Where The Heck Have I Been? A Story In Graphs
By now, you’ve noticed I haven’t been blogging as much. Lately, once a week is about all I can manage. Why, you ask? Well, I have a convenient chart ready that explains where my time has gone and simultaneously demonstrates my bomb Excel skills.
Where Natalie Spends Her Time
Hm. Something’s not right. I didn’t include some of the other stuff, like forgetting important dates, crying about it, and not cleaning my house.
So I just made another chart.
Other Important Ways Natalie Spends Her Time
Okay, this one’s not entirely accurate. There were a few hours on Valentine’s Day when I needed to not work and you know, spend quality time with my spouse, and then there were the few hours after gardening where I was physically incapacitated. Lifting and spreading seventeen bags of mulch will wreak havoc on your lower back and hamstrings.
So here’s another chart. Let’s title this one:
Natalie’s Free Time
51 Comments
ekgo
Hey! The look of the site has changed! Where have I been? I should go make a graph… π
But, dude, at least you can find your yard to mulch it. Your counterparts on the other coast cannot say the same.
Ah, job hunting. It is stupid and depressing. Maybe go find some puppies who have ears they need bitten to take your mind off it?
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Natalie DeYoung
True about the yard. I was thinking that as I scrolled through my Facebook feed of snowdrifts and complaints about shoveling sidewalks.
Chris plumb
Charts are nice and stuff, but I want to see the raw data…something tells me you still spend more time blogging than mulching…maybe I’m wrong. My own house cleaning/chore time vs. blog time would look like your coffee graph…with blogging being the preferred time user. Hopefully you can supplement your blogging with real money so that we readers can get more catlady stories.
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Natalie DeYoung
Not this week I didn’t. The planters needed it badly. And I would prefer to be blogging over the looking for work thing. It’s one thing I can’t bullshit my way through.
Erica M
This was perfect, and our graphs match up perfectly.
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Natalie DeYoung
Nothing puts it into perspective like a pie chart.
Suzanne
Can you make me a graph? One that shows all the different colds/illnesses I’ve had so far this month? Healthy days should be 0%, fyi.
I like the new look! Very stylish.
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Natalie DeYoung
I’ll have that graph out to you posthaste. Boo for illnesses that won’t quit.
Kate
Ummm yes to House of Cards. Amazing. And you’re learning about how the government works so totally productive way to spend your time.
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Natalie DeYoung
That’s what I keep telling myself, that it’s a productive use of my time.
Vanessa D.
I would need a very large slice of my pie dedicated to trying not to be cranky.
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Natalie DeYoung
Yeah, I spend a large swatch of my time being that way.
Ericamos
Ha! I love this! Especially the “not cleaning the house” one. That could totally be my graph…but instead of coffee, candy crushing. π
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Natalie DeYoung
I haven’t tried Candy Crush because I’m afraid I’ll become addicted. I’ve heard it’s a gateway drug.
Ellen
Being able to make a great pie chart is a very marketable skill so you can add this blog post to the “looking for work” section since you can point to it as proof that you know how to do it.
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Natalie DeYoung
See! I do have marketable skills! π
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Linda Roy
Hahaha – Nat! You crack me up. Looks like your house cleaning is the same sliver of pie as mine. And yes, same amount of TV time, speaking of whichβ¦I need to start House Of Cards. Now. You need to tell me more about this mulch thing. We just have a bunch of white stuff. Excellent presentation Ms. DeYoung-Ricci. Let’s do this again Monday morning over coffee.
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Natalie DeYoung
You do need to watch House of Cards. I personally think the second season has been even better than the first, which is saying a lot, as the first season was pretty damn good.
Ilene
I think I blog about as much as you do these days! And I think we drink the same amount of coffee – and have the same amount of panic. Hugs my friend!
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Natalie DeYoung
Twinsies. π
Jack
I have to start watching House of Cards, heard far too many good things not to.
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Natalie DeYoung
You do. It’s amazingly well-made.
lisa thomson
Haha! I love the pie time categories. Pls show me how to do these! What is house of cards about? I’ve heard of it but not tuned in. I’ve been getting hooked on True Detective and the new season of Girls.
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Natalie DeYoung
Ah, love Girls. House of Cards is a dark political thriller/drama. It’s definitely not for everyone because it’s very dark, but I am completely enamored.
Misty
Although I haven’t made fancy charts to indicate where I’ve been, I’m with you on the whole “life getting in the way of blogging” thing. Let’s just blame it on February, shall we? She’s a real bitch. π
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Natalie DeYoung
Yes, I like that. February is awful.
Menopausal Mother
Funny! If I did one of these pie charts, it would be apple and I would eat it. No no no! If I MADE one of these pie charts, 75% would be trolling Facebook. The other 25% would be sleeping and eating, with a sliver toward actual writingβ¦..
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Natalie DeYoung
Ha! I’m personally a fan of boysenberry… π
Kate
I am tired of snow but don’t want to mulch. I am also way to familiar with the feeling that looking for a job creates. It is possible to find a job, but the process is soul sucking and all around depressing. After 20 years I have finally found my tribe where I am supposed to be.
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Natalie DeYoung
It is completely soul-sucking. I have to replenish my spirit on a daily basis, because it’s demoralizing.
Joe
I love charts. You can have so much fun with Excel.
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Natalie DeYoung
I know! Charts are fun. π
Aisha
This is great, funny charts! I can relate to all that mulching! We’re a little ahead of the weather curve, just got the tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in the planters on the roof… I’m not so wild about gardening now that I started this blog!
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Natalie DeYoung
Haha! We’re ahead of the curve, too, in a heat wave/drought right now.
Dawn
Very cute. I’m quite intrigued by your blog. I plan to do some binge reading later today (hopefully if the kids nap and I can get the hubs to leave me alone)and am looking forward to reading more of your posts. π
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Natalie DeYoung
Ooo, thank you! What a compliment! π
Marcy
Mulching seems like good, mood-improving work, even if it’s tough on the back. I was so-so on the second season of House of Cards. It didn’t grab me like the first season.
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Natalie DeYoung
It really is. I’m suddenly looking for more yard work that needs to be done…
And I really enjoyed the second season, although now I’m sad I have to wait for next year for more.
Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real.
Haha! Oh, these crack me up. You should make it a linkup- everyone makes their own pie charts. π I left my coffee at home by accident when I went to a playdate today, and I was so pissed I drove through Starbucks to spend $5 on a latte. You just can’t waste Sunday morning coffee drinking time. Nor should you supervise a toddler playdate while under-caffeinated. Rules to live by. π
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Natalie DeYoung
Ha! I’d call that link-up “Pie in the Sky,” or something. π
And no. Coffee time is sacred. NOTHING gets between me and my coffee.
Darcy Perdu (So Then Stories)
HA! Love your graphs! Especially the House of Cards graph! Been there, binge-watched that. :o)
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Natalie DeYoung
Thanks! Now that the season’s over though, I’m having withdrawals.
Shailaja V
This was downright hilarious! Nat, you have a rare gift. Keep writing π
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Natalie DeYoung
Thank you! π
TriGirl
Job hunting is awful. Don’t let the bastards drag you down! I think you should highlight your amazing pie chart skills, because they do look fantastic π Oh and binge-watching shows is the only way to watch them now. House of Cards is a great show!
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Vanessa D.
I’m with Tri-Girl – job-hunting blows. I hope you find the perfect job for you.
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CC
I love graphs and pie charts….and pie….and, well, um….I think my time spent not-cleaning-the-house graph would rival yours….perhaps on account of being too busy eating the aforementioned pie π
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Daniel Nest
Ah, a fellow connoisseur of the fine movie epic “House Of Cards.” Excellent choice!
With those ever-improving Excel skills, the “looking for work” part of your chart should soon be shrinking! Good luck!
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