This morning I got up early, before the kids and my husband, so I could squeeze in an hour of work & organizing before hitting the road for meetings. Sitting there in my pajamas I found myself becoming increasingly annoyed as I waited for the computer to boot up, and all of my programs to start. I swear, after less than 45 seconds I was practically twitching as I resisted clicking or otherwise touching something which might slow down the process.
It turns out I am not the only one waiting for my technology. According to a Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Intel, the average consumer spends about 13 minutes a day waiting for their technology to catch up with them.
Which adds up to 3 DAYS a year.
Intel calls this phenomenon “Hourglass Syndrome.” (Meaning, stress created by watching the hourglass spin on your computer).
There is no question that I have become more impatient with my technology and expect nearly instant gratification whether I’m trying to upload photos, watch video or check my e-mail. There is also no question that I may be crazy and probably need to slow down.
But three days! Think of what I could do with 3 extra days a year.
Or, more to the point – what would you do with 3 extra days? Leave a comment here and our friends at Intel will give one winner (selected at random, US addresses only please) a Sony VAIO Laptop with Intel(r) Core(tm) i5 Processor. (Disclosure: In accordance to the FTC Guidelines and the WOMMA Code of Ethics, I am disclosing that all expenses associated with this device are covered by Intel.)
We will draw our winner on Sunday, May 9, 2010.
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After a day as beautiful as today was in Boston, I would take an extra 3 days to take my kids to the Cape, spending each day on a different beach building sand castles and napping in the shade.
With 3 extra days I would wrestle my husband away from his office and take the family on vacation! There is NEVER enough vacation!
3 whole days? Goodness, i think I’d camp out in bed with my daughter, husband and a PILE of DVDs!!
3 whole days is unfathomable to me…I think I would sleep for the first, snuggle and relax with my kids for the second, and take the last one to snap back into reality from all the shock of the first two days!
With 3 exstra days I would stay home with my 1yr old, maybe take him to the park for fresh air, and play with him. As a working mom, weekday evenings are stressful with the bed time routine and trying to get everything done, and the weekends are packed with chores that don’t get done during the week, so spending quality time with my baby can be challenging. I would use his nap times to take naps my self too, rather than trying to get everything I could possibly do in the little time he naps.
Three days in ‘Mommy-land’ is like a whole week when you take into consideration the amount of multiple-tasking we do.
One day would definately be a Me-day to catch up with great podcasts (of course I mean you), finish my half-read books, catch up on Facebook, etc.
The other day would be going to the beach. I mean I do live in Hawaii and it’s been five months since we last spent a day at the beach… How sad is that.
My last day will be cleaning my stuff out of our other house. It’s been a year since we moved out and we still didn’t clear everything out.
Ahhhh here’s to wishful thinking! Have a great day and keep ip with the great work.
Three days. One day, I would splurge on myself and go shopping for new make-up and clothes (I am SORELY in need of a mom-over, y’all!) Another day I’d spend hiking with my husband & kiddo–something we love, but have trouble finding the time to do often enough. Then I’d invite my friends over for a pot-luck backyard barbeque. On the third day, I think maybe I’d get up late, make pancakes for the fam (I enjoy cooking–but my husband can do the dishes, ha!), get a babysitter for the afternoon & take my husband to a movie. We never do that anymore! You know, as I write this I realize it really wouldn’t be that hard to find time for any of this. What am I waiting for?
Awsome gift… the gift of time. We all know as mom time is priceless.
3 extra days would mean a nice getaway with my husband to relax and to spend some time together. Having a two year old is amazing, but it means we spend a lot of time on him and not a lot of time with each other. To spend time hanging out with my husband and best friend would do a lot to re-energize our relationship. = )
Wow, 3 extra days… I think I would take one solid day for inside the house, one day for outside the house, and one day for a spa day.
3 extra days? I’d like to say that I’d take a trip, relax, get more in touch with my family. But what I’d probalby realy do is finally organize my digital pictures, put my home movies on a DVD, and organize my closets! These are the tasks I long to complete, but I am too busy spending my precious little downtime trying to relax!
For three days I would take our family to the warm place, where I could sleep, swim and play with my kid. All three days of nothing else.
If I had an extra 3 days I would take a day to go to Disneyland with my son, another day to read at least 2 novels cover to cover and my last day to fall into hibernation to catch up for all those sleepless nights!
WOW three extra days. I would spend one day on our favorite family tradition, going on a “mystery ride”. This is where we surprise the kids and take them on a special day trip. For the second day I would love to spend it with my husband just reconnecting and catching up. Then the last day I would love to do things that have been on my todo list for too long, read a book, visit friends ect. Okay so I guess I need more than three days back, bit it’s a start!
Wow, I can’t even imagine having 3 extra days.
I’d spend them doing the things that never get crossed off my to-do list; day 1: clean the attic, day 2: garden, and day 3: I would throw the to do list out and take half the day for pampering myself (facial, pedicure, massage…), half for spending with the family.
3 days! I would go to my favorite beach, play with the kids, sllep, read and drink great wine!
Well, 3 days…until September there are 3 of us in this family. So with 3 days together for a mini vacation or family time, I would have everyone pick what they wanted to do on their day. Nothing too extravagant though….you dont want to be more tired at the end…maybe my day would involve a nap.
I’m not sure actually. It would be nice to get caught up on cleaning this sty. Some extra sleep would be nice too!
With 3 extra days, I would escape with my daughter- she keeps saying she wants to go to the beach. Sitting in the sun reading and relaxing, playing in the sand, and swimming sounds like a perfect time to me.
My 3 days would be spent catching up and organizing. I desperately need a haircut and color! I would love a mani and pedi. Then I would attack the house. Out with the old and broken. Make more room for us. De-clutter and after 6 years of living here paint the dining room and living room. I am so tired of beige!
I would take a long weekend with my husband. I have been dieing for time to leave the kids with my sister and just take some time off. Maybe go to the ocean. A girl can dream right?
I would love three days to myself to work on my creative projects. Writing, editing photos, upgrade my blog, I could go on and on!
With 3 extra days, I would definitely spend it all on time with my family, away from the house and the never-ending to do list! Just 3 quality days to relax, have fun, and stay focused on each other!!!
I would spend more time at the park with my kids. I know it isn’t glamorous or exciting but my weekends are filled with catching up on housework and doing laundry. What I really would like is to have more downtime just playing with my children…without thinking tht there is something else that I should be doing or catching iup on. Happy Mother’s Day <3
I would definitely sleep for awhile, then spend time with my family. Probably try to get some of the stuff on the bottom of my to-do list done as well
With an extra 3 days I would catch up on my to-do list!!
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