Timewasting

Time, they say, is an illusion.
Certainly, I find that my time vanishes just as easily as the sight of a desert oasis – get close to “free time” and it recedes further into the distance.
What eats time? Work, of course. Being a freelance editor, my days are spent at home in front of a computer. But “working time” itself gets eaten up with family time (changing daughter’s nappy, entertaining son, long lunchtimes, “just for a minute” interruptions), but mostly through my own fault – checking web news sites, reading the funnies, catching up on mailing lists, chasing errant thoughts down on the web.
Family is also a great eater of time. With one son of two-and-a-half years and a daughter of five months, there’s a lot of looking after needed. And what little remains obviously also has to help maintain my marriage!
So, what is left? Sometimes, it seems like so little, but I try to squeeze in some reading and computer gaming (City of Heroes is addictive, in a good way), and TV of course! Indeed, TV is good for me – it lets me wind down after a day spent staring at other people’s writing, and is a social activity (of sorts) that Anne and I can do together without being too distracted by children.
With so little time (and such an apparent need to whinge about it), why have I started a blog? I am hoping that spending a short time every so often to formalise my thoughts, jot down some ideas or simply blow off some steam will give me a feeling of control that is sometimes missing. If anyone gets anything out of this venting, do let me know :-)