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I Need More Time – Things I Would Do

Last Updated: BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 64 Comments

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Last year in Kauai

Last year in Kauai

Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m constantly looking for time. Okay I just lied, I have been feeling like this for many years now. I always have so many things on my to do list, so many goals that I want to accomplish, and so many new things that I would like to learn or do.

Back in February, Young Adult Money made a post about things he wish he had more time for. That post was my main inspiration for updating the post that I made a little over a year ago about the endless list of things that I want to do. There are so many more things that I want to do, but this list covers the major areas.

Also, I know I promised everyone a post on my schedule and time management, but that post is still in the works. Today, you’ll just have to sit back and try and think of ways that I can fit all of these new things into my to do list while still having a good work-life balance.

Start working more on my new business

Some of you might have noticed/guessed, but my new business plan is definitely at a stand still right now. I have absolutely no time to work on it, and am waiting until I have some more free time. I haven’t put any real thought into it for awhile.

Travel

A couple extra hours a day couldn’t help with this, because obviously I can’t just travel for 2 hours each day and then come home. However, I would love to be able to take a month long trip or something as awesome. More short vacations would be nice also. I definitely love to travel, and going to new places and trying new things is definitely fun for me.

If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the post from my blog the other day titled We Quit Our Jobs with $26,000 to Travel the World.

Learn how to sail

Me and W have been talking about getting a sailboat, but that is on hold for now since we bought the car and have other things that we need to pay for (such as finishing off my student loans!). I would love to do this soon, and there is a marina pretty close to where we live.

Work on my pilot’s license

I have my beginner’s class in May, and I actually get to fly a plane for 30 minutes in this class. My dad had his pilot’s license and I will always remember how awesome it was. We would take a small plane out on the weekends and he would fly us around our city. It was a fun time! He loved flying and I would love to follow after him and get my pilot’s license as well.

Work on our home’s curb appeal

There are so many things that we want to do outside. Hopefully I can get this post live with our budget and expected expenses soon. We want greener grass as there was sort of a drought last year and we weren’t supposed to water our lawns, grass then turned disgusting. We tried fixing it late last summer but it was already dead and wouldn’t grow back. We also want to have a garden in the back yard, get rid of the vines that are taking over our patio, plant some flowers in the front yard, and add some more lighting onto the house as well.

Definitely a long list! I will have to squeeze in some time for this soon. I’m hoping to spend no more than $300 on the whole thing, and I’m pretty positive that we can do this.

Be crafty

I am always stalking Young House Love. I wish I could do exactly what they do! My house would look awesome and I would be begging to go home everyday just to hang out in it. I lack any creative skills though, so whatever I do has to either already be on Pinterest, or just really well thought out.

Read more

I have hundreds on books on my Kindle, but have only read a couple. I need to start reading more, and finishing some book series that I’ve started, such as the Hunger Games.

What would you do if you had a couple of extra hours per day?

 

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Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

Comments

  1. myfijourney says

    What wouldn't I do? I would like to take art lessons, learn a musical instrument, read more books. And travel. I need to figure out some way to stop sleeping and free up 7 more productive hours in the day.

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  2. Sophie says

    Wow, your plans make me realize that I am in dire need of a bucket list! Gotta make one soon! 🙂

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  3. Holly@ClubThrifty says

    Oh, I can totally relate. There are a million things we need to do on our blog that we haven't found the time to do yet. We have a ton of home improvement projects needing attention. I also want to travel more!

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  6. plantingourpennies says

    Learning to sail is on my list, as is putting more time in around the house, reading, volunteering, tutoring, exercise more…

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  7. @LivingDFRocks says

    I would love to take a hot air balloon ride and I hope to be able to do this sometime this year! I would also enjoy having more time to read, write and get back to music. Sleeping more would be amazing…

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  9. helenesula says

    these are all awesome. i need to add some of these to my list. if i had more time i would try to increase my blog readership and travel for sure. travel would be #1!

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  10. debtroundup says

    Michelle, I have been wanting to get my pilot's license for years. There is a small airstrip not too far from my house that has classes, but I just don't have the time. I was going to sign up last year, but then my wife got pregnant and the funds just weren't going to be there. That is still a dream of mine that hopefully will come true soon enough.

    I would spend more time with my son before he went to sleep. By the time I get home, he is getting ready for bed.
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  12. @SavvyFinLatina says

    I was just talking about how there is not enough time to do everything!
    I would sleep more, learn how to cook better, read more, travel more, hang out with friends more.

    Honestly, it's hard to balance work plus fitness & health plus you in one day. I have to choose certain things, give up on others. I have no idea how people with parents do it. Sounds like immediate suicide!
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  14. Ashlee says

    Pilots license?! That sounds SO exciting!!! One thing on my list to make time for this summer is to go kayaking/canoeing.

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  15. Lena says

    I know how you feel (and I don't even work full-time)! I'd love to have a little more me time for reading, crafting or even exercising sometimes 🙂 And definitely more sleep 🙂

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  17. Cece says

    I want to read more. I want to take ballet classes. I want to travel. I want to spend more time writing my novel. I'm right there with you. There simply isn't enough time. If only I could quit my job….LOL!! I hope you manage to squeeze in some of what you want to do. A pilot license sounds awesome and scary at the same time!
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  20. Stephen@ SEconomist says

    I like the idea of writing out exactly what you would do if you had more time! I think that is a great exercise. I know tons of people who suffer from I Don't Have Enough Time Syndrome but I think most people fail to think about exactly what they would do if they actually had more time! I am planning to talk with my wife tonight about what exactly we would do if we had more time!
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  24. Katie Clark says

    Great list! Hmm…What would I do? I think I'd try and sleep a little more (assuming my little guy would be down with that!) and I would sew more. I always want to sew, but I always have so many other things standing in the way.

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  25. Ian says

    I think of this all the time. I am real excited to graduate soon so I can dive into all the things I want to do more of. Learn Spanish, work more on my blog, etc.

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  26. The Norwegian Girl says

    I wish I had more time to read novels, cook and travel. As long as I´m a student, there really aren`t much time left other than read my boring textbooks.. I´m so demotivated these days…

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  27. Nick @ AYoungPro.com says

    Curse you for posting pictures I Hawaii! 😉 I went last year too and I'm getting the itch to go back big time. If I had more time I would get into cycling. You have some great stuff on your list!
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  30. Nurse Frugal says

    Love that you are learning to sail! Good for you! Whereabouts are you again? There are tons of places to sail over in my neck of the woods 😉
    The hard part about having a few extra hours in the day, is that I always find a way to fill them up! I tell myself I just want to ready, and hang out, but then I end up making a new recipe, going for a run, hanging out with a friend, checking out blogs…..all fun stuff but it's just funny how I end up feeling busier than I actually am!

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  31. Budget & the Beach says

    The boat thing? Personally I'd take lessons then see how you feel about it. Boat ownership can be a huge money drain. Can you hire someone to do some landscaping for pretty cheap to free up some time? You seem to be making so much money each month that I can't imagine you couldn't. Maybe this is the LA side of me talking because let's face it if you want cheap labor here you can always get it. I wish I found more time to read too. I'm the queen of the 3/4 read books. At least I'm not buying new ones. Overall I wish I had more time to dedicate to my blog full time, and I always want more time to "play" outside.
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    • Michelle says

      Yeah the boat thing is definitely something we are still thinking about. W has sailed before and he has family members who have sailboats, so he's used to them and he's the one who really wants one. We haven't talked about it in months though since we've both been so busy.

      We have thought about hiring someone to do the landscaping, I just need to get on that and find someone! 🙂
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  32. Melinda Gonzalez says

    I want to finish my private pilots license as well! I took some classes and loved it so much. The only problem is trying to keep your license up as you have to get yearly flight checks and such. It's expensive but well worth it. Good luck!

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  33. Mr. Bonner says

    I just did a half Ironman last weekend. If I had more time I would swim/bike/run more 🙂

    Ah, the pilot's license. That's always been one of my biggest dreams. It was front and center of my mind a few years ago, but since we had kids and I started doing triathlons time just seems to be in short supply. I'll be going to bed tonight dreaming about getting my pilot's license. Thanks for the reminder!
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