Using commuting time efficiently, by multitasking, can make you more relaxed, productive, and energized.

I wish I had the luxury of being able to just drive home.  I wish I didn’t have to be thinking about what I’m going to do when I get home or about finding other ways to make the most of my time.  But this isn’t Never-Never Land and I have a 3-year old to pick up from preschool and a 10-year old who will be waiting on me when I get home.  I have to help with homework, cook dinner, provide transportation to sporting events, and work on this blog that I’m trying to grow.  So, I’ve had to come up with some very creative ways to use my commuting time, as it takes up 40 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the evening, each day.  That’s 1 hour and 20 minutes.  It’s a necessary evil that I cannot avoid right now.  So, I can either complain about it (and feel helpless), or I can find a way to turn dead time into a brainstorming-, writing-, blogging-, learning- time.

On the way to work, before my day has gone into full force, I take some time to show thanks for waking, my blessings, and ask for guidance through my day.

After prayer, I listen to music.  Lots of music.  R&B. Rock. Pop-Country. Rap. Classical. Pop.  You name it.  I have a very wide musical spectrum.  Depends on my mood.  And I dance.

My husband even bought me the best rockford fosgate subwoofer for my car, so I can enjoy the music as the artist intended. Rap sounds the best with these speakers!

If I have to leave the office at lunch, I make phone calls to friends, handle business, and make appointments.  Using the accessories I’ve listed below, I can hear phone calls through my car speakers (and talk using the speakerphone feature), use a BlueTooth headset, or earbuds.

They say that you are reminded of things and have the best ideas at the most inopportune times.  So, I use the phone’s Video Recorder to capture my thoughts and record notes for blog posts {I actually recorded the rough draft of this post while driving to pick up my daughter