Lunchtime Poll: 2/8

On February 8, 2012 at 12:00 pm in Lunchtime Poll

Recently I have been lamenting that there aren’t enough hours in a day. Even though when I do have more time, I rarely use it efficiently or productively. But in my fantasy land of today’s LTP question, I would be the most productive person in the world.

The question is: If there were six more hours in a day, how would you spend them?

I am choosing to believe that most of these six extra hours involve daylight, because if there were six more hours of darkness I would either spend them hibernating or clinging to my SAD light. I would like one extra hour for sleep. I would use one extra hour for preparing dinner and eating it with Mr. Furious, enjoying each other’s company — rather than the rushed, thrown-together meals it feels like we’ve been eating recently. I would use one hour to take a class at the gym. I would like to be able to work on craft projects more, so I will allot twohours for that. And let’s be honest, the last hour is going towards more TV time and internet nonsense. Even in my fantasy world, mama loves TV.

So how would you spend your extra hours a day?

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20 responses to Lunchtime Poll: 2/8

Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone said on February 8, 2012 at 9:52 pm

Probably the same things I do with my current hours- tool around on the internet and read filthy books. ;)
Elfity said on February 8, 2012 at 7:17 pm

Today, I’d like to nap and have a nice workout, and read some of my textbook. Well, I don’t want to read it, but it would be nice if I had the time to.
Kortney Thoma said on February 8, 2012 at 2:33 pm

I would like an extra two hours to work out, an extra three hours just to hang out with my guy, and an extra hour to simply cook better meals. I always feel so tired when I get home from work that I don’t want to cook. I’d really like to graduate from rice and veggies to the homemade gnocchi that Meghan wrote about.
[M] freckle said on February 8, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Right now I’m ashamed to say: probably more of the same. I already ‘suffer’ from too much free time, another six hours will make my ‘schedule’ (two hours of Spanish, one of coding and one of sports a day) probably even lazier.
veruna said on February 8, 2012 at 1:53 pm

I’d take an extra hour for sleep (well, honestly probably two), one for reading for fun, two for more studying, and the last one would probably just be relaxing be it with tv, internet, friends, or the boy. Either way, I wish I had those extra hours.
Hillary said on February 8, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Do these extra 6 hours somehow not include having to entertain the kiddo? It’s bad enough she seems to be giving up her afternoon nap so I’m kinda losing that hour or two of freedom already. With an extra six hours just for me, I’d try to actually get the sleep I need to function properly, read more, do more cooking and crafting, and try to get some sort of work-from-home job.
msophelia said on February 8, 2012 at 1:36 pm

how i think i should spend an extra six hours: reading, cleaning, and exercising. how i would probably use it: sleeping and goofing around on the computer.
seekwill said on February 8, 2012 at 1:36 pm

I’ve been trying to study Mandarin for an hour a day and lately with all my other stuff I just don’t get to do it as well as I’d like. So, I think I’d dedicate more time to that. Also, reading.
hiphiphooray said on February 8, 2012 at 1:32 pm

Knitting, reading (for pleasure!), learning how to cook better. The domestic/life skills that I didn’t get growing up and don’t prioritize unless I have the free time, since I am hell-bent on trying to get a job at this point.
Millie said on February 8, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Ideally, I’d spend them cooking properly (instead of “errrr, pasta with veggies for dinner, I guess?” sort of cooking), consistent exercise, sewing and writing. Realistically? I’d fart around on the internet and then guilt myself into more school work. A lady can wish, though…
Cesy said on February 8, 2012 at 1:03 pm

I’m here at work at 7am, 1.5 hours before my start time just because there are not enough hours in the day. Your plan sounds great, it’s precisely what I’d like. More sleep, more time to actually enjoy Mr Cesy’s company, more gym time and just less stress all around.
Crystal Coleman said on February 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm

My plan sounds similar to yours. Our for sleep, hour for actually making food, hour and a half for exercise and/or sitting in a bath with wine, hour and a half for reading/writing/crafting, and the last hour for extra tv and cuddle time with the hubband.

That would be so nice.
Lisa M. said on February 8, 2012 at 12:42 pm

I like to think I’d be productive, but it would be sleep and video games.
- [E] Selena MacIntosh said on February 8, 2012 at 1:35 pm
  
  I was thinking the same thing. I’d have really good intentions, but I’d probably nap more and watch more movies.
Sam said on February 8, 2012 at 12:21 pm

I wish I had more time to sit outside and appreciate nature, the actions of the birds, the grooves of the trees, the shapes of the clouds. Because I work full time, I’d like to have more time with my kids before they go to bed at night. More time to be alone, read and reflect on my thoughts would be nice, and a little extra sleep would be too. Ideally, I’d break it down in this order as 2, 2, 1 and 1. A girl can dream…
mxandb said on February 8, 2012 at 12:20 pm

I would put 4 of those hours toward study time.

And the other 2 toward working out – either running in daylight or stairmastering at night.

Maybe set aside 15 minutes to god damn remember to do some freaking burpees. Why do I remember to do them as I’m climbing into bed?!

I already spend too much time watching TV and interneting. I’m actively trying to cut back. (and am modifying how I use Tumblr a bit as well)
CherriSpryte said on February 8, 2012 at 12:11 pm

SLEEP. I’m pretty much chronically sleep deprived at this point, so I’d use half the time to boost my “five hours and change” a night up over the 8 hour mark. I’d spend an hour at the gym, and 2 hours applying for jobs.

And now I am a little sad that there are in fact not six more hours in a day?
- Meghan Young Krogh said on February 8, 2012 at 12:24 pm
  
  Yeah, I’d take at least 2 of those hours for sleep myself. The rest would go toward reading and more dog walking and maybe even writing more again.
  
  I used to be a writer.
  - Emily said on February 8, 2012 at 3:07 pm
    
    I was about to say “I’m with you right there on the writing, commenter-I-don’t-even-know,” and then looked at the name. :)
    
    Someday we will be writers again. I’m very close: as soon as I can get this one last day per week nailed down, I’ll know exactly what my schedule will be. And if I actually put “writing” on my calendar, I do it, unless I develop a nasty stomach bug as I did this week.
- Millie said on February 8, 2012 at 1:15 pm
  
  Man, me too. I could get so much done with 6 more hours a day!

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