Friday, February 4, 2011

Needing some time. Big time.

Oh my gosh people. It has been a super busy week. We're in the midst of some home improvements, which are fun, but my brain feels like mashed potatoes at the moment. Between trying to write, read, beta read ( which I don't feel I'm very good at), basketball games, and everything else I won't bore you to tears with, it's been crazy. So for my Found it Friday's, I'm actually admitting to something I need to find rather than something I've already found. I need time management. I don't how to get it. I've looked on Ebay, Craigslist, Amazon, and Overstock, and found nothing. Totally sucksville for me. So today is Fault Friday instead. Today I shall virtually stand before you and admit my biggest fault. I have no time management skills. And I don't know what to do about it. Since I became a stay at home Mom who runs a small business, I feel like I have no control over my own time. Do you guys ever feel this way? I mean its always something. Someone forgot their laptop at home and I have to run it to the school, the dog needs to go for a walk so that he can stare at a bird in the backyard again (like he's never seen a freaking bird already),someone needs something from Wal-mart, I need to exercise, whatever. Time just seems to elude me. I really will be late to my own funeral because someone will call or text me. Swear it will happen. But as I get so frustrated about not having enough time, I think about my husband who works so hard just so that I can have all this time to mismanage.   I'm a cretin. And I feel guilty now so I'm going to eat something chocolate. Don't try to stop me. It's as good as done. Instead, tell me how you do it. What's your schedule? How do you guys visit all those blogs, read all those books, write all those words, raise the kids, kiss the husband, manage the job? Tell me your secrets or point me in the direction of the lab that has been cleared for human cloning cause I need another me.

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  1. If you get your wish, tell me how you did it, I have need of this too!

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  2. I've been learning the task of delegating. I have a 9 yr old son and have given him some of my usual chores (vacuuming, helping with dishes and laundry). It's rough going, but he' learning too.

    As for things forgotten for school- I leave for work right after he gets on the bus, soooo... he's out of luck! (good life lesson, IMHO!)

    Hope this helps!

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  3. Gosh I love the look of your blog. As far as blogging vs life schedule goes some days I feel like I spend all my time blogging and don't get enough done. I always read before bed and if i want to do writing i have to often turn off the Internet router to stop myself from logging on!
    I did a time management course years ago and it said allocate a status to each job and then ditch all the B and C jobs and just do the A jobs. Good luck :O)

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  4. I'm in the same boat- I've had a few blog posts about it myself ;p I don't know how some of these people stay caught up with writing, blogs, jobs, kids, cleaning etc. Some days I just have to let the blogs go. I feel awful, but I've gotten a lot better about it. And the cleaning. That sort of takes the back burner. I always think, if I could just be a full time writer, I'd have all the time in the world. But turns out, most still don't have all the time in the world!

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  5. Time management??? What the heck is that? LOL

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  6. I wish I knew! I've been craving extra time like crazy, too!

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  7. I'm no help. At work, I have no problem managing my time, but as soon as I walk through my front door, that ability disappears. I tried working from home once, like that would magically fix my problem, but that was a disaster. So if you find the magic solution, I'd love to hear it. Good luck! :)

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  8. Well I thought you guys would offer up some secret of yours but nooo, I'm still lost. Thanks for the comments guys. I so appreciate them.

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  9. This. Is. A. Problem.

    I'm thinking about buying Julie Morgenstern's Time Management from the Inside Out.

    If I ever find time to buy the book (and then find time to read it), I'll let you know if it's helpful.

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