Monday is a new series The Imperfect Perfectionist found on Life With Wendy where she is partnering with Kristin ( (a Professional Organizer and owner of The Organized Lifestyle Store, Theorganizedlfestylestore.com/blog) to find a way to manage her time and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.
Kristin wrote last week that she wanted me to define my goals and make a log of where my time goes. Do I have goals? Sure I think most women do, however they are squelched by spilled juice, multiple pick ups, and chores that stack a to do list into next year’s calendar. It becomes convoluted. I know that my main goal is to care for my family and bring up four children that will make the world a better place. My other goal is to write, columns that reach out and connect from the heart, write books, and eventually write a screen play. My third goal is to find peace. Somehow all three don’t connect. Here is my daily log: 5:30- Up, make bed, get dressed, brush teeth, make lunches, fill water bottle and leave for work out. 6:00-7:00- Work Out. 7:00-7:30- Bring kids to school. 7:30-8:30- Get boys ready for school, breakfast, load of laundry. 8:30-11:00- Straighten house, do laundry. 11-00-12:00- Check emails, tweet, look on line at fun things. 12:00-1:00- Start to gear up to write. 1:00-2:00- Panic because I only have one hour left before my day pretty much ends. 2:00- Pick up kids. Make dinner. Start to work again but feel guilty. 3:30- Boys come home. 4:00- Check homework, feed kids and try to sneak in a little work because I feel guilty. 5:30- Out the door for night activities until 7:30 when I scream at boys to get ready for bed and try to sneak in a bit more work. 8:30- Boys in bed…Go to Internet and get lost looking at emails, face book, etc. until 10 when I realize the boys still aren’t sleeping, their homework wasn’t complete and I have to get up in 7 hours. Anyone else out there feeling this helpless? PS- Any Christmas tips would be greatly appreciated. Stay Tuned Tomorrow for Kristin's Response! |
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