowed by a grammatical monster. So, yes, I am busy, but I would probably be less busy if I actually did all the 'business', instead of thinking about how much I had to do, or doing things which are not 'now imperatives'. Piano and French both need to be done. However, Piano can wait. French can't.

So my question is this:

Are you using your time well?