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Finding time to do things. Taking care of you.

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I find that I don’t get a lot done outside of caring for Will. I love being with Will but I need to take care of me too. And, make some money, to boot.

How do you do it? Whether you are single or have 4 kids, I know most people struggle to find time to do all the things they want to do (or things they feel like they should do).

I have tried making lists on paper, on my computer, on my phone. I have tried calendar alerts. Etc, etc. I still can’t seem to manage to get it all done. Sometimes I get so caught up in what I am doing with Will or other things that crop up that I find that need doing that I forget about the original list and ignore alerts.

Now that I see red flags popping up all over the place I am pained to take action. My red flags include heaps of undone tasks, body sore and tight, grumpy, dissatisfaction and depression, distorted thinking. Then are outside influencers waving red flags. There is my partner voicing concerns, companies I owe money reminding me of delinquency, friends drifting away.

In reflecting on this issue and everything that relates to it I have come to think that I can do the following:

1) Cut out the unimportant. Using the 80/20 principle (“roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes”). Determine what 20% of things I do account for 80% of the effects in my life. Keep noticing the 20% and do those first! When I find myself straying, remind myself to get back on the path of that fertile 20%. If I want to gain more perspective on this and be inspired about a host of other life changing and fun things to do, then re-read Timothy Ferriss’ book The Four Hour Work Week. Then, do as Tim says. It won’t happen magically. Give it a try.

2) Make (and KEEP) plans and goals. Make time to revise plans in a weekly reflection period. This reflection time will also give me the opportunity to look over what I have accomplished in the week and what needs changing.

3) Dreamline. Another gem I learned from Tim but have not had the guts to try out fully. I love this idea though. Its a super simple way to figure out how to achieve what you want. DO IT! DO IT TONIGHT!

… well, Will is waking from his nap so I must shift back to him.

I would love to hear how other people find time to do things. Let me know!

Work At Home Mom Tips: Time Management

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I looked up “jobs for moms” in my google search bar because I wanted to further along my search and to see what opportunities lie out there. The looming deadline of me finding work that I can do from home is quickly approaching. I want to try to have this figured out sooner rather than later or, at least progressing nicely (it could be more than one thing that I do for money). I am distracted from life, from Will in the worry about what in the world can I do that will let me stay home with Will and make the money we need?

This is hard to do because I have trouble managing my days when i have one thing scheduled … I even have a hard time getting out for a walk on days where I have nothing scheduled like today) man my cabin fever is on. When I stay home all day without getting out I feel terrible. Will is always needing something or if he isn’t then I need to eat or nap. Excuses excuses. I just don’t understand it. I have a friend who just had twins. She seems amazing, happy, balanced. Perhaps I don’t know the full picture. Anyway, I am to be amazing and I feel like I have a long way to go. But I do know that I give Will much love and attention and I am proud of that.

Oh, yah, the title of this post led me to what I wrote above but more specifically here is what I was referring to: this article on time management for work at home moms was interesting and positive. There are ideas of how to make it work and prioritizing.

(I typed this on my side while breastfeeding Will in bed in the “side-lying” position. It was not easy but I aim to reach out to the world. Hello out there!)