Family Life
As part of my life, I've had many challenges every day, including the family, the work, and some of the interests I have acquired and have developed, in my life. I'm a husband with a nice wife and two children, and I see myself as a husband of the family because I am very much involved and welfare my family affairs. So I do have to spend time with my family and enjoy any quality time I get around. My kids are an amazing bunch as they are a couple of jovial and funny children who give me the most joy being with them. Together with my wife, the kids have grown to appreciate us and involve us in their lives as they grow up, which gives me joy and makes me feel my life is complete with such a family. This, however, has also been a compromise of other areas of my life, since I tend to be tempted to spend more time with my wife and children.
Work and Responsibilities
I need to provide for my family thus the need to work hard to ensure that my wife and children are living well and utilizing resources in the process. My workplace requires that an individual report for work before 8:00 am, which makes me wake up at 5:30 am to have adequate time to prepare and also to make sure that I am punctual. Additionally, I have two dogs that are in need of my attention before I leave the house. Despite having a housekeeper, I take pride in ensuring that my dogs are given the best care as I enjoy having them around the house and so do the kids. Also, before I leave I make sure that breakfast is available for the family so that they can have a meal to kick start their day wit, before 6:00 am approaches and I have to be on my way. I love my job and enjoy getting into work each morning, meeting the demanding schedules and tasks that come with it as well as spend a lot of my time during the day shaping my career and the goals I intend to achieve. I often get home late at around 5:00 pm due to the several tasks I am occupied with at my job that I seem to enjoy. My wife and children are quite supportive as they assist each other with some of the activities around the house while I am away at work and in the event, I arrive late from work.
Hobbies and Family Time
I enjoy fishing as it is one of my hobbies in life and spend most of my free weekend time and during the holidays catching some fish. Lucky enough is that my two kids have become fans of the sport and often accompany me when I go fishing at the lake. Spending time with the kids doing the things I love and having them enjoy some of my interests brings us closer together since we have a lot to talk about. However, my wife is not that much of a fan of fishing but at the same time supports us by coming along and having a laugh as we struggle to catch fish. She is always there for the family to ensure that all the gear required is packed and all the safety checks are met before we leave for the fishing ponds. Having such a family is my joy and I work harder each day to ensure that they are at their best and always happy despite the challenges faced by time management with all the things running concurrently in my life. Having such a support system from a family makes sure that we are successful as a team and always enjoying life and each other's company.
Time Management and Planning
I have come to understand that life has a number of limited resources that need to be exploited to ensure that we make the most of it during the days of our lives. Having a number of responsibilities under my belt, I have to ensure that all of them are met as desired and each of them is done to the desirable standards. Time is a crucial factor in this process and therefore, it is paramount to employ time-saving techniques to ensure that all goes well and is within the time frames allocated by all the involved parties in one's life. The use of schedules, calendars, alarms and planners go a long way in ensuring that time is managed appropriately to meet each allocation that we set. I am able to manage to do my husband and father duties while at home, work effectively in my job and enjoy my hobbies and other activities with family. Additionally, my wife and kids are also involved in the planning process and they assist where possible in home affairs in the event I am unavailable. This makes it possible to have a working team as they are able to carry out activities at home while I focus my time at work to make something for them. House duties and taking care of the dogs is shared among my wife and kids who are always there to help whenever I am unable to, which actually gives me time to focus on my job and improve my performance at the workplace. I often ensure that they have a well-coordinated schedule of activities in the event I am not there so that they are able to fill in for me and make sure that everything goes as planned at home. We set some time during the weekends and holidays to make schedules together so that each member of the family is involved in the week's activities and also spare some time to have fun together where every member is involved. We have a joint alarm that is set for all the family members to respond to during meal times so that at all times we are able to have our meals together. The alarm also is a constructive tool in reminding each member of their schedules during the day and only gets switched off during the weekends where we have to wake each other since we are all present in the house. Lastly, we have a joint evaluation of the day's routines and each one's contributions during the day according to their assignment that was given to them to accomplish. This helps raise any concerns that may have arisen during the whole process and to have each member of the family iron out their distresses should they have any. It also aids in saving time and identifying areas of time wastage so as to input the necessary changes that may be required. These tools used have helped me and the family save time and create more time to spend with the family. Furthermore, I have been able to focus on my career and improve on it significantly without compromising my time to be with family and enjoy my hobbies. I have been able to become the best father to my two kids and the best husband to my lovely wife.
