can I borrow an hour of your time!?!!

I'm often the first to put up my hand and say i don't have time for anything - I think it's my safety mechanism to make sure that no one can tell me I haven't done enough.

If something is too hard I put it off - if I get questioned about it I instinctively go into defence mode....

"I have a full time business,"
"I have two young kids,"
"my husband travels alot and isn't home during the week"

blah blah blah - all valid reasons - but still in my head it's sometimes still not good enough

I sit halfway between "stop feeling sorry for yourself," and "oh man how DO you do it!?!!"

I get up at 5.30 in the morning to check emails for 1/2 an hour.  I then exercise while watching tv for another 30 mins.  breakfast is followed by the usuall yelling at the kids to get ready for school routine.  Once they're gone I'm in the car or on the train - to get in touch on my social networking and to see what the rest of the world is up to.  Working in the gallery is mixed - sometimes it's quiet and I can check my emails and do more networking/behind the scenes work, other times my whole day is talking to people - hearing their stories and sharing the concept - it's sometimes a 'lost day' in my book because I haven't had a chance to be in action.

After I close the doors it's back to travelling home and then to being a mum & wife.  cooking, bit of cleaning, maybe a chat with hubby if he's home.............maybe even 10 minutes to do some crocheting, or painting, or zentangling............either way I don't work after hours cause I'm too tired and need 'me' time!

I'm writing this post while sitting in my gallery - it's a rainy day and I'm not expecting an avalanche of people today - but I'm finding 10 minutes to spend time doing something for 'me' that has been neglected.

I have so many things I want to do, but no free time

I know I use that as an excuse, but if you followed me around for even half a day you would see that i'm already squeezing a hell of a lot into my list laden, time poor schedule.

As long as you find time to do what you love, all the rest is incidental!!

I hope you find 10 minutes to yourself a day to get things done that you are truly passionate about

I just did :)