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Too much of free time: A boon or bane?

It's Fri-yaay! and hence we are allowed to get a bit lethargic and nostalgic about life today.

My friday mornings start on an amazing note. I try to get up a bit earlier than the usual, make a nice cup of hot chai for myself and usually wind up by sneaking in a quick bowl of oats so that I can endure the impending journey of 60 mins to Electronic City.
I am the kind of person who can mindlessly look out of the window, admire the skies, the trees, random flying birds - practically just about anything. I can even admire architecture. Known to be the one who looks for joy in mundane activities and seldom complains. History has witnessed time and again - complaining gets you nowhere. You either figure a way out or deal with it.Period.
Of late, I have been feeling that I hardly have any time to myself. I spend close to 10 hours at work and another 3 hours travelling to work. Add another hour of social media browsing as it is dedicated to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.I try to sneak in at least an hour of workout and my holy-newspaper reading session consumes an hour. The result? I compromise on my sleep - getting hardly 5 or 6 hours on a weekday. This leads to a grumpy me the next day followed by the same chase in the evening. It's a vicious cycle.
What happens if i tweak my day in such a manner that I get up 15 minutes earlier than my usual time? I start my day on a relaxed note, leisurely brush my teeth, bathe and get ready. While this sounds like a good thing, i end up taking the endeavor so lightly that I eventually run helter-skelter in order to make it to the bus stop!
There are better days when I am ready well in advance and I do not know what to do with the extra 15 minutes that are left out. My point being, I am so used to the lack of quality time in my life that when i do end up with some free time, I do not know what I should be doing with it. Have you ever felt the same?



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