Budgeting your time

I always hated the term "budgeting your time." Maybe because I never feel like I am budgeting my time well. Some days I am tired and don't do the dishes. Then, the next day, I am overwhelmed by all the dishes! Oye. It seems like a viscous cycle of not budgeting my time well. But lately I have been looking at "budgeting my time" differently. Not in a guilt-inducing way.

I was thinking about a financial budget and how we budget for two weeks. We map out what we need and what we want and make every dollar count. It reduces all the stress when it comes to finances so maybe I should start budgeting my time a little like that.

Lately, I have had the privilege of helping to coordinate a few weddings and it has blessed my heart. It was so fun to do something that I am actually good at and enjoy. It got me thinking, why don't I put things in my schedule that I enjoy and that I am good at? I really think that it would change the way I live and love my days.  So, I am going to start scheduling things like family dinners and date nights for a start. If I put it on the calendar, it will happen, rather than just hoping, one day, we find some "time." If time is like money, there is never enough!! You have to budget it and so I shall!