I don’t know about you but I never have enough time to do everything I would like to. Part of it has to do with me wanting to do *so* many things – I’m inquisitive and up for trying all sorts of new things (within reason!). I’m also constantly having ideas bubbling away in my little brain of things I could, and would like to, do.

The problem is, there aren’t enough hours in the day! Off the top of my head, now… I want to do arts (and some crafts) as hobbies. I really enjoy drawing and the peace it brings to my mind and I have several projects I want to work on. I recently discovered felting and I would like to do more, I have a piece planned in my head that I would like to make. I have a pile of mending to pick away at (that might not sound very arts and craftsy but I enjoy sitting for an hour with needle and thread). I have egg shells which I have hollowed already and which I want to paint. I am designing a new tattoo which is still at the preliminary stages and has been for the past two years! The garden creeps up on me too, I was looking at it this morning and the weeds are high; I would like a couple of hours to tidy it up. I have a pile of books to read, mostly non-fiction, therapies, lifestyle, self-improvement books, and the pile is growing. (And staring at me!) I also have my friend’s screenplay to read – it’s been saved to my desktop for weeks, waiting for me to get round to it. I would like to have a big tidy and declutter of my possessions (that would take a few days). And this is all non-work stuff (except maybe the books).

Work-wise, I’m not bad at prioritising and getting things done. But I do give over 85% of my time to work. (Yup, that’s 6 days out of 7.) Because I run my own business, you see, and I’m passionate and committed to what I do, so it’s natural that the boundaries are somewhat blurred between work time and play time. Still, in my 15% (yikes! I have only just done the calculation for the purpose of this blog post and it has thrown the disproportion into sharp relief), I want to do… ALL THAT (points at list above). So, only one way to do it.

Make more time.

I want to claw back a whole day from my working week, for my non-working list. How am I going to do that? Well, my friend Meg (who is a creativity coach and blogs at Transform Coaching, incidentally) and I are going to do it together. What’s more, we are going to do it…

PUBLICLY.

Yup, you heard me. We’re going to put ourselves on the line and share our thoughts, blocks, trials, tribulations, solutions, victories and outcomes.

And I would like to invite you to join us.

Everyone will have a different time goal. Meg’s is different from mine. But the point is that all together we can experiment and support each other in achieving a better mastery of time and more fulfilling lives, help each other through the process with advice and suggestions, and celebrate the successes.

We will be starting soon. Like, in a few weeks. There will be live conversations. There will be online discussions. There will be tools and worksheets, there will be a daily blog diary, there will be all sorts. Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements (it will have a jazzy name by the way, we’re working on it. Or maybe just The Time Experiment, we’ll see).

And in the meantime, have a little think :

What would *you* like more time for?

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