Comments on: Day 2 of the January 2024 Time Tracking Challenge https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/ Writer, Author, Speaker Sat, 13 Jan 2024 17:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490741 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:30:09 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490741 In reply to Lori C.

@Lori C – I used to love chicken tikka masala but a lot of that is cream based, so I needed a different Indian sauce that is often available in grocery stores, and Rogan Josh was it!

]]> By: Lori C https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490724 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:36:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490724 I love reading these time kids so thank you for sharing! I have to Google “Rogan Josh sauce,” that had me stumped.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490723 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:32:13 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490723 In reply to Allison.

@Allison – I definitely want to be “done” with kids at a certain point in the evening. Generally I have them all in their rooms by 10 and then my lights out is 11, so that is an hour that can be pretty quiet. My hope is to have them all in their rooms and quiet at 9 but for various reasons that can wind up being still interactive time… Some work days are also fairly quiet – there are days I’m on the phone or zooms all day but it tends not to be every day. If I have been on the phone all day my patience for evening kid interactions is much lower!

]]> By: Allison https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490641 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:05:06 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490641 I think I have seen this question before (apologies for the repeat!), but one thing I note is often how little “introvert” time you appear to have in the evening, and I wonder how you recover. This may be driven by the fact that my kids are younger, so I am very “on” from 4 pm until they are in bed, and I am very ready to be done by that point/excited for the time to pursue my own interests. I struggle a bit to see how it will play out as they get older and bedtimes get later. I have a lot of flexibility in most of my days, but very much feel a pull between enjoying “golden hours” and wanting to get through bedtime? Is this something you consider/struggle with?
Thanks!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490626 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:38:44 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490626 In reply to Coree.

@Coree – there’s only so much time, so we have to make choices – and not watching TV isn’t a bad one.

]]> By: Coree https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490622 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:26:42 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490622 In reply to Laura Vanderkam.

I had a late night rant over the holidays about people recommending tv shows to me and insisting “you will love it…” My mother in law is the worst for this, detailed description of the plot, while I protest “oh I never watch tv…” I work full time, read 75 books a year, and have high sleep needs.

Each year, I make a resolution to watch a show with my husband. And every year, I watch a show in January and turn off the tv for the year. I love peoples’ stories but I think I’m not super visual, so I rarely watch anything.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490600 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:12:27 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490600 In reply to Elisabeth.

@Elisabeth – hope the storm isn’t too bad for you. Mostly unscathed. Just a LOT of driving this morning due to detours…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490598 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:11:02 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490598 In reply to Maggie.

@Maggie – I’m still amazed at the end of the day how much time I have spent on my phone. It fits in those little crevices, or when I’m doing other things (supervising a bath) and wow. I don’t usually watch TV (it’s just not that compelling to me usually) so that does free up some time.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490597 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:09:37 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490597 In reply to Gillian.

@Gillian – sorry you didn’t sleep well. We lost power briefly (and the generator came on) but it was only a few minutes. Then the lights were flickering on and off all night but we kept power. Lots of tree branches and power lines down this morning so many detours with schools — definitely affecting my time logs there! But so far it looks like it could have been worse. Hope that is was OK everywhere else it hit too…

]]> By: Gillian https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/01/day-2-of-the-january-2024-time-tracking-challenge/#comment-490587 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:20:40 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19429#comment-490587 Just woke up fromma terrible night of sleep. I always worry (not without reason) that our basement will flood or our power will go out. The rain is over but the wind is definitely still gusting…the electricity is on for now.

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