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I make my commutes my decompression time between being a functional working adult and a parent to two small kids. So I have a bunch of podcasts, and I keep some snacks in my car, and I consider it personal time.

If I am driving, I am either listening to WNYC or I am conducting conference calls for my volunteer role.

If I am on the train, for about 50 minutes, I use the time to watch shows. I don't like to carry my laptop with me, so the most I can do is reply to short emails. Sometimes I bring magazines.

I run home. My goal is to beat the bus :-). I'm decompresses and exercised by the time I get home

I have about 25 mins between daycare and work in the morning. And then 15 minutes home in the evening. I do a variety of productive and zoning-out things depending on how I feel and what I need to do:
- get a dose of world news/public radio
- audiobooks rarely except for longer work travel
- call my sister or best friend (usually this is on the drive home and these are close people who are okay with a short catch up session)
- work calls and sometimes conference calls that I end up finishing at the office in the morning
- make appts (dentist, vet, hair, car, etc.) I hate the hassle of making appts. And it’s something you can really only do during business hours. So this is one of those chores that feels good to get out of the way while I am my own captive audience.

@Pollywog: That is AMAZING!

@codeitall: this isn’t the same as journaling really, but I started keeping little quotes/memories of my kids on an app in my phone. My goal is to someday put all of those memories and pics into a photo book type thing. You know, some day when I have time in 2042 Better than nothing!