Have finally got around to sitting down to do a short review the past month, or in fact the past two months given I never actually managed to get around to reviewing September.
Firstly I would say that it is amazing how quickly the last two months have flown by. Now I suspect this is very much due to the busy nature of the start of the new academic year. This has clearly played a part in the fact I never got around to posting a reflection on September.
On a personal level October has been very important to me as it includes my eldest sons 21st birthday party. I had missed his 18th as he had been in the UK while I was still living and working in the middle east and unable to get back for it. As such it was important for me to take time out over the half term to be with him for his 21st and also to take in some football matches in the couple of days which followed the party. I very much enjoyed actually sitting with him and watching a couple of games over a pint down the local pub, albeit the score of one particular game was not exactly in my favour.
The flip side to the above is that I never contributed to the half term #teacher5aday sketch as I had planned to. I also contributed little in the way towards twitter over the period and my blog entries were a struggle.
I feel a tinge of regret in how I have let my contributions slide over the last month however it also worries me that I feel this way. Surely something as important as a milestone in my sons life should take precedence over twitter and blog contributions? This all makes me consider the issue of the limited amount of time we have available to us on a day, week, month or year and how I manage this finite resource. Am I focusing on getting as many things done as possible or I am focussing on what is important? The fact I feel that time has flown over the last two months suggests I have been busy however in being busy have I truly allowed my time to stop and think, to review and ensure that I am doing the right things, the important thing. Come to that, for me, what actually is important? Also if I stop doing some things due to them being of lesser importance, is it possible that by my narrowing of focus I may miss out on opportunities which only arise as a result of a broader focus?
I think this is something I need to reflect on in much more detail possibly including reviewing Coveys Seven Habits and First Things First books. I may share some of my thoughts over the coming weeks but for now I am going to consider the X-Factor and a game of Warhammer with my youngest son to be what matters.
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