KEEPING YOU SANE IN AN INSANE TIME

Time Management

Presented by: Lisa S

Chaos Theory?

Managing time is hard enough but add work, school, kids, and other unforeseen factors into the mix and you have chaos. To avoid chaos, it is best to get control of your life and get organized.

Staying Sane

Let’s go over some tips to help you schedule your time wisely without losing your mind.

Create a schedule

Add days of the week across top

Add waking hours on left column- 15 minute 30 minute 60 minute

Create a schedule

Block out must do’s Work

Include travel time Schedule hours

Family events Bedtimes Meal times

School events For you For your children

Assignment due dates

Example schedule

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

6:00am

7:00am Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast

8:00am

9:00am -12:00pm

Family time

Work Work Work Work Work School event

12:00pm -3:00pm

Work Work Work Work Work housecleaning

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Work Work Work Work Work Family time

6:00pm Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner

7:00pm School event

Date night

8:00pm

9:00pm

10:00pm

11:00pm Assignment

Assignment

Assignment

Create a schedule

Now, you need to include time for yourself. If you fail to provide time for you to rejuvenate, then you will only set yourself up for failure. Now, look at the schedule and add times where you need to study, complete research for your assignments and add cushion to this.

Example schedule

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

6:00pm Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner

7:00pm School event

Date night

8:00pm

9:00pm Personal time

Personal time

10:00pm Assignment

Assignment

Assignment

Now, notice all of the times available to you. You can fill these times in to study and prepare for your assignments.

Give yourself time

Not only must you schedule your time, but give yourself time to get things done too. You may have to shop or complete an assignment but be realistic on your goals for the time you need to accomplish these tasks.

Backup Plan

Expect the unexpected and have a backup plan. This way, you won’t be frustrated should you have to buy take out instead of cooking a three course meal.

Dinner

Cook

Take out