Comments on: 2018 Time-Tracking Challenge: Day 6

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:50:38 +0000

In reply to Emma.

@Emma – it can be harder to get in the mindset of weekend tracking. I know that it’s partly that I am in the habit of doing it that I notice oh, at 12:30 I was eating, and at 1:30 I was reading and I can approximate from there. But also there’s the interesting phenomenon that because we can account for our time at work, it seems like work takes more space than it does. Something to think about!

By: lauravanderkam

lauravanderkam — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:48:43 +0000

In reply to LaDawn.

@LaDawn – good for you! I completely agree that there can be a lot of time in between events at kids’ athletic/performing events. And while most of us do want to watch our kids (and even their close friends) there are often bits of downtime. Hanging out with friends, exercising, working, reading, crocheting, etc. are all great ideas. Don’t just suffer through!

By: LaDawn

LaDawn — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:48:47 +0000

I spent eight hours at a dance competition to watch my daughter dance four times. I took my crocheting, but I’m surprised at how few people bring anything to do. With one break of 2 hours between dances (but the competition wasn’t near our home) four of us moms brought walking shoes and walked for an hour outside before hitting a bakery for breakfast. So the day wasn’t wasted. I got to support my daughter, exercise, spend time with friends, eat out, and craft! It was time well spent, but did need to be planned ahead.

By: Barbara Pickett

Barbara Pickett — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:12:33 +0000

I attended a free day at the local park district yesterday. I did a 1/2 hour core work, 1/2 hour yoga, and 1/2 hour spin class. I won a 1 Hour Personal Training Session during their drawing. It was a really good event even though I am not sure paying for membership will fit my budget. However, I did not make any commitment so it was a great morning! I also returned some clothes to Kohls in the morning.

During the afternoon and evening, I only recorded playing 1 hour of Luminosity games and making a new recipe with my husband for dinner. I am not sure where the rest of the time went.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 23:26:57 +0000

I have a hard time time-tracking my weekends because they are so fragmented (start something, kid interruption, resume, or forget what I was doing and do something else, kid interruption, repeat). So if I do “event” like things that are several hours, I can track that, but I have a hard time with everything inbetween that happens in 5-15 minute increments. At work on the other hand, I usually work in longer chunks, so even if I forget to record it, I can remember what I was doing the last few hours!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 02:23:57 +0000

I was expecting to like Autumn by Ali Smith and really couldn’t get into it either…