Where did all the White Space Go?

If you and I have ever had a meeting, event, or even social scenario planned together, it has been strategically blocked off in my Google Calendar.

I am an organized person. I’m also a person who likes to fill her schedule to the brim. I have found that my color-coded Google Calendar is the most effective way to keep my head from exploding when trying to keep all of my plans straight.

A key part of college, work, and life in general is time management. With what feels like millions of commitments, assignments, work tasks, and social activities, it was impossible to keep myself calm until I could see my time blocked off in their assigned colors.

Clearly, I keep my plate full. 

I have always been one to keep myself incredibly busy. However, it wasn’t until I started fully utilizing my Google Calendar that I realized just how full I keep my plate. Looking ahead at a week and seeing a schedule like the one pictured above, I often wonder when exactly I’m supposed to have time to do homework, complete tasks for my internships, or even have the time to breathe.

This semester especially, I’ve found myself skipping through my calendar week by week, searching to find even an hour to myself. Albeit overwhelming, I’ve come to realize that being this busy is a privilege.

It is a privilege to have an able body that allows me to work out consistently. It is a privilege to have a car to bring me to my internships and nannying jobs. It is a privilege to have friends who want to schedule time with me. It is a privilege to attend a prestigious and academically-challenging university that causes me to section out a good portion of time for classes, homework, and group project meetings.

Above all, it’s a privilege that the very limited time I have where I’m not scheduled to be somewhere or be doing something, I have the best quality people to surround myself with and remind me why I keep going.

I’m not sure I’ll ever be one to prioritize white space over my constantly busy schedule. But that’s just not who I am.

So, if anyone needs me, send me a GCal invite!

You heard it here first,

Kylie