Room for Improvement - Time Management ... here's one where I need your input!

Well, here I am typing this post at 2.50pm on a weekday...

I think this illustrates my point for today's post exactly...my time-management skills are currently non-existent.

The reason I am blogging now (and reading blogs and forums etc) is because I have a small amount of time to myself while hubby pops out, I've done the "urgent" paperwork that was on my desk today and I've managed to hang out a load of washing...so it sort of feels like this is my well-earned down time...ummm

I am hoping to get a long walk in today, but I have no idea when that will be, I should do an hour or so of ironing, but I know that once I start, I won't stop for a couple of hours which means I will panic about what to cook for dinner when it's too late.



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I started typing this post last Thursday afternoon, it is now Monday...again, further proof of my poor time-management.


Sunday saw me make some headways into getting organised for the week. I always *hope* to do that, but don't seem to have much success. The girls seem to come up with last minute plans that involve me as taxi driver and that can take hours away from my day.

So I caught up on the ironing (except for the uniform and business shirts, but Maddie has offered to do a few every day until they're done), which feels amazing. I also changed sheets and did some grocery shopping, with a menu plan for the week (sort of) in mind.

This is a lot more than I normally achieve on weekends and it's wonderful what a difference it's made to my mindset this morning.


I know that I need to plan in advance a lot more from now on. Time management is not one of my strengths, and it is something I really need and want to improve.


In reflection, I think one of the reasons I achieved so much yesterday is because I had very little time online, I spent about 30 minutes on my laptop in the evening, which felt like a bit of a reward for a productive day.



Tell me, how do you manage your time? Any tips or suggestions...? I work from home, do all my own housework, have two busy teenage girls, and I enjoy Blogworld and Twitter....to top it all off, I am working on some weight loss and fitness goals so need to make time for a daily workout...