How my attitude towards 'time' is changing

Hi everyone,

I got the random urge yesterday to brush some of the cobwebs from this blog as I was searching idly for some FAQ questions (see: last post from Aug 2018) which I promised was upcoming on the YouTube channel. Though honestly I get really excited about new video ideas but when it comes to the hard bit (editing + upload) that's my bottleneck. I find it difficult to perfect and get the right video out there, followed by the quick realisation of how much vlog footage I should be getting on with! But I promise it will come some day; nobody in particular asked/wanted one so I think I have some time to do it haha.

Topic of today's post is the concept of time, and how at 25, this means something different to me than in previous years. I actually type this at 1.30am on a work night, so I can't say there isn't part of me that still clings to old habits.

At 25 I feel like I've become acutely aware of how quickly time goes, how my last post on here (before forgetting passwords and how to even access/work blogspot) was over half a year ago when in my mind it seems like yesterday. It's pretty freaky how being in the 9-5 working routine has all our days merged together and the seasons change and months go by without us noticing. Until that special occasion, birthday, holiday pounces on us suddenly, and then even that passes soon enough too. We can't slow time, but my resolution is to be more productive with that time and be much more aware of the hours of a day instead of letting it all merge together and disappear with minimal achievement to show for it.

I have my self-indulgent times, when I just mindlessly binge YouTube or the horrible habit of endless Instagram scrolling, but I'm trying to set goals to myself to achieve something important everyday. Edit a vlog, tidy my wardrobe, clean the house, do life admin. Or even finishing up all my chores (prepping + cooking dinner, workout classes, grocery shopping) in time to have my down-time before bed, it keeps me sane and when I get an hour back or more, I feel so good!

I now realise that time slips away from you, truth is it goes REALLY fast, and it's up to you to put some reins on it and ride that ride. I find this is helping with my punctuality too - something I've needed to change for a long time. Realising that time goes by quicker than you think so you either hurry (I test these limits too often, chance of failure v. high) or give yourself more time - schedule & plan in advance.

There are so many ways of looking at this, but my key learning is that you will never get the time you lost back. So the time that you can afford, put it towards something meaningful that is going to make your life easier, or happier. See your family more, preserve precious things, don't waste other peoples' time, and make sure you are making the best use of your time. Whether that is some well-deserved Netflix bingeing, or planning for the coming month. Let's all get better at this together!

Signing off for the night, speak next time!

Joyce