See, I already missed a day of blogging! When you’re a WAHM of three it’s so easy to get sidetracked, especially when the children have the flu and are not in school. I decided to just pick four ideas that can help me today to keep myself organized and above the sea of chaos.
1. Do To List: Yes, tried and true this is a very important one. I choose to keep a notebook nearby to keep my list handy. I add to it constantly during the day. Whether it’s a business task or a personal/home task, I keep it all on one list. Always on the top of my list is laundry. So after getting the kids breakfasts and lunches ready, I throw in a load of laundry. My goal is at least two loads a day to keep the mountains at bay!
2. Check E-mail: Every morning I check my e-mail and add any tasks to my To Do List. I go through these as quickly as possible, kind of like snail mail; opening and discarding anything I don’t need daily or it can load up like the laundry!
3. Check Facebook: This is where I really need to cut down my time. Besides reading personal posts, I look for relevant posts from other sources to see if I need to repost on Facebook or Twitter. I need to treat this a little like my e-mail too, go through quickly and don’t read those that aren’t relevant. I’ll keep working on this one.
4. Write Blog Posts: With the above three, anything can pop into my head to distract me, but this is a very important one that I need to keep my focus on. Setting a timer has helped to keep me on track. I’ll set the timer for 15 minutes and totally focus on writing, take 10 minutes to check e-mails or other information that may have come up, then go back for 15 more minutes on blog posts.
Of course all this gets thrown out the window when a child calls home from school because their sick! The only thing you can do then is pick up the pieces and continue where you left off.
What helps to keep you organized? Please share!
