Quick update on the day…managed to get four of the skirts I was working on finished, and almost done with a dress. Would have done more, but there are only so many hours in a day. Which leads me to wonder…so often I find myself wishing for more hours in a day, or more days in a week. We all wish we had more time in our lives to get stuff done and be able to do things we would want to do. But if we actually had those extra hours, or extra days, would we use them to accomplish all the things we wish we had extra time for? Or would we end up just continuing doing all the stuff that already takes up all our time? I’ve wondered about it a couple times. Played out in my head what I would do with the extra time…would I really read the un-read books that have been sitting beside my bookshelf…would I draw just for the fun of it…would I play that video game I haven’t found any time for? Or would I find a way to add extra work into my schedule and end up with even less time for fun? And that then leads me down my next train of thought…why is it so hard to make time to just have fun or relax. Why do so many of us feel like we have to keep working…working, working, working…to a point where we feel guilty just to take time to enjoy being alive. Relaxation and fun are as vital to humans as having purpose and meaning, but we cast them aside as though wanting that is selfish or immature. Yes, too much relaxing and too much fun, can be bad as well (the whole, too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing) we have to have balance in our lives…but work and responsibility always seems to take precedence. We shouldn’t feel guilty wanting to take some personal time to work on things other than work (regular work, housework, etc.) It’s really hard to find out what that balance is, though, and its not the same for everyone… and I really doubt there is some scientific way to figure it out, but I hope that we are able to find our own balance of work and play, and that it will make us happier and healthier, and have a prosperous life.