We all have them — those annoying little habits/practices that rob us of time.

Nowadays, it seems like many of these time sucks involve screens — checking Facebook or Twitter, tooling around Pinterest, checking the 3.2 billion channels available on your tv, re-arranging your Netflix queue, etc. My downfall is checking Facebook before I get out of bed. I click on that site and, the next thing I know, I'm rushing to get through my morning routine so I can leave on time.

 Some time sucks masquerade as worthwhile endeavors — the constant checking of work email, constant reorganization, shopping as entertainment, washing the car whether it needs it or not.

Even good things can become time sucks when they keep you from more important things.

The problem is, we all too often forget what the more important things really are. We need to do things  that are essential to life — eating, bathing and attending to bodily needs, keeping the mess to a livable state, remaining gainfully employed, paying bills. Failing to attend to these things will have exceedingly negative repercussions. But even given these essentials, people are always more important than things. Spending time catching up with a neighbor who is a shut in, calling a relative you haven't talked to in a while, playing in the leaves with a child, going for a solitary walk on a crisp autumn day – that's NOT wasting time — that's using it to its fullest.

Here's a challenge for you: look at your daily calendar: does the way you spend your time reflect what you say your priorities are?