I may have covered this ground before, but after 230+ posts over the last few years it’s getting a little more difficult to keep track of what’s been in and what’s been out. Even so, it’s something I’ve been considering quite alot lately. Maybe it’s something about the heat being out of hand down here in the summer (and most of the spring and fall), but I’ve come to have a grudging respect for all of you who who manage to work a full day and then spend the evening rushing hither and yon doing any of a million different things. I can’t fathom how you keep up with it. When I hit eject at 3:00, all I’m really interested in is getting home as expeditiously as possible… and once I get to the house, you’ll need an act of Congress or a court order to get me out of the house. But you guys, you’re out there shopping, catching a late dinner, ferrying the kids all over town, or a combination of those things and more. Seriously. Any secrets on how you do that?

By the time I get home, feed the pups, make a little dinner for myself, and do the usual stuff you need to do to keep a house up and running – cleaning, paying bills, fixing whatever odd or end happened to break this week, write up a blog post, answer a few emails, and chase the dogs around the back yard – it’s suddenly after 9:00 and I’m headed to bed so I can do it all again the next day. Once the alarm rings at 4:30, it’s off to the races. I guess I’m just having a real problem fathoming how anyone carves out time to do anything else.

Don’t get me wrong, I have no interest in being a social butterfly – Thirsty Thursdays are a long way in the past – but I’m legitimately curious about how people manage to make it all come together. I mean is there a book out there that I missed? Maybe I’m a little worried that I am missing something and that there’s some way to squeeze a little more productivity out of the day. Then again, maybe it’s just perspective and I’m getting as much done as I should reasonably expect. It doesn’t feel that way though.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go do a sink full of dishes.