Time Management
11 posts
I will not buy a new planner in September. I will not buy a new planner in September. I will not buy a new planner in September. But maybe you will? I’m not sure what it is about getting a new planner that feels so fun to me. Maybe it’s because, as an Enneagram One,
As an Enneagram One, staying organized is fun for me. I love a planner, a list, and a reward system. I have to hold myself back from buying a new planner every quarter even though I’m happy with the one I have. And of course, what could be more fun for the whole family than
How was your weekend? Did you make time for fun? This weekend had ups and downs—the biggest down being that we had to come home from Disney World (though we did spend Saturday morning at EPCOT). It was, as previously mentioned, really, really hot, but it’s hot here at home, too! And we don’t have
I’ve shared about how I use a time budget and a list of 100 dreams to have more fun. Today, I’m sharing about my secret weapon that’s been helping me bridge the gap between “bucket list” and “day to day.” Over the years, I’ve tried spreadsheets, planners, and notebooks to help keep track of the
We’ve all been there: You get the dreaded phone call from school that someone has thrown up. You get sick yourself. The car gets a flat tire. Life happens. And the best laid time budget can easily get off track. But the good news is that a time budget is flexible. As an Enneagram One,
Recently, I’ve explained how I use a time budget to give myself permission to have fun. If you missed those earlier posts, you can check them out here, here, and here. Now, I’ll take you through how I use my time budget to plan a day. I like to do my daily planning the night
In my last post of this series, I explained how to set up a time budget template. Now I’ll take you through how I plan a particular week. At this point, you should have a template set up with sections 1 and 2 filled in with your daily and weekly recurring commitments. It might look
In my last post, I shared about how I view time as money—and budget it. We all have 168 hours per week to spend. I’ve personally found that after I set aside time for sleep, unexpected events, and transitions, I can “spend” about 98 hours per week. Because I have a general sense of how
We often quip that to cross items off our bucket lists, we just need time and money. But even when these resources are in short supply, I want to have fun. Even though a trip to Paris is currently out of reach, for the cost of 90 minutes and $20, I can grab brunch with
Breakfast is the best meal of the day. I would eat breakfast food at every meal (and occasionally do). Of course, on special days, I want a special breakfast. There should be sugar. There should be carbs. I want something Buddy the Elf would whip up for Jovie. So there I was, May of 2020,
