Easy as pie

We’re days away from the new year: Are you a resolution-making person? Do you have your resolution for 2024? I’ve never been one to set a lot of resolutions, mainly because I’m not great about seeing them to fruition. Here today, gone tomorrow.

What I do like to do though is to think about the coming year as a beautiful, tasty pie and to think about how I want to carve up that pie in the coming year. It could be pumpkin, apple, or my favorite, coconut cream, the type doesn’t matter. What matters is how I’m going to carve up the pieces. Yes, a certain amount will be at work and for sleep.

With 365 days in a year and 24 hours in a day, there are 8,760 total hours in a year and when you work 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, we average about 2,080 hours each year working. Yes, some people might work more, some might work less, but unless you’re a student or Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or one of the other lucky few on Forbes list of the world’s billionaires, you’re probably spending a portion of your year working. Experts recommend that adults sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night. Adults who sleep less than 7 hours a night may have more health issues than those who sleep 7 or more hours a night.

So those two are two big pieces of the pie, but then here’s where things get fun. You have factor in time to eat, exercise, and spending time with your family. I would definitely recommend carving up some time to call home or text mom and dad. Hey this is a big one!

There’s millions of other things to include too like hobbies and responsibilities. Yes, we all have to make time for chores. As my mother used to say, the trash doesn’t take itself out to the curb. In the end, it comes down to a simple question: How do you want to carve up your time?

My one bit of advice, make sure to leave enough ice cream or whipped cream for that last piece of pie!