"Free" Time

This week I had two projects due. Both projects I worked really hard on, not because I'm a perfectionist, and not because I wanted the good grade, but because in order to get accepted into the program, I want to really impress my teachers. Show that I have potential. That I can do it!

So all weekend I tried to work on Project #1. Due Tuesday. I ended up staying up late, going to bed, going to class, quickly finishing, and handing it in a half an hour before the deadline. The next couple of days were spent on Project #2, which must be done on a computer with Photoshop. Due Thursday. I stayed in the computer lab yesterday until it closed, then got up early before class and went and worked on it today. Long story short, I finished the project in the first 10 minutes before/during class because my teacher is usually a few minutes late or right on time. And then I handed it in.

So now I unexpectedly have "free" time. I say "free" in the sense that.... well, let me make an analogy.

When you grow up and have a job, your income is never your own. The government gets a chunk, the bank gets another chunk, your mortgage, your car loans, your rent, your utilities... Which leaves you with little for yourself.

I feel like life and time are the same. College gets a chunk of your time, sleep, eating, walking across campus, and homework takes a huge chunk.

When your boss decides to give you a bonus, you have "free" money. You would think that people would take that money and put it towards their mortgage or something, but usually because it's unexpected money, they do something fun with it. Like a vacation.

So when projects that normally were the cause of stress and complete focus for a time, are no longer there, I have "free" time. Time that could be spent studying or catching up journaling or scripture reading. But instead, I think I'll take a "vacation".

The question is, what should I do with that "free" time? I could

•  read a book. Maybe. If I had one.
• do laundry. 
• crochet. A favorite pastime of mine, if only I had the money to buy yarn.
• bake. I've got some bananas that need to be made into bread.
• goof off on the internet for a few hours.

Surprising how many people pick that last option.