Trying to Find a Balance

Alright, so life really doesn't get easier and most of you that don't know it, barely work for it. It's ok if things come easy to people, it's just how the cookie crumbles. School is only going to get harder along with work. I'll be signing up for a couple more classes this spring and summer. It looks like there won't be much of a break for me this year. Over the next couple of weeks I will be working about 45 hours! It's going to be tough, but I know if it wasn't going to be then this wouldn't be America.



Did you know in some other countries the average hours for "full-time" are less than 40? It's kind of sad to hear that. Americans take 40 hours out of there week to set time aside to work at a certain wage that may or may not be helpful. So how many hours does that leave us? Well we have 168 hours in the week, take away 40 and that's 128 hours. That seems like a lot right? So how much sleep do you set aside for yourself? Let's say the average is 7. I try to devote 7 hours of sleep (which is very hard by the way) for myself. 7 times 7 is 49. Now we take 49 hours from 128 and that leaves us with 79 hours of free time! So now we have to set time aside for an education. Full time which is the norm, is 12 credit hours. Now we're down to 67 hours of free time. That's just a little under 3 days. What does that give us? Barely anything. We still have to eat, (should excercise), STUDY!!!!, spend time with family, balance your friends, and take the driving time to get everywhere we go. Oh yeah, and don't get me started on relationships. Just stay away until you find that balance you need to succeed in life. It never seems worth it if it's too much work. Just bail when you can. If there isn't a balance between all these things, then there's loss of control.



How are you going to spend your 3 days of living? Most Americans don't do much, and believe me I know. Everyone is tied up with TV and Internet. No one wants to entertain themselves anymore because something else does it for them. Think about all the things you could do with your free time. The possibilities are endless. The options are plentiful. The time is short. What are you going to make your life into?