Busy Moms and Tiime Management

All I have time to add is this: EVERYTHING takes longer than people think it should or predict that it will. If you're already having trouble staying on top of what you're doing now, then don't expect extra time to magically appear for attending school and doing homework.

Attending just one three hour community college course will take driving time, parking time, walking to and from the building time, time after class to ask questions sometimes, time to go buy supplies sometimes, usually three hours a week of homework (but that's an AVERAGE--some weeks it may be ten hours, other weeks one hour), time to deal with computer and class website dysfunctions sometimes, etc. That's probably more like 8-9 hours on average per week, if you live about 20 minutes away from the college.

I'm not one to discourage anyone from increasing her education, but I do know from the experience of going to grad school as a working mother that it took a lot more time than I had expected (and I'm a realist), and about 10x more time than other people thought it did.

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Hello J.,

I am a mom of three teenage boys, married 22 year. I am a Professional Organizing and Family coach. My companies name is "Get Organized!". While I organize any area of your home or life.. my expertise's are in paper clutter and time management.

If you can't learn to organize and manage your time.. then you can't get organized.

I would be glad to help you. I come to your home and spend 2 hours with you coaching you on organizing tools for time management, the difference between planning to do something vs. scheduling and so much more. You will come away with tons of advice to put into action.

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I have been on Good Morning Texas recently discussing kids chores, and lunch systems for the family.

http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas/Hints-for-Organizi...

Please let me know if I can help you.

L. B.

Hi J.,

Make a decision to learn and be better at time management.
To do lists helps, keeping a journal can be helpful as well, becoming task oriented, self motivated, having a consistent daily routine is a good idea.

Being organized and task oriented helps me with managing time better. I make time for myself, my family, my business, volunteering /helping others and fun each week.

PS: It take 21 days to form a new habit, so if you want to get up early each day, set an alarm, get up and go about your day productively.

I'm a mom of twins and a 4 year old. I volunteer at my church and I do professional organizing and yes, my house is clean. I know about time management...I have to in order to stay sane. It's all about routine and knowing what my schedule can handle. I have to say no a lot in order to protect my time. I have a time map that you can fill out with all the things you do weekly and it will give you a visual of where your time is spent. Call me with your email so I can sent it to you. You may find that you have more time than you think. ###-###-####