Time vs. Money

I have to say that when it comes to saving time or saving money, saving money usually wins out for me every time.  Recently my daughter's schedule ramped up into a tizzy on Monday nights and we found ourselves running from 4:20-8:00.  She is in an advanced orchestra group (so proud!) and we made the leap to Club volleyball.  Despite my best efforts, the winter volleyball team ended up practicing on the same night as orchestra - Monday.  Her orchestra practice starts at 5:15 and is 10-15 minutes from home and lasts 1.5 hours.  I pick her up and we race to volleyball practice - which has already started and is on the other side of town basically - while she changes in the car.  Now, you may have noticed that this is all during dinnertime as well.  Ordinarily, to have a healthy meal and save money, I would go back home.  But let me tell you how I've found the peace and tranquility of taking my laptop to Wendy's (where I'm writing this blog), hooking up my headphones, connecting to wifi, ordering a healthy salad, unsweetened berry tea and a small chili.  WOW!  Love it!  It is worth every penny I spend; I'm not rushed, my belly is full and it was a healthy choice.  Look at me: spending money to save time (although I am not giving up my frugal ways)!

Time Management

I have a real job, I’m a hairstylist.  Full time and I love it.  I also have an intense desire to never worry about money, to retire nice & loaded, able to see the world - starting tomorrow if I were to be brutally honest.  Traveling takes money, so that means I need to make it.  I also have an intense desire to make the world a better place.  So, I have an organic clothing company (www.2EcoChics.com) and B.A.B.E (www.BeABetterEarthling.com) to help me achieve both desires.  I have an awesome family, one member a pre-teen girl.  But managing all of this takes a lot of time - well-utilized time. As I’m writing this, watching the clock tick away telling me its time to get ready for work - after I work out (!), I realize how precious our time is and how much we can accomplish if we 1) use our time wisely & 2) don't try to shove in too much into what time we have.  Well, #1 is a goal that I’m always working on & #2 isn't working out so well this morning.  I better go, as my cat just puked on the floor & I have to clean that up before I work out, get ready & head off to work.  Rats.