The light bulb in my room has burnt out so I am writing this in the dark. I don’t have time to buy a new one.

Actually, I do have time to buy a new one: I just have to be organised enough to buy it one the way home in the local shop. I effectively plan my time when I work – otherwise my brain gets paralysed trying to prioritise what is important. I do battle with a combination of calendars, to-do lists, post-it notes, flagging important emails in Outlook and an accurately calibrated clock.

I’m trying to get into a routine of sitting down for an hour on Sunday and planning my free time. Yes, I am that boring. Here’s a list of stuff I think about:

• Work commitments
• Study plans
• What I plan to eat
• When to go to the gym
• Church commitments
• What I want to read
• Who needs to be emailed
• When to blog (getting less and less frequent!)
• Fun (probably need more of this)
• Seeing friends (and meeting enemies)

I haven’t planned a time to buy a light bulb yet.