84-Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 27, 1995
Taking
Time
by
Rebecca
Escott
Well the end-of-school, begin
ning-of-summer rat-race is upon
us! And this is supposed to be fun,
right? Well, I hope that you are
taking time during this holiday
weekend to spend time with your
family and to honor servicemen
who gave their time and their lives
for our country.
But if instead you find yourself
rushing—to multiple baseball
games, gatherings, meetings, and
errands—you are not alone. Just
because you’re not alone, doesn’t
mean you don’t deserve some
relief. Here are several ideas that
you may want to try. I borrowed
them from some of the “Earth
Day” literature—reduce and
recycle.
Reduce the amount of things on
your schedule. Say to yourself and
your family, “Everything is not
going to get done.” Period. Make
some choices. Also, train yourself
to reduce clutter in your lives
before it accumulates. If you know
you’re not visiting a resort this
summer and you don’t need
another credit card, you can dis
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the aummer playground, camp and
festival opportunities. Which ones
will you do? Which ones will you
say “No” to?
You can also reduce clutter by
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Reduce you expectations for
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duation party consists of. Make
them realistic pictures that you
and your family can accomplish.
And then remember that you
should not be pulling off the show
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an older teen go to a younger
child’s ball game instead of you?
Can your father phone in an order
to the bake shop or pick up a gra
duation gift that just arrived at the
store?
Think about the time you spend
in travel, at meetings, and in idle
conversation. Can these be
reduced? How? Continually ask,
“What would happen if we didn’t
hold that meeting?” “Can I pick up
those things on my way to the mall
tomorrow instead of making an
additional trip today?” “Doesn’t
my son drive by that shop every
day on the way home?” We can
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come up with lots of ways to
reduce the time spent -in these
areas.
Also leant to “recycle” things.
If you’re cooking pasta, cook a
huge batch at one time and use it
for several meals. This saves time
in the long run. You can do the
same thing for ground beef, chick
en breasts, rice, and potatoes.
Think of multiple uses for the food
you spend time preparing. Also
reuse other things that take time.
Did your granddaughter make you
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daycare? Maybe you can reuse
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banquet you lu .c uj plan. Did you
do something at work that can be
used at your civic meeting? By
multiplying the times you use the
things you create/make, you
stretch your efforts to accomplish
more.
When all the other steps for jug
gling fail, ask yourself before
making a choice about your
time...“ What will this matter three
months from now or five years
from now?” Some actions will
greatly influence the future. Some
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to that question will help you
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