Are you too busy to think?

Gwen:

I'm bit lost.  Please define a little more for me what you mean.  My time is best spent taking care of things for my family, i.e. laundry, dishes, cleaning the house (when I can) and all this when I'm not working of course.  However, my personal valued time is when I'm crafting.  This is when I feel most productive though it's not considered productive by others. 

I also work with my dog, Lucy once or twice a week just to keep her up on her obedience training, take care of plants on the patio when necessary....  With FMS definitions, for me at least, have become extremely important in order to remove any confusions.

Take care and be well.

Ellen

Good to see you asking a question of Gwen (who I just put an introduction about which she likely will be able to spiff up in the future .... Kind of patching something related to dragging Word characters in and the website putting in TWO identical entries, which it does sometimes .. and I can't see where to 'prune' which I've done in the past... so creatively fixing this new section up).  The OT in me just had to hop in about hobies and crafts --- and wanted to let you know I just this weekend started a Forum under Occupational Therapy for crafts, hobbies, leisure.  I'm really wanting something in that area about pets, so hope the dog and cat and horse lovers in the group will enjoy writing and reading about what they 'get' from their animals.  Anything that 'occupies time' is an occupation..... so that's interesting Gwen focuses on time from her perspective with coaching. 

Here's the link to the hobbies and leisure activities Forum within the Occupational Therapy area....

www.lumigrate.com/forums/integrative-medicine-parts-make-whole/therapy-occupational/hobbies-and-leisure-activities

Ellen

Good question on what is high value time or the best use of your time. What I ask people to consider is how do you set aside time that adds value or improves your day ?  When an activity adds energy to you and gives you a positive boost- I would define that as a high value activity. When an activity drains you physically or mentally- I would call that a negative or low value activity.  What makes me scattered is when I spend too much time doing the little catch up things that are required of life. What keeps me centered and gives me energy is spending time on my big idea projects or allowing time for mental quiet time.  It can be interesting to list everything you do in one day as a positive, negative or neutral.- By your definitions of course.

Gwen