No different then organizing your kids' hockey schedule, or completing your grocery list (you DO make a grocery list before going to the store.... right??) and when you have a plan...there's usually a goal/end result that comes along with it...and it's pretty good, isn't it?
I recently became "friends" with my schedule...and I'll tell ya...my days are a lot easier and I (physically) feel a lot better WHEN I stick to my "plan"....the old saying "failing to plan is a plan to fail"...totally rings true. There is a lot that everyone squeezes into a day......right now I'm carving out 30 minutes/6 days a week to working out.... I have a schedule for my workouts that I follow...and man..when I do it I feel awesome and my days are great!! (long, but great!)
I just read a great article in the Harvard Business Review by Peter Bregman about managing time effectively.
Though this is about being "at the office"....but really, it can be applied to any/everyone.
He says that managing time needs to become ritual and not vague (or else you are just floating thru the day) with ongoing/regular things that we can/will follow no matter what, as that is what keeps us focused (ever lost 3 or more hours just "sitting at the computer"? Those are precious minutes that you'll never get back)
Here is how I have set MY schedule....and maybe this can give you some thoughts about how YOU can give yourself 30 mins for your HEALTH!!
What I USED to do: Make lunches the night before (and squish them into the fridge) and then I would stay UP LATE and watch my "shows"...going to bed maybe by midnight or so...the next morning I would hope that my husband remembered to grab his lunch from the fridge (and grab the right lunch...) and make his coffee and maybe a piece of toast or a bagel......50% of the time I ended up being too tired to make lunches at the end of the day (and so then, they weren't made...meaning my husband had to BUY his breakfast and lunch...cha ching!) and I still stayed up late, because I was just floating thru the day...getting little things here and there done, but really not making a dent in the real "work" I should have been doing.
What I do NOW: I get UP at 5am...make breakfast and lunch for my husband, grab a pre-workout snack, drink a big thing of water(to rehydrate my body from sleeping...and it seems to wake me up)...change into my workout clothes (which I keep all together in one place) DO my workout....by Pressing Play.....have a shower, and then I'm ready to start my day as my first daycare kids arrive at 7am.
Yes...it's early. But...now I have the REST of the DAY to get everything else done!! Even a 20 or 30 min power nap (yes...you heard me...I nap...something I never could do, but now because I'm up so early...I have to)....now that my workout is OUT of the way....I get laundry done, dishes, and plan for dinner....AND I do/try to get into bed by 9:30/10pm the LATEST....luckily, most of my "shows" I can watch on the computer if I want, or On Demand, but most of the time it just doesn't bother me if I don't watch them.....I find it's very easy to get SUCKED in to sitting and watching TV all night....my husband is a PRIME example of that......but, hopefully I will get working on his workout schedule and carving out some time for him in the next few weeks....poor bugger...but at least he'll be fit;)
I know I'm lucky because I get to work from home...but trust me, there are some days where the time just gets away from me....
Does your schedule need to be more organized? Take some time to put your "regular" schedule down on paper...I bet you'll be able to find 30 minutes...if not...send ME your schedule and I can find it for you;)
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