Friend Time

A few years ago, as a single mom to a three-year old son, I moved halfway across the country to be closer to my elderly parents.  I left the network I spent twenty years building.  And between work, and taking care of everyone else, it was really hard to find “free” time to build relationships and make friends.  I am thankful we live in the digital age and I was able to stay connected to those I left behind.  I treasure their friendships so much.  But there is something about sitting across from someone and talking.  Where I built those relationships over happy hour all those years ago, that just wasn’t an option anymore.  I am thankful for those friendships I have built here.  Often they have been built over lunch.  Today, was a typical first of the year day for a friend and I.  Everyone is back to work and meetings that didn’t fit over the holidays were scheduled between yesterday and today.  (Think bar hopping without the alcohol and with to do takeaways.)  I had a lunch planned but we were both running late and had less than an hour. Normally, I would have rescheduled, but I wanted to see her.  We changed the location to something quicker, and went anyway.  It was so much fun and just good for the soul.  Sometimes it feels like we don’t have time for these things, but if we acknowledge time is limited, we can still make it happen.

What do you put off because you think you don’t have enough time.  How could you make it happen this week?