Wasting time

 Yesterday I was exhausted from my trip to the city for Hannah's graduation. I knew I was going to be tired so I planned a nothing day. I did a few things, but not much. I went to bed at 11pm, thinking I could get a good sleep then today I could do all these chores that are niggling at me. But the cats decided not to cooperate! 

Steve and Alfie were practicing for Britain's Got Talent, and they decided that the acoustics outside my door were the best. 

Steve and Alfie!

And I think Fred and Frodo were preparing for a mixed martial arts competition!

Frodo

And Fred

So this morning I was tired and had no energy to do anything! Another day of resting!

I know that I could of pushed myself to do things but I would end up feeling ill and being rather grumpy!

So two wasted days.

I've also been thinking about the amount of time I spend on social media. I did a quick search, and the average time is two and a half hours a day. I don't think I'm that bad, but I do know that sometimes I start scrolling through Instagram and find that half an hour has gone without me realizing it. 

The other two sites that get me are YouTube and Pinterest. They are so easy to get lost in them. So many interesting ideas, so much information and so much misinformation!  

I'm trying to be more aware of how I spend my time. There are things that I have to do, chores, teaching, and hopefully gardening, if the weather decides to cooperate!  There are things I want to do, reading, studying, baking, and trying some new hobbies. I should focus on those things instead of mindless scrolling through other people's lives. I've realized that I watch a lot of videos of how people are living in Japan. A few ladies who are a similar age to me, living slow lives. They are Japanese, so I watch with subtitles but also try to listen to what they are saying. I can justify it as a way to study Japanese. Other videos are foreigners living in Japan. The foreigner videos seem to have similar themes, setting up an apartment or shopping! I was watching one last night, halfway through I was wondering why am I watching this, I go shopping in Japan every week!! 

So I'm going to be more mindful of how I spend my time. Try to get things done when I don't have to travel to the other city for lessons. We've been in this house since December, and it still doesn't feel like home. As we settle in I'm finding more problems, more things that need to be seen to or fixed. And a lot more cleaning, things that were missed the first time round!  So a lot of work, no more wasting time!!!