{"id":12371,"date":"2010-07-09T00:50:33","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T04:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=12371"},"modified":"2010-07-09T00:50:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T04:50:33","slug":"getting-the-best-return-on-your-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/getting-the-best-return-on-your-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"A Worthwhile Investment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is rare that I have an hour alone (with my eyes open) let alone four. But a recent airline flight afforded me the opportunity to have four hours alone; no phone, internet, or television, just me. (Well just me and my iPod, I don\u2019t do silence)<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about time and how it is a commodity just like money. Often we focus on the things in our life we can touch \u2013 money, food, cars, stuff. We think a lot about how to better manage our money, how to eat better, how to get better gas mileage, or how to organize the school books.<\/p>\n

I think we don\u2019t spend a lot of time considering how we invest our time. I know for me, many times I wake up and there is already a crisis in my house. Someone has wet the bed, thrown up, or dropped a gallon of milk on the kitchen floor. Sometimes it feels like you put on your armor and jump into battle every morning.<\/p>\n

As I sat on the flight, alone, I realized I want to be more intentional with my time. What is most important to me? For me it is:<\/p>\n