Time Budgets are Not Created Equally

I've become vividly aware that everyone does not have the same access to their allotted 24 hours per day.

To equal the playing field let's assume the following time budget:

8 Hours Working
8 Hours Sleeping

That leaves 8 presumable allocatable hours.

What's wrong with this picture?

Some have 30 minute or less door to door roundtrip commutes. Others travel an hour or much more each way.

Some spend 45 minutes getting ready for work each morning. Others spend 10 minutes.

Some have to shop for groceries, plan meals, stop for dinner or order take-out each day. Others have dinner waiting when they arrive from work.

Some have children to pick up from a provider, homework to review, games to play, baths to finish, stories to read, days to review together. Others have children who have become quite independent or don't have dependants.

Some have elderly parents, needy friends or differently abled children whose needs are never-ending. Others have self-sufficient circles of love.

Some are struggling to learn a job, keep a job or find a job. Others are thriving in the positions they hold.

Some are racing from work to complete a college course. Others don't have a professional development time budget.

Some hold as sacred 30 or more minutes of exercise. Others can never find time.

We don't all have the same access to each 24-hour day. Time budgets are not created equally. We can only deal as efficiently and effectively as possible with the hours we find to allocate.

My blogging time is up!