I haven't finished The Not So Big Life yet, but spending those few hours thinking about my days had ripples. I discovered that not everything needed me after all. My list is shorter, I've begun to insert an automatic buffer of one or two days every time I agree to do something, creating time to see my friends has moved from the "if I get everything done" list to being a priority on the same level as work and my life has more space in it to think, laugh and rest. And most of the time, my pain levels are completely manageable.

Sarah Susanka's exercise about use of time can be accessed on The Not so Big Life website here (pdf).

You can read more of Lene's writing on The Seated View.