Today has been one of those days where I planned to get some reading done, maybe even start to write the conclusion to my essay (I like to work backwards!)but none of that happened. Well, I managed an hours reading – which is causing a little panic as I really wanted to get the meat of the stuff done before Christmas. I still have some leeway though before and after.
As I reflect on the day just now I ask where the time has gone and I initially felt guilty at how I had let time slip away – with Beth in B&Q messing about, watching most of Home Alone3 on the TV with the boys,finishing laminate/carpet join between the dining room whie listening to Beth singing songs from Oliver.
I reflected further, though, and the guilt started to slip away. I had spent quality time with my children who had wanted me to be there, with them, without distrations of laptop, book or paper. They wanted my undivided attention for no other reason than I am their dad.
Today I did not get the ‘urgent’ stuff done; but I did the important that I was not expecting.
I reflect and think ‘how cool is that!’
The Shiny Headed Prophet 
That’s really funny and helpful. You capture my feelings exactly while watching the same film and listening to probably the same oliver songs. Kate came home “so what have you been doing today…?” I felt guilty that in the realms of achievement I’d scored low!! Thanks for making me feel a whole lot better!! :o)
Excellent – how funny is that – a case of great minds and all that!