Is this what I've been missing out on?

Right.

I have only completed three days of my challenge, and I am astonished. On Monday night I got home and made my dinner, checked my messages and then thought: now what? Well, I juggled, I did some work, I read a little and then I got an early night. The next morning I ended up getting to uni super early because I was ready so quickly. So I got some extra work done before my rehearsal. Then last night, because I had done so much work in the morning, I took the evening to socialize and catch up with my friends. All month I've been meaning to read some plays in search for acting material, now I've read three in three days. In fact, I have achieved more in the past three days than I do most weeks! I'm on top of everything. And now I’m sitting here, writing this, with a whole evening ahead of me.

Where is all this time coming from? Has it been here all along?

I remember when I was little and I wasn’t allowed to watch too much TV, and we didn’t have a computer. I remember endless arts and crafts, reading, playing with my toys, drawing, writing stories. I remember sometimes having exhausted all of these options and declaring ‘I’m bored’, the day was going on forever! And then you grow up, and time seems to slip away. Of course, a part of this is because you take on responsibilities: cooking, cleaning, work. But looking back, I remember things did change a lot for me when I was about twelve: when the internet and freeview TV became a part of my everyday life. Slowly but surely, more and more of my time was being spent in front of a screen. Now I have cut down (not even given up completely!) and already I am overwhelmed by the time I am surrounded by. I feel like I am getting that feeling back of having long days ahead of me full of possibilities.

It’s all so exciting. I really can’t wait to see what else this month brings.

Twenty seven days to fill!