What Is Worth Your Time?

After attending a financial planning event (at a wine lounge, mind you) the point that struck me the most was about finding and understanding your financial values. Those values are what you will spend your money on, no matter what because they fulfill you as a person and continually make your life worthwhile. You can read the post I wrote on my financial values here, but in addition to the monetary value, I started to think what are the things and people that are worth your time?

What in your life, is worth your time? No matter what – no questions asked and you will always fit it in.

We reach dips, lulls and highs throughout life and in those moments I’ve found solace in knowing the things that were worth my time, were there. This also is true in times when you feel you’re so busy you don’t really breathe.

For instance, I’ve already had four separate out of town visitors in the month of July and one more on her way tomorrow. Amongst the whirlwind of life and work, I made time for yoga, reading (even if it meant one page), some time with a glass of red wine and the people closest to me, planning trips to get away (travel frees me) and finally, delicious food.

Me: caught, mid-dream in silence

It meant I woke up before 6:00 AM to make it to yoga before work to get some time alone, to stay centered and to exercise.

I went to bed earlier than normal to have my eyes rest on the page of soft paper instead of a glaring computer screen.

It meant I had to plan (even a week or two in advance) a date with my peoples, my boyfriend, my friends and family with that bottle.

I bookmark ideas for trips, make a Google Doc of ongoing places I want to travel to and create travel alerts for flights. My energy and effort is toward travel, it helps ensure it happens–>I book flight(s).

Finally, I made sure to still eat. Delicious, indulgent food that makes my toes curl and my eyebrows raise.

Those are my things. My values. Amongst the insanity, I put extra effort because I knew it was necessary and what I needed. Simple things really and you know what, they’re always in my ‘back pocket’ as my go-to’s, folded into my life. Thankfully.

What are your things? What is worth your time?