Seize Your Free Time. What Free Time?
Lifehacker lays out a scenario where someone cancels plans, and then asks: “What are you going to do with this unexpected freedom?” Seriously? Are there really people who stand like a deer in headlights, not knowing what they would do if their plans get cancelled? Doesn’t everyone know the only acceptable option is to binge Netflix?
No?
After I stopped rolling my eyes and they returned to their normal position in their sockets, I started thinking about what I would do if I found myself with a free evening and wanted to be productive. I have a long “do this at some point” list: work on the family tree (I want to recopy it because I’ve written all over it, and it’s a little messy), work on a photo project that I’m doing of the kids, or work on the Scotland photo album. (Yes, we’re talking about the trip from 11 months ago… no… it isn’t finished.)
I do work on those things, but it’s hard to carve out time for them when there are so. many. shows. on. Netflix.
What would you do with found time?
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Well…I still have all the scrapbook stuff (not assembled) for the trip my husband and I took to Europe over seven years ago. Hey, it took me around 6 years to finish a scrapbook from a trip I took in college, it’ll get done…maybe ;).
In all seriousness though, right now I’d work on finishing our landscaping project. It’s nothing too exciting, just putting in some beds and mulch around the patio along with raking/weeding/prettying the rock ring around the fire pit, but it will look much nicer and make me happy when it’s done.
RIGHT! I often love canceled plans because the possibilities of what can be done are endless but what I end up doing is watching TV. I decided to try something new, only watch tv one weeknight a week and be genuinely productive. I’ll have time to binge watch later.
I usually use found time to read. 😉
Maybe I should consider being productive instead. . . NAH
I would do nothing, so as to recover from all the scheduled time that takes over my brain! I have a ton of projects to do – it took me a month to redo the dining room chair cushions, because each chair took an hour or more. I got bored and moved on to something else. I have a bunch of other stuff to do, but I just don’t feel like it because it’s work and I do enough of that at work. So free time…is free from any activity requirements!
I usually just end up reading or playing games on the phone/computer, though. 🙂
Productivity at home is overrated.
+1 Sharon
I secretly love when plane get cancelled and I can stay home and read… Or watch shows on Netflix or Amazon prime… I can’t wait for summer so I can have equal time doing those things AND gardening.
I would have no trouble filling the time. Probably with either a screen (don’t have Netflix, but do have access to other shows) or a book. Love these kinds of windfalls! (as long as no one has to get hurt to get them).
I would probably consider doing something productive but end up watching netflix 🙂 Maybe I’d try out a new recipe though