Instead of the garden variety 365-day year, a leap year gives us the blessing of one extra day. By the time you’re reading this, Leap Day has come and gone. . . technically. Yes, we’re now beyond February 29, 2020. Maybe you lost track of it and got wrapped up in the mundane demands of a busy life. Maybe you worked. Maybe you studied. Maybe you managed to run errands, work, AND study!

If you didn’t seize the day and make it yours, I’ve got good news. No one says your “bonus day” HAS to be logged at the back end of February. You didn’t miss out on 2020’s bonus day, you just didn’t take it yet. There’s plenty of time left to grab hold of your extra 24 hours and make the most of it!

Spread it out

First things first, let’s clear something up before we get too far into your “Any Day is Leap Day” planning. You’re busy. I get that. Even with the blessing of one extra set of 24 hours, it can be hard to grab hold of a day to dedicate to something other than the same old stuff you spread across the other 365 days. Listen, no one said you had to spend your Leap Day all at once. Feel free to divide up your bonus time and use it an hour here and an hour there. (Extra bonus secret: If you want to set-aside a “leap hour” for yourself here and there into 2021, I won’t tell. Actually, the goal is to develop a habit of self-care and it’s not just okay, it’s good to do that even in a plain old 365-day year.)