—That's out of________question.What can I do for you?

       Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all overthe city five days a week.When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop，she would drive quickly along the emergency lane.Whiledriving she usually1on her cellphone，drinking a soda or eating a sandwich—her hands，legsand mouth were always2while she was driving.

      Last night she got3in Friday evening rush hour.She was going to be4forher date. She was already5when things seemed to be getting worse andall the traffic stopped.Elaine drove6over to the emergency lane.Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror.She had to7her car.Agood­looking officer walked up.

“Officer，my boyfriend left me after he got me pregnant.I haveconstant morning sickness.I'm just trying to get to the nearest store to buymy8.” She looked at the officer with9eyes.

He looked at her pitifully，thensaid10 ， “Okay，ma'am.Take the first exit.I hope you'll be feeling better.”

The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on.This was the second timethat11had worked for her.She had one more thing to do before she gothome.She had to mail a package.When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm，no parking was12 ， exceptfor the handicapped space.Elaine drove right into it.She would only be a minute，she told13.All she had to do was14thepost office，get the package15 ， and pay the clerk.

       Fortunately，there was no16in the store.Everything was done so17that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car.Thenshe stopped18.There was an envelope on the windshield (挡风玻璃)．She opened itslowly.She knew19it was，butnot how much it was.She screamed when she saw the20.A dog started barking.

             {#blank#}1{#/blank#}She described all the things she had to do—one was to make her bed—from themoment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work.I suggested sheexperiment by not making her bed for two weeks.She was shocked，probably thinking I'd been raised by wolves in a forest.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

        Two  weeks later she went into my office beaming.She had left her bed unmade for thefirst time in 42 years? and nothing bad had happened.“And you know what？”she said.“I don't dry my dishes anymore，either.”

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seenbefore.The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect.Thisstory shows an important principle (原理)about managing time：No one can do it all.Eachof us has to make choices and accept trade­offs.The problem is，many people choose in ways that put themselves and theirhealth last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do ofthemselves.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

         So   what is the solution？There's an easyway.Decide what you want in your life，andput that first.On a daily basis，thatshould include regular meals，enoughsleep and time with your family.Exercise，leisure，friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects oflife.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} The choice is yours：whatevermakes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap.Take a walk.Taketime to play the piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office.Stopkeeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers .Fill more of your timewith want­to­dos instead of have­to­dos.