Yearning for flexibility

My morning started out fabulous. I hit the snooze a few extra times and reported to my husband that I was going to work a bit late because I put in about a 10 hour day yesterday, Sunday. He said OK and rolled back over.

I finally removed myself from under the covers about the same time he did, ate my frosted mini-wheats, showered and prepared myself (physically and emotionally) for work - all the while making a mental list in my head of personal and professional tasks that I needed to accomplish today and throughout the week. Then, I took a few extra minutes to take some packages to the post office, stop to get a coffee and actually enjoy the 30-minute drive to work. All the while continuing to make lists in my head. In the end, I only went in to work about an hour late.

As I dropped the packages off at the post office I started to think about how much I would enjoy the flexibility to run quick errands or do a few dishes, do some volunteer tasks or maybe even blog in the morning or maybe the afternoon. Yes, I could get out of bed earlier (perhaps in training for after the baby arrives) but that still doesn't assist with tasks at businesses that don't open before 8.

Unfortunately, I think I'm yearning for something that is not a real possibility right now (given my work and school commitments) but I'm nervous that I may get spoiled by a less rigorous schedule when the baby arrives and then get thrown back in to a more mandated schedule. I think I should just get my tasks in order and maybe I wouldn't feel like I'm jamming all these other things in wherever they fit (sometimes being late in getting them accomplished).

I've noticed a bit of a rejuvenated feeling that I've read about as a second trimester symptom. Maybe this desire to get so much done is related to that. Now, I just hope my energy level can balance with all I want to accomplish and maybe I can even do a bit of creative time management at work to accommodate my yearn for flexibility.