Everybody has me. Most people wish they had more of me. People are generally quite concerned about what in the world happened to me (it’s okay—you can’t hurt me). Often people do not want to share me. They sometimes talk about how sneaky I can be. I never change, but I never stop. I may or may not be on your side (your opinion, not mine).

My mom has always been a Reader’s Digest https://www.rd.com/ subscriber (you’re welcome for the reference and embedding your link, RD; if you want to sponsor me as a blogger that would be fabulous). Just after college, my Grandma Joyce gifted me with my own subscription to RD, (and somehow this subscription has continued on, posthumously), and I read it religiously.

Are you wondering how and even if those top two paragraphs connect? Wait for it . . .

There is usually a section in each Reader’s Digest where you start reading these riddle-like sentences that make your eyebrows furrow. Something like, “If you want to boost your immune system, look no further. I have more fiber than any other fruit (yes, I am a fruit!) and more potassium than a banana. I am actually part of the cinnamon family. Loosely translated, my name means “guacamole soup.””

That’s when you triumphantly exclaim, “Oh! Avocado!” https://blog.apeelsciences.com/10-fun-avocado-facts.

I just reread what I wrote so far, and my guess is you are likely still confused. Sorry about that. So based on the title of this blog, and by the premier paragraph’s content, have you guessed what the topic of this blog is yet? Let’s say it at the same time. 3-2-1: Possessions.

I jest. Yes, time.

Time is what I wanted to talk about today. (Nice perseverance; thanks for sticking with me.) It took me a while to think of the title, and I finally landed on the Greek God of time (who was a little bit of a nightmare, frankly, but that’s not the point. https://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanKronos.html).

I think about how I spend my time all the—well, you know. My husband and I had a budgeting meeting last week. Money budgeting that is. We ended the meeting feeling proud of ourselves for “telling our money where to go, not wondering where it went.” (Shout out to Dave https://www.ramseysolutions.com/).

We felt affirmed that we are making responsible choices with our money, that our spending aligns with our familial mission, that we have a good balance of how we tithe, how our spending reflects our investment (literally and figuratively) in our kids, how we allow space for leisure, how we are continuing to stay out of debt, etc.

But how well do I budget my time?

Seeing as I have spent the last three hours working on this post, my current answer would be: Not great. So I am going to go ahead and make this a “to be continued,” and leave you with a question to ponder while you wait with bated breath for Kronos: Part Deux (to clarify, I just like how that sounds; the part 2 will be necessary and good). https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=part%20deux

How well do you budget your time?

To be continued . . .