It is hard for someone like me, someone so used to being on top of everything though always fighting time. Someone used to just sleeping less to sort any delays, to just do one more stretch and methodically go through my to do list. And now I have no control. Don't get me wrong, I am loving it, C is a piece of heaven and she is truly not a difficult baby. But perhaps she comes after is and she is awake a lot in the afternoon which means she takes control of the afternoons!! Sometimes she is just being interactive, listening or cuddling so it is not like i even notice. Bi just get to 7pm and say - oh day is gone again! We will find a way!
I heard what is likely to become one of my top 3 favourite quotes on a podcast on Friday. "Time is the only real democratic asset. We are all awarded the same time, it is what we do with it that distinguishes us". Now, I recognise that most of us need to work with survive and that is not democratic throughout. But on an equal opportunity basis, this is an interesting way of putting it. For many years I did not understand why MS thought my resume was so interesting. In fact, they chased me during the entire recruitment process, even though I had no idea of moving to London or Finance. I wanted to be a consultant and stay in Lisbon forever. But traditional consultants in Portugal saw nothing in me, and MS did not let me go. When I started screening resumes and hiring people a couple of years later is when I understood why I was different. TIME. I was truly different about what I did with my time. Not necessarily the basics - choice of degree or anything. But really ...
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