Time Management Challenge Update

I just wanted to check in and let everyone know what has been going on so far. Though I haven't kept a super strict time chart I have managed to do a few things differently that has helped me over the last week:

1. Started getting to bed most nights before 10pm - I figured out that I now need at least 7-8 hours of sleep to not walk around zombie like all day.

2. exercising - Last week I did 10 minutes a day and while that went very well I have yet to move up to 20 minutes but I need more motivation!

3. eating breakfast - The benefits just go without saying, but I realized how important it is to not be starving soon as I get to work.

4. Started cooking - Less eating out has been very good to me and in a weeks time I have only eaten out once!! I feel great about that.

5. Bible study - I managed to get in at least 1 hour a day but I am still spending to much time online instead of getting other things done of more importance.

Week two is underway !

First Day on The Schedule Update

So this morning my plan didn't work out to well as far as being on schedule. I went to bed late, talking to mom and trying to get some bible study.

This morning I didn't actually get out of bed until about 6:30, I did eat breakfast and pray so thats good but no working out taking place AT ALL.

Now according to my schedule I should be eating and messing around on the computer. Ms 80's baby suggest I should move my bible study up and turn off the tv and computer for an hour. Hmmmm ok???

I guess I gotta go!! lol

Time Management Challenge GET READY!!

Let me start by saying this is one of the hardest challenges I have ever taken part in. I personally can't stand structure and try to eliminate it as much as possible, but this year is all about change.

My schedule is very tight these days and the more I work the more I lack organization, which at times often cause great frustration. I haven't cooked in weeks, my clothes are scattered all over the floor and it seems like I'm running from one extreme to the next. This go go life style has caused me to be unhealthy and semi depressed because it can be overwhelming. You add trying to get out of debt to all the madness and you have complete and utter chaos!!!

Well let me tell you I'm here to put an end to all the madness (at least for a month). This month I will be making use of every hour of my day (outside of work) and attempt to be productive. This will include making sure my meals are prepared in advance, exercising, and having bible study time. The point in all this is to hopefully make me feel better knowing I can get things done and not waste away. I mean honestly when you are trying to get out of debt the last thing you really want to do is pile on more stress. But this will be more of a destresser (is that a word?) hopefully.

So each day I will post what I did, in efforts to keep me accountable lets pray I can stick to it!!

here is what my day should look like starting today:

5:00am-5:30 - prayer and bible study

5:30am-6:00 - work out

6:00am - 6:30 eat breakfast

6:30am - 7:30- get dressed and off to work

8:00am-4:30 - work

Between 5 and 10 I will be at the salon wednesday through friday

Monday and Tuesday evenings are free (excluding my FPU class 2 hours)

5:00pm - dinner

6:00pm computer time

7:00 bible study

8:00 exercise

9:00 set clothing out for next day and prepare for bed

soon after this I should be sleep. I am trying to get to bed every evening before 10pm. Can't really be productive if you aren't getting enough rest right?

From this challenge I hope to be come physically fit, less stressed, organized, and happy!! Anyone care to join in the challenge let me know and we can work together!

read set go!!!

Are You Being Productive or Wasting Time

Over the weekend my mom came to visit me. She had some type of conference to attend. When she got home she was doing a little bit of explaining to me about one particualar area that struck me bad, time management.

She pulled out this little sheet that basically was a chart that had little check marks for area's that need improvement. For example " exercising " you are suppose to check each day you actually exercise in a month. Then by looking at it at month end it either had a few check marks or a bunch. She also had another chart that broke down times of the day like morning, afternoon, evening ect.....

Honestly the thing looked amazingly overwhelming. I mean who wants to actually see how much time they waste in a day? NOT me lol. True indeed I work a full 40 hours a week and then another 15-20 at the salon, and when I come home I am either glued to my laptop actually just staring at it because half my brain is mush at that point, or sleeping. There are a TON of things that I could be getting done, even right now I could be separating my clothes to be washed BUT IM NOT!

Now I am not saying every minute of the day should be tracked like a wacky person but I think time management broken down would help me accomplish way more things than not having any at all would ever do. So starting this week I am going to get brave (I think) an start managing my time. On Monday I will list everything I think should get done each day and then mark what I do accomplish....

Do you think you waste a lot of time?