Comments on: A Tale of Two Requiems https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/02/a-tale-of-two-requiems/ Writer, Author, Speaker Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/02/a-tale-of-two-requiems/#comment-19482 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:08:12 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-19482 In reply to Denise R.

@Denise- glad to hear it! Sounds like you’ve worked out a good situation. Tuesday is mommy’s choir night in our house. There is some grumbling, but largely, people deal. And yes, I don’t really have any shows that I have to watch. There are other things I’d rather do with my time.

]]> By: Denise R https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/02/a-tale-of-two-requiems/#comment-19481 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:18:44 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1141#comment-19481 I tap dance every Wednesday. Everyone in the family knows that I don’t give it up. I’ve made better TV choices to make the time to practice. I don’t do it as often as I’d like, but also go over routines in my head, or practice certain moves as I’m at the stove, or the bus stop. (on my 10 minutes or less list)
I also crochet, usually when I was watching TV. Since I’ve limited my TV time, crocheting time has diminished. To solve that, I schedule an hour to crochet after my Wednesday morning workout. It gives me something to look forward to when I’m done. It’s also a good time to plan new projects b/c everyone else is sleeping or at the gym.
I am also trying to get back into playing the piano, and I do that when I have 15 or so free minutes, just to keep the fingers nimble, and the mind reading a new piece every once in a while.
I also block in time after 2 other morning workouts to read or I read on the treadmill. Often I have worked out longer than I planned b/c my book was so good.
For a while, I felt I had to choose one activity over another, but 168 Hours proved to me that I don’t have to choose yet I can still have time with my family.

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