When I'm feeling a tad stressed or overwhelmed, I know I haven't had enough Me Time. You know, those precious moments when you are just focused on you. It is rare, like a much-sought after gem within the week, right?
My problem is, if I do have that weeittybittylittlefew moments to myself to do anything I want to do, I find myself thinking about all of the things I should do. Like the laundry. Or going through my kid's closet, weeding out all of the stuff that doesn't fit her anymore. Or -- and this is a biggie -- returning emails.
The act of returning emails could take up an hour or two. Really. Because I fail at following thenumber one rule of email: if a response will take less than five minutes, then do that email right after you read it. It goes for work-related emails, personal emails, RSVPing to kiddo birthday parties via Evite or Paperless Post, all emails.
I read it and I don't. I think, "I'll do it later." And later always turns into "Doing It During Me Time." Which really isn't how I want to spend Me Time. So, I'm really trying to respond to emails immediately...it is a start anyway, right?
Do you return emails right away? When you have "me time," does it turn into something else?
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I browse through and see what I have in there. I dont really have many people email me unless its a teacher. everyone else knows they can reach me by phone or facebook.
My workouts are probably my only true "me time." If I'm at home, I definitely get pulled in other directions all the time...
Yes, usually it does! My brain is always thinking of something else I need to do!!
This is me also.
Quoting .Angelica.:i have some "Me time" most nights after the kids go to bed because DH works nights. I don't really have e-mails to respond to. LOL
the only me time I really get is in the shower....even now I have my little dude sitting on my lap pretending to type on this keyboard as I am typing.
- HeatherNYC
on Feb. 15, 2013 at 12:00 AM