Being present

I have a friend who told us that she doesn’t schedule any social events for Friday as she’s just too exhausted by the end of the week with a young kid. I’m feeling that nowadays unfortunately.

With all the craziness in the world right now on top of work and an infant, it’s been a bit of struggle for me to stay present at times. I realized this last night while watching the Top Chef season finale.

Despite being perhaps Sophia and my favorite TV show, I felt like I never fully got into it the entire season despite being a great season. I thought about it and realized that I spent most of the time watching the weekly episodes while also on my phone or laptop distracted.

With Colin, the time that Sophia and I have to just sit on the couch and hang out is severely limited. If we’re lucky, we get maybe one hour of leisure time an evening to just unwind. Unfortunately for me, I’ve been spending that time mostly just multitasking whether it’s preparing for the next day, checking emails, or simply just catching up on text messages.

It’s a bad habit and likely contributing to my exhaustion. I need to be cognizant and do my best to stay present. Like my work time, my leisure and unwinding time needs to be protected as well.