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Struggling with time management

Sunday, May 27, 2012

I can't fit it all in and I'm wearing myself out. Work is killing me, I'm stocking an absurd amount of freight every night, get home at 7:30ish and sleep a couple of hours and have about a million things to do a day. Like this is my schedule for this week: monday- my friend house, then to my mo$'s ( add in 1 hour drive time each way), Tuesday- register my car, going to the lake, Wednesday-going to see a friend during the evening, Thursday- school/presentation, Friday- homework and reading for the upcoming week. Sometime I have to work in writing a paper on Tuesday and writing another on Wednesday. And I work 8 hours every night plus need to fit in sleep somewhere. Its honestly killing me. I'm too tired to workout, my body is too sore and it frustrates me that I can't find the energy to do something that's important to me. I know I need to prioritize but I've tried not socializing and that has just as negative of an effect on my moods as trying to juggling everything. I don't know how people with kids do it. it seems like I am always going, always running. I just want to slow down and do the things that are important to me for a little while. There are even Sparkpages that I want to comment on and can't find the time to. I need a vacation.
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SCIFIMOM 5/27/2012 11:04AM

  Tammie, I know what you mean. If I stop and think about everything I have to do on a daily basis, I sometimes panic and feel paralyzed, as if it's all too much to even start.

For me, it helps to write things down on a list..And I mean everything -- I even put in if I'm spending extra time to do a hair pack treatment that takes an extra 30 minutes instead of just a shampoo.

Then I brutally prioritize. You have to decide which things are absolutely the most important to you, then make sure those are the things you do first. Some days, getting to work on time so you have money for bills is first, then writing the paper so you can graduate to a better job is next. Some times, just to keep your sanity, the most important thing for YOU might be to drop everything, sit in a calm and quiet place, and spend 15 minutes breathing in and out; I will count 4 slow breaths (1 in and out, 2 in and out, etc.) then start over, count another 4 breaths, then another until I am calm and focused. I sounds dumb, I know, but concentrating on something simple and straightforward like counting four breaths settles my mind, makes me more focused and aware, and gives me a new beginning point to tackle the next task.

Good luck, sweetie. -- Claudia

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