Back in March 2010 I wrote up a post that detailed where I spend my time over the span of a week.

It was pretty rough; I didn't account for a lot of the minutia in my life like walking the dogs or grocery shopping or blogging. Still, I wanted to see where I was spending my time from a high level and get a clearer idea how much time I spent writing, reading, and doing some of the other things I like to do like exercising (cycling, running, weights; sometimes more of one, sometimes less).

I'm revisiting this now because something is about to change in my life that is going to greatly affect my time in a good way. No, I'm not quitting my day job. But I am getting a new one. One that allows me to work at home 99.8% of the time. In other words, I should be able to reclaim the 10 hours/week I currently spend commuting. I say "should" because I'm fairly certain there's going to be an intense ramping up period with this job (from the moment I received the offer I've been boning up o... [More]

I was driving home last night contemplating my schedule, where and how I spend my time, and, most importantly, where it all goes. That got me thinking… while I know how and where I spend my time in a general sense, I was curious as to how much time in any given week I devote to the major items in my life. Who knows? Maybe by analyzing this I might be able to make some adjustments and improve my overall time management.

For me, major items include:

1. Work (my primary, day-time job)
2. Going to/from work (4 days/week since I usually work at home at least 1 day/week)
3. Exercise (cycling, running, weight-lifting; this goes up in the warmer months as I'm out on the bike more)
4. Writing (my current novel, short stories, this blog)
5. Reading (books, blogs, etc.)
6. Breaks (TV watching, playing with the dogs, hanging out with my wife; everyone needs some down time)
7. Outside work (mowing the lawn, etc.; less now but more as it gets warmer)
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