It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau
This week it is all about redefining busy.
Thing One:
Thanks to Kym, I am focusing on looking at the busyness in my life and I am well into week two of The Busy Boycott. I have been focusing on redefining and protecting my time. This week’s challenge is “do less” and in total honesty I am struggling with this one! Greatly!!
Thing Two:
In this effort to redefine busy in my life, I have been looking at this blog… Are Monday – Friday posts necessary? Do I have something significant to share? Steve had an interesting idea and I am thinking about how to make that work. Lots of things are rambling about my brain and change is coming, but what that change will be I am not exactly sure!
Thing Three:
The final thing I am looking at is Knit Night. While I enjoy getting out and the camaraderie of being with other knitters some weeks Tuesday’s just feel so rushed. So, I am pondering a bi-weekly schedule to see if that will alleviate some of the rushed and harried Tuesday’s.
This exercise in busy has truly been eye opening for me. Are you doing The Busy Boycott? If so, how are you feeling?
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I have to say that I do enjoy your daily posts and look forward to reading them every day! I wish I could post as often, but most of the busy in my life I can’t get rid of and that doesn’t leave much time for posting. So I try to make up for it with longer, less-frequent posts.
I, too, enjoy your daily posts, but certainly understand the lure of posting less frequently. I say do whatever works for you!
I love whenever my pals on my blog roll post. YOu don’t have to post anymore than you wish. I post 6 days a week because I wish to.
I find that I’m either busy or a complete sloth. There is no in between. I seem to enjoy being busy. But when things get too crazy, I shut down and become a sloth for a day (or 2.) I barely breath, much less accomplish anything. And then I find myself bored… and rush back into being busy.
I try hard not to be busy because the day is full until 4:00 M-F and I don’t want to fill up the week day evenings. That said…we work hard to keep the weekend with one free day. It’s hard!
I am trying to apply the busy boycott to my personal life since being busy at work is job security! I’m pretty careful about the things I commit to and really only schedule things that really matter to me.
I’ve also been participating in the Busy Boycott, and it has made me think about what I’m doing with my time. I complain about not having enough time to read and knit, so I’ve also been considering how much time I spend writing blog posts. I don’t have an answer yet as to what I should do (if anything), but I have realized that it’s okay not to post if I don’t have anything to say. Much of my busyness is related to work, and I can’t really afford to boycott that (yet!) but I am thinking about my time, how I spend it, and making a real effort not to waste any.
I’ve been thinking a lot about busyness and focusing my time and effort on things/people that matter.
I’ll be watching with much interest how you change things up and how YOU work out your busy times vs. quieter time.
how much time it takes to write blog posts and visit sites, not to mention instagram is a battle for me. I try to limit my time – yet – I do like the personal connections. It’s all about balance. Since restarting my babysitting job (Tuesday and Wednesday). I changed when I blogged (Sunday night, Tuesday night and on a whim Thursday night) For some reason I like it! I’ll see how long I like it.
Isn’t that Busy Boycott enlightening? so many things we take for granted to just DO, just because. I look forward to seeing where it all takes you! fwiw – I enjoy blogging M-F, but I have a hard time keeping up with everyone else who does the same – I’ve decided I will NOT be participating in November’s 30-day challenge for that very reason! (I’m hoping a few of y’all follow my lead!)
As one who posted 370 days in a row, Nov 1, 2016 – Jan 5,2018, trust me, I can truly appreciate your question. There were many days I pushed myself…and when 5 Jan 2018 rolled around, I was delighted! Would I do it again? Probably not (tho’I do intend to do NaBloPoMo in Nov)…
To answer your question: Your posts are interesting, informative, chock full of inspiration and a delight to read. They are las tho’ we’re sitting near one another and having a casual friends’ conversation. Having said that, I think that whenever/how frequently you post, those same elements/features will be present…Take a break! Create a new schedule. Do what feels right and natural to you! We’ll/I’ll be here ready to chat with you, anytime! Hope this helps!
Cheers~
Paying attention to the busy-ness has been an eye opener for me too.
This is actually my second time through Courtney’s Busy Boycott. The first time was a real eye-opener for me, and I ended up totally re-thinking how I spend my days. I Kon-Marie’d my life. And now, I’m going even deeper. It’s a process . . .
I went through a Busy Boycott after I retired. I was so busy I couldn’t understand how I had ever had a job! But, cutting back on all the busyness made it possible for me to entertain getting a puppy. I’m so glad I cut the busy clutter from my life as I have Mylo now! He keeps the busyness focused on HIM!