What must go?

As I get older, I seem to get more passionate about spending my time wisely. Things that seemed important last year, 5 years ago and even 10 years ago are less important or don't really matter at all anymore. I realize that spending 15 minutes answering my sons never ending questions is how I want to spend my time. Not spending those 15 minutes cleaning up the living room, not so important. I simply seem to truly understand that I get one chance to live every second of my life. I will never get that second back so if I can, I choose what feels best. Yes, sometimes I don't always get to choose what feels best. I do have to spend time paying the bills or working on the budget for a client but I am conscious about when I do those things. I make it a priority to spend time with my family in the evenings and on the weekends and do my best to work when they are not around or at least try to keep it between normal working hours. I am also very clear about things I simply don't like doing. I don't like cleaning my house, I would rather spend my time doing something I enjoy, so I pay someone else to clean my house. I also don't like doing laundry but my husband doesn't mind so he does the laundry. I enjoy keeping family journals, which is also a great way to record our life for my son, so I try to spend time each week writing. I have noticed that just saying "I have one chance to live this moment" makes a difference in the choices I make each day. If you need a powerful reminder of how precious your time is, try incorporating this sentence into your daily life.