#fringehours

يكشف كتاب ساعات الهامش لجيسيكا ن. تيرنر عن قيمة اللحظات الصغيرة التي نعبرها دون انتباه. هذه الدقائق القصيرة يمكن أن تتحول إلى مساحة للتعلّم، والقراءة، والتأمل، مما يعزز التوازن والإبداع في حياتنا اليومية. يؤكد الكتاب أن النجاح لا يعتمد على طول ساعات العمل، بل على استثمار الوقت الهامشي بوعي، وتحويله إلى فرص حقيقية للنمو الشخصي والمهني

“Just because something is a good thing doesn’t mean it is good for this moment in your life.”

- #FringeHours www.fringehours.com/order/

There are good things, and there are the best things.

To every thing there is a season.  As women, our lives take on many seasons.  Single seasons and married seasons. Seasons of sickness and seasons of thriving health and activity.  We may experience seasons…

I was delighted to become a part of the Launch Team for Jessica N. Turner's book, The Fringe Hours.  I was so excited when I received my advanced copy; I couldn't wait to dive in to it.  

I've read her blog, The Mom Creative, for years, along with her posts at InCourage.  I've always admired how real she is.  She shares her love of creativity and crafting on her blog, but also shares snippets of her family life.  It's not always perfect, but it's real. Since I work full-time, am currently pursuing a Master's degree, have a two-year-old daughter, and work to organize and manage my home, I can appreciate the fact that life is not perfect...it can be super messy.

Jessica's book encourages us to make time for ourselves, helping us to identify the fringe hours in our days when we should take the time to rest or pursue our passions.  This book acknowledges the importance of such pursuits, not only for our mental health, but for our physical and spiritual health as well.

In the past few months, my fringe hours have been spent reading library science textbooks and completing assignments, along with washing the pile of dishes in my sink or picking up toys in our living room.  I know that sometimes I need to learn to let the laundry or the dishes sit for a night so that I can enjoy a cup of coffee and curl up with a book I'm reading for (can you even believe it?) pleasure.  I'd also love to learn how to knit or crochet this year.  Who says I can't make the time to do just that?

This book also helps readers to identify their passions if they are unsure of what they are passionate about.  Sometimes when you're taking care of the needs of others - putting together lunches, helping with homework, making dinner - it becomes easy to forget what you enjoy doing on your own time.  I think this book will help you to get back in touch with what excites and ignites you.