Ladies, Are You Busy All the Time?

You wake up in the morning and your purse is magically filled with 24 hours - the most precious of possessions. It’s yours. No one can steal it. Everyone receives the same amount, no more and no less.

Hello Reader,

How often do you catch yourself saying, “I don’t have time. I’m so busy.”

We fill our days with endless activities rushing from one task to the next. But are we actually busy, or just drowning in fillers? By the end of the day, do you ever sit back and feel like you didn’t truly accomplish anything? I know I have. I’ve had those evenings where I look back and wonder: Where did my time even go?

Pause with me for a moment and think: What’s really consuming your time? We all wake up with the same 24 hours in our purse, yet some people manage to achieve so much more. Why?

The difference often lies in how they budget time. We’re careful with money. We plan, save, and try not to waste it. But do we treat our hours the same way? Rarely. If we started valuing time as much as money, spending it with intention, avoiding waste, and investing it into what matters, the returns would show up in joy, progress, and fulfillment.

Would you give $100 to someone without any reason? I doubt it. But we spend hours on Netflix watching television shows for no reason.

Here’s the truth: money lost can be earned back. But once time is gone, it’s gone for good. And yet, most of us treat money as priceless and time as disposable.

So where does time slip away from us? Here are some common traps I’ve noticed (and often fallen into myself):

• Mindless scrolling. Facebook, YouTube shorts, Instagram, TikTok, emails, shopping apps, the rabbit holes are endless. Try setting app limits. I keep a one-hour cap daily, and when “limit reached” pops up, it reminds me to stop. Sure, sometimes I override it, but even then I’m more mindful.
  

• Over-socializing. Hours disappear in endless gossip or venting calls. Connection is wonderful, but be aware of conversations that drain instead of energize.
  

• Multitasking. We think it saves time, but in reality it splits our focus and drags tasks out longer. Quality slips, and so does satisfaction.
  

• Shopping cycles. Buy, return, repeat. You know the drill.
  

• Overdoing routines. Too much makeup, elaborate cooking, constant cleaning. All well-intentioned but moderation is key.
  

• Binge TV or oversleeping. Especially on weekends. Easy to fall into, but it rarely leaves us refreshed.

• Doing other people’s work. At home, we take on our spouse’s or kids’ responsibilities to “be caring.” At work, people-pleasing makes us accept tasks that aren’t ours. But in truth, this isn’t kindness. It’s stealing their responsibility while wasting your own precious time.
  
  But the biggest trap of all? A lack of planning. A day without a plan is like sailing without a compass. No direction, no clarity, just drifting.

Here’s something that helped me: every morning, I outline my day in 30-minute or hourly blocks. I don’t use a fancy planner. A simple notebook does the job beautifully. Writing it down keeps me honest. Within a few days, it became a habit, and I was amazed at how much more I could accomplish without feeling “busy” all the time.

So next time you catch yourself saying, “I’m busy”, pause and ask: Am I just filling time, or am I living it with intention?

Because here’s the gentle reminder: your hours are yours, and limited. Don’t let them slip through your fingers unnoticed. Spend them where they matter most.

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Good luck!

Signing out,
Sana