Happy Monday!! I don’t know about you, but I find that I am constantly adding to my to-do list that my focus is all over the place. Nothing gets done the way that it should when I am like this. I’m too distracted to really get the job done right.
So, it’s time that I start simplifying things and start saying no more.
It’s not always easy trying to find a work-life balance but it can be one of the most important things that you do for yourself. Right now, I am trying to find time for all of the things that I want to accomplish but I eventually realized that not everything has to be done today. Tomorrow is always another day.
There are so many things that I use to keep myself organized and on tasks but one of the simplest and most important? My planner.
My planner is my LIFE!! I log everything into it. My blog posts, my doctor appointments, my plans with friends, my trips for my Mindfulness program. Everything.
I know that most people rely on their phone for keeping track of things, and believe me, I do that too but for me there is something about putting pen to paper that really makes things stick.
I make sure that all of the reminders that are in my phone are also written down in my planner. I like to leave myself as many visual reminders as possible. It helps me to get things out of my head so that I can focus.
Getting Ready to Focus
By writing down all of my appointments in my planner, I can then schedule out all of my other tasks. This way I know that I am not scheduling to many things for one day. When I do I just get stressed out and spend more time thinking about what needs to be done than actually doing it. I swear if I added up all this time it would be hours!!
Since I’ve started diligently using my planner I’ve noticed that I am able to accomplish a lot more in a day. I also plan fewer tasks for myself on a daily basis which allows me to give each task the focus that it needs. Then, if there is time left over in the day I can do something that I enjoy like catch up on one of my favourite TV shows. Are you watching The Catch? It has easily become one of my favourite new shows!! SO GOOD!!
Charlene xoxo