Chapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life.
Chapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life.
ReplyDeletestep 1- work, church, coaching
step 2 - family time, spend time with my parents, reading and sewing
step 3 - weekly date with spouse, have kids and parents over for meals.
step 4 - spend time with friends, read more, self care.
step 5 - housework, errands, meal prep, helping others
Uffda. In today's busy, fast-paced life, it is hard to know immediately what you should spend less time on. Everything is important, right? LOL Non flexibles are easy to figure out and include my children's sporting events. Top priorities include time with my family and doing activities that bring me joy, like scrapbooking. Deciding what to truly prioritize and when is so hard with so many things to be done at home and school. I definitely spend too much time on menial tasks or jumping from one thing to another. I feel like ALL of my time is allocated. Ha! I definitely have some mental work ahead in prioritizing all the things to bring me more peace and joy.
ReplyDelete1. Non-flexible-work Monday through Friday. This is non-flexible as it is required to allow time for everything else.
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities-family and friend time. This time allows for me to wind down and relax around those that know me best.
3. Self Care-Making time for me-talk time to do something I enjoy that does not require much thought.
4. House work, grocery shopping, sleep, watching Netflix.
1-Non-flexible-:30 min commute 7-7:30/3:45-4:15; work 7:30-3:45
ReplyDelete1st Friday of the month 7:00 SEBH meeting, 1st Wednesday of the month board meeting
2-Top priorities: enjoying kids activities, making memories with my kids, reading, me time- meal prep and working out, dating my husband, friend time
3/4 green box activities- kids, husband time, me time
5-in between time- housework (everyone gets chore areas to make the work go faster, sleep, other errands
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DeleteStep 1: Non-flexibles: work, meetings, commute time, doctor appointments
ReplyDeleteStep 2: Top Priorities: keeping my daughter healthy and feeling loved, teaching my daughter math/reading, my health (diet, physical therapy), personal growth/mental health, other family time, math job
Steps 3/4: Top Priorities, prioritized and allocated: I need to try and leave work at work on time so I can make sure my daughter is drinking enough water and eating healthy. I think I need to "unplug" for a month to make sure I'm not going down rabbit holes looking for teaching, cooking, and quilting ideas. I can try getting up an hour before my daughter to start my day off with my physical therapy and getting in the right headspace for my job. I can use Saturdays to work on learning skills with her. I can use vacations to make time with other family members. I like the idea of leaving Sundays open as a buffer.
Step 5: In Betweens: housework, quilting, practicing piano
1. Non-Flexible- teaching & coaching
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities- family at home, family trips, self care, exercise
3. Top Priorities Ordered - Wake up early and exercise, not rush my kids to daycare & school in the morning and get a slower start to my day, drop my daughter off at school at 7:55, get to school at 8:00, teach until 3:25, meetings/plan from 3:25-4:00, pick up my kids and start dinner for everyone, do a family activity, get the kids in bed by 7:30-8:00 and spend time with my wife. During basketball season I do not get home until 6:00, so this looks a little different.
4. Unallocated Priority Time- my family is my priority, so weekends and nights are all for them.
5. Everything else- cleaning, laundry, groceries.
This is a really difficult task for me right now. I think I am still struggling with my what and why a little.
ReplyDelete1. Non flexible- work hours, booster events, medical appts, drive time to kids’ activities, church
2. Top priorities- self care, family/spouse, healthy eating, time for prayer and spiritual study
3. Prioritizing- exercise/self care in the morning before work and in the evening before bed (10 minutes approx.), meal prep in any remaining time before work and after work before other obligations, prayer and faith in the morning (10 minutes approx.) before getting ready for work and evening (20-30 minutes) before bed, family/spouse time on the weekend and evening meal (when we are home)
4. Top priorities allocated- I like the idea in the book about the teacher that has “priority time”. Depending on how I’m feeling, any of these would be a good way to spend my time.
5. Everything else- sleep, housework, errands, grading/schoolwork
Step 1: Identify your non flexibles: Work hours, including my commute (I turn my car into a classroom and listen to audiobooks and podcasts), taekwondo lessons for the kids
ReplyDeleteStep 2: List your top priorities that you want to uncover more time for: These are my top priorities, but I already have time allocated for them: Family time, working out, food prep, reading, photography, and planning for mountain adventures.
Step 3: Specify what life would look like if you prioritized those things: I follow a routine every weekend for recovery (sleeping in), working out, and food prep, 1-2 hours of lesson planning is always on Sunday afternoons to get ready for the week. Week day evenings and Saturday afternoons and evenings are flexible for family time, reading, photography, or planning for the mountains.
Step 4: Add top priorities to the unallocated time in your schedule: My top priorities are already in my daily routines/schedule.
Step 5: Identify the in-betweens and add them to your schedule: Sleeping in on weekends (recovery), meal-prep on Sunday afternoons, light housework throughout the weekend, lesson planning on Sunday afternoons.
Step 1: Work from 7:45-3:30 and church on Sunday mornings
ReplyDeleteStep 2: Family, rest, exercise, and embroidery
Step 3: Not working at home and getting up earlier
Step 4: Quiet time and exercise in the morning, family time after supper, embroidery after bedtime for the kids
Step 5: Sleep - going to bed between 10 and 10:30, plan meals on Thursdays and pick up groceries on Saturday, and housework in the morning after my quiet time, exercise, and getting ready after school before everyone gets home until supper
Non-flexibles: 50 min. commute to work each workday, 7:45-4:15 contracted work time, afterschool IEP meetings for whole caseload
ReplyDeleteTop Priorities: Exercise, following up intentionally with friends/family, playing with dogs, 7 hours of sleep/night
What would life look like if I did this?
Honestly, pretty similar to my day-to-day so far this school year!
Adding top priorities:
Scheduling my bedtimes so I get at least 7 hours of sleep before alarm goes off for early morning exercise
Identifying in-betweens:
batching errands to one evening/after work per week
Chapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life.
ReplyDeleteNon-flexible time would be obligations like work, and medical appointments. I would like to have more unstructured time to spend on projects. If I prioritized these things, I would get my projects done, and feel better about myself. Top priorities would take place in this free time. Tasks that have to be done are written on the calendar.
Step 1: non-flexible: work from 7:30-4:00 M-F, church Sundays 10:30-11:30
ReplyDeleteStep 2: top priorities: spend time with kids/husband, bible study/devotional, daily exercise
Step 3: getting up earlier to do my workouts and devotional every morning instead of sometimes after school, which would free up my after school time to spend more time with my kids, date night twice a month with my husband, and play volleyball once a week for 2 hours
Step 4: I always use weekends to spend time with kids, so if I am playing volleyball or at bible study during the week I can still have time with my kids too on another day, but I think being more consistent in waking up earlier to have more free time in the evenings would be very beneficial for me. I also like the idea of "flex time" as mentioned in the book.
Step 5: I would like to be better about grocery shopping, going to the store once over the weekend and again on Wednesdays to save time throughout the week. I usually do a little cleaning everyday to keep the house maintained without a big cleaning job needed on one day.
1. Non-Flexible- work, work commute
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities-kids, family, selfcare, exercise
3. Top Priorities Ordered - Wake up early and exercise, not rush my kids to daycare & school, get to work on time, pick up my kids and make dinner for everyone, spend family time together, get the kids baths and in bed by 8:00-8:30 and spend time for self care.
4. Unallocated Priority Time- weekends are my time my kids and I go with the flow. Sometimes we'll schedule activities during this time but try to be loose/not stressed about them.
5. Everything else- cleaning/dishes, laundry, groceries.
1. Non-flexible Work
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities Wife, parents, exercise, Bible Reading
3. Top Priorites orders Bible Reading (First thing when I wake up, Exercise (Walk to school or at school for 10 minutes), Wife (Set a specific time I will be home by), Parents (seeing them at least once a month) (Seeing my dad more now that he is in the hospital)
4. Unallocated Priority Time- Weekend I need to really focus on my wife and hobbies. I think setting aside Saturday as no school day would be good. On Sunday, I will schedule a certain time for school work, even if it review what I need to do for school the next week. If I don't use the time for school it can be flex time. One thing I need to do is once I leave school, leave stuff at school, so i can foucs on my priorities. Also I need to schedule time for exrcise in the evening also.
5. Everything else: cleaning, laundry, lawn mowing, yard work, etc. I think if I can do a little each day when I get home, it will make my Saturday and weekend even freer, and even give more flex time on the weekend.
I unknowingly on this list last year went I made the decision to not go back to my classroom teaching position! So now I am perhaps working the steps a bit in reverse. More time for my kids and their activities moved to the top, something that my previous commute to school and teaching load were not allowing much time for. Now my schedule is more flexible and able to be filled with more of the things that are actually a priority for me, and I have given up some of those things I was losing time (and energy!) to.
ReplyDeleteChapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life.
ReplyDeletestep 1: Non-negotiables- Work hours weekly from 7-6 M-Th (includes 30 minutes commute time)
step 2 - Areas you want to prioritize-
Bible study & church life; time with husband and our families; writing and sharing music
step 3-Get specific about what life would look like with these priorities -
Weekly Bible studies & church attendance; no grading papers at home on weeknights; lesson plan when husband works on Saturday mornings; making time to call, visit, and write family members on weekends; singing in church & for other ministry-related events
step 4- add top priorities to unallocated time in schedule -
Add exercise for better physical well-being
step 5-add the in-betweens to your schedule - cleaning house, laundry, medication filling, farm bookworm, grocery shopping, meal prep
Now that I'm staying at home with my kids, this exercise looks a lot different. However, I still rarely accomplish all the things I'd like to in a day, so I do think it's worth doing.
ReplyDeleteStep 1 - My non-flexibles are all the basic tasks that go toward caring for my children throughout the day.
Step 2 - My top priorities are my husband, kids, Bible Study/Mass, exercise, and reading.
Step 3 - I could organize a date night once a month with my husband and be more intentional with our time together once the kids are in bed. I could read my Bible as soon as the kids go down for naps instead of waiting until I've cleaned the living room, folded laundry, etc. I could consistently go on morning walks with my kids (no excuses!) to ensure I get some exercise in my day. I could read before bed instead of being on my phone.
Step 4 - The nap times/bed times for my kids, along with the weekends, are my unallocated time. Step 3 mostly covered how I could adjust my priorities during those time periods. When we don't have plans with extended family, our weekends are definitely "flex time" and we really love that.
Step 5 - My in-betweens are cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, random errands/appointments, and sleep.
During the past few years, I realized many of the things listed in this book on my own. I was constantly busy, doing things for other people that didn't make me happy or fill my cup. Then my friend said, "Why don't you just say no?" It never occured to me that I could say no. I realized I liked doing some of the things I was doing, I felt obligated to others so I sat down to figure out how to streamline it all. I didn't like being busy every single night for my stepsons sports. So with my own girls, we picked one activity to do. They'd rather be playing outside with friends and it wasn't worth the fight to get them to the activities they had chosen in the first place! They are still in a physical activity and also get their time outside. I have less time driving them around, enjoy my time with them outside and have more money. :) Next, I liked serving on the church board but then my daughters troop needed a leader. I could do it all.... but I didn't enjoy doing all the things. So for now I am the leader while my girls are young. When they are older, I will go back and be on the church board. I realized I also liked helping adults with mental, emotional, and physical health but it was time consuming chatting with people all the time. So I became a BODi partner (formerly Beachbody coach), I created an accountability group to share all my info in one place, and now I make money and earn trips with that effort. Which lead to me having better friendships, going back on trips, more money, and really strong faith base shared among that group. I'm still serving my community, my kids are still involved in activities, it just all had to shift for now. And everyone is happier, has more time and money and life feels a lot lighter. I realized if it isn't making me happy, I can say no. They'll find someone else to do it. They were just asking me because they knew I'd always say yes.
ReplyDelete1: Identify your non-flexibles-Time I spend at work, after school activities. I do not want to take away any more time from my family for time at school that isn't necessary.
ReplyDelete2: List your top priorities that you want to uncover more time for. My kids, their hobbies, and reading.
3:Specify what life would look like if you prioritized these things. I think that giving myself more time for my kids after school and the activities and hobbies they like, it would make me feel less guilty and stressed about all the times I do need to put in extra work outside of school hours. I also think more time spent reading and relaxing myself will help with the burnout feeling.
4:Add top priorities to the unallocated time in your schedule. I can try to read and go for walks when my kids are napping or after they are asleep.
5: Identify the in-betweens and add them to your schedule. The usual things that need done, cleaning, grocery shopping, meal planning, scheduling appointments, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe process described in Ch. 6-8 is basically a written form of what I’ve been working so hard to manage in my life over the past two school years because I can no longer spend so much time and energy on school without feeling burnout or guilt. I’ve read a lot and tried to look at my processes with the weekly, rather than daily, view in mind. I’ve gotten things to a point that they usually work for me, but I could still fine-tune some things so that I can get a daily workout in and not have to stay at work late (6-7:30) the one or two nights a week that I do, but I’m guessing that will remain a fixture for the time being.
How I’ve worked this system for myself:
-Start each day with a blank NEON notecard (I used to use scrap paper, but it got lost too easily and was very uninspiring!) Throughout the day, I write down everything that needs action or to be done that day in order for me to feel prepared and ready to go home without needing to think about school once I get home (excluding those times when I have research papers or book reports to grade).
-I’ve found that Monday and Tuesday tend to be too early to accurately plan much of the next week, so I don’t worry about planning on either of those days. This takes A LOT of stress off my plate Mon./Tues. evenings. I try to fill any extra time these evenings with making copies that I know I’ll need over the next week or two, or reviewing reading assignments that I plan to assign during the week.
-Use plan period and free time to GRADE or cross off things from my list (not dink around reading unnecessary e-mails or visit co-workers)
-I always print my lesson plan for the next day the night before so that it’s ready for me when I come in each morning and having that “clean slate” helps me focus. I know that two things will always be on the notecard each day: grading and tomorrow’s lesson plan (prepped/printed). I will not leave until most/all of this is done (again, with exception of big grading assignments)
-I try to keep Wed.-Thurs. evenings as free as possible so that I have extra time at school to plan lessons for the next week. Then, if I don’t get things done by Thursday, I know that I can use Friday afternoon as “roll over” time to keep work from flowing into the weekend.
During the weekend, I try to keep 2-3 hours open for house cleaning on Saturday, as well as a 2-hour chunk on Saturday to get in a good workout. Sundays are for church and we spend a lot of our Sundays with my in-laws, so I feel that this time is pretty well spoken-for.
Areas that I find myself feeling that I could work on:
-Feeling that I spent too much time grading (enough said)
-Trying to figure out other assignments or projects that will meet learning needs for my students without requiring so much prep time/effort from me
-Feeling that lesson planning/manually entering standards takes far too long at this point in my career.
Some steps I’m working/planning to help these areas needing improvement:
-I plan to copy my online lesson plan book this next year. I’ve always opted to create new so that assignments can be added at the correct time, but that also creates a whole new need to for me re-enter my standards and again.
-Finding ways to “streamline” my evening so that all of us (husband, son, and I) have more of a nightly routine
-Being willing to stand up and directly say “no” to some of the obligations that I feel pressure from school or family to be part of.
The book is both proving to me that I have put some hard work in and seen A LOT of gains, and reminding me that I still have some areas to consider. Like Angela Watson writes, this is not a set-in-stone thing and life fluctuates constantly, but just being aware helps me see that opportunities that I have to create positive change for my life and activities.
The first step, for me, would be to identify my priorities. What legacy do I hope to leave? I have nailed down my legacy for this stage in my life but how do I get rid of the time-consuming items that neither contribute to my priorities nor help met my legacy goals. I love the idea of identifying my non-flexible and my priorities into a schedule that I can see. I currently have my to do list but plan on rearranging it after this task is done :) My priorities are my spiritual life, family life then coaching/teaching. These match the legacy I want to leave so now I need to eliminate the other time-crunching items: correcting papers, visits by colleagues during plan period, removing myself from committees that I serve on that don't match my goals.
ReplyDelete1. Non-flexibles: 20 minute commute; work 4:00-12:30
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities: spending time with my newborn and husband, extended family, making time to attend church, setting career goals
3. Prioritizing of Steps 1 &2: baby time, husband and me time, family time, work goals
4. Top Priorities to unallocated time: family time is my top priority when it comes to unallocated time
5. In-betweens: laundry, cleaning, exercising, groceries, sleep
Application of these 5 steps will be a lot easier now that I have a set work schedule. My previous job fluctuated start/end/and overtime and that made scheduling very difficult. Now I feel like I am in a better position to dedicate more time to my top priority, my family.
A few things I can put into my daily life for long term goals:
ReplyDelete1. Non-flexibles: work schedule and driving to work, kids activities.
2. Top Priorities: family and church time, self-care time, college class.
3. Most of those priorities: Meal prep time, don't take school work home - work later on certain days of the week. Get up early for faith building.
4. Unallocated time: meal plan for week, working on adding things to my classes such as projects or group activities.
5. In-betweens: laundy, grocery shopping, reading.
Chapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life. I want to spend my time at my job working to educate students and make a difference in their life. Especially giving them skills so they can get a good job, so they have a bright future. I want to have time to enjoy my family, and hope that I leave a good legacy for them to remember.
ReplyDeleteChapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life
ReplyDelete1. Non-Flexibles: 25 minute commute to and from work, work 8-4
2. Top Priorities: exercise, family time, mental health time
3. Most of those priorities: exercise consistently, walk dogs more often, spend more time doing what I enjoy to boost mental health meal prep time
4. Unallocated Time: meal plan, work on adding more exciting things to my everyday life and job, exercise differently
5. In-betweens: laundry, groceries, dog walking, shopping, reading, etc.
I have multiple areas that I can improve on. This book is giving me a deeper look on how to do that.
Completing this task presented a considerable challenge for me. Traditionally, I thrive in a busy environment. However, I've observed a recurring trend in recent years where I consistently feel disappointed or unfulfilled by the end of each day. Through engaging in this activity, my aim is to reorganize my priorities effectively and cultivate a greater sense of success and satisfaction at the conclusion of each day.
ReplyDelete1. Non-Flexibles: Working from 8-4:30 Monday – Thursday and everyday essentials needed to take care of my family and their well-being.
2. Top Priorities: Family time with my husband and 2 ½ year old, making time to attend a church service once a week, self care for at least 1 hour a week, self-improvement or professional development, exercise.
3. Specify what life would look like if you prioritized these things: What life may look is could organizing a date night once a month with my husband and be more intentional with our time together once our daughter is in bed. I would consistently go on evening walks with my daughter to ensure I get some exercise in my day and spend time with my daughter. I would read before bed instead of being on my phone or tablet. I could set aside 1 hour or 30 min each day of the weekend dedicated to self-care (journaling, meditating, ect.), I would dedicate at least 15 minutes a night during the weekdays of reading a self-development book or working on a professional development to further my career.
4. Unallocated Time: Add in exercise to ensure better physical well- being,
5. In-betweens: laundry, groceries, dog walking, shopping, etc.
Step 1 - My non-flexibles are the daily tasks that go into caring for my family, and my hours spent at work.
ReplyDeleteStep 2 - My top priorities are my husband, kids, church, small group, time with friends
Step 3 - I could wake up earlier in the morning to give myself time to prepare for the day before everyone is awake and demanding things from me. I could plan weekend activities with my children and husband to make more memories. I could schedule a monthly date night with my husband to continue to grow our relationship with each other.
Step 4 - On the weekends, the rest/nap time for my children and the time after they are in bed is my free time to do some self-care, read, take a nap, or catch up on something that fell through the cracks.
Step 5 - My in-betweens are the household chores, laundry and cleaning, meal-prepping, grocery/Walmart runs.
Step 1: work, tasks need to care for my family
ReplyDeleteStep 2: husband, kids, family, exercise, self-care, faith
Step 3: after work self-care, after supper time for spouse/kids, side hustle after kids go to bed, date night once a week with spouse, go to church on Sunday
Step 4: On weekends flex-time
Step 5: cleaning, sleep, meal prep/eating, errands
Step 5:
Chapters 6-8 How can you align daily life with your priorities using the steps listed in Chapter 7? Although this exercise can be extremely personal, please share what you are comfortable doing so about your application of these 5 steps in your own life.
ReplyDelete1. Work 8-4 M-F, driving to kids activites Monday evening, Tuesday evening and Friday evening.
2. Quality time with kids/husband, exercise, self- care (reading/downtime)
3. Schedule time for exercise before getting ready for work or directly after school, time with kids after that/in the evening, 1-2 nights a week set aside with husband for date or TV watching together, down time on weekends or in the evening.
4. Flex time during open blocks on weekdays/weekends.
5. Cleaning/housework/home improvement projects
1. Non-flexibles: Work 7:00-4:00 Monday-Friday, rehearsal after school Monday
ReplyDelete2. Top priorities: Events with friends and family, going to the gym on free evenings
3. Schedule a time to see friends and have it on the calendar, sign up for gym classes early to hold the commitment, set an alarm so I don't stay at school any later than I need to.
4. Protect my free time. I don't need to fill my weekends with seeing other people or going out. Use this time to get housework done or rest.
5. In-betweens: Reading, cleaning, groceries, shopping, laundry.
1. Non flexible - contractual work hours / responsibilities (limiting my work to these hours and responsiblities is step 1 to make more time for the next steps)
ReplyDelete2. Top priorities - time with family (both close and far), time for my own health (a new journey), spiritual well-being, finding/building new skills and hobbies.
3. Changing my mindset to allow my wants, needs, etc. to be a priority; learning to be okay with doing things by myself.
4. See number 1 - limiting my work responsibilities to just those hours and protecting the rest of my time for non-flexible priorities.
5. In-betweens: groceries, laundry, errands, cleaning, etc.
3.
1. Non-flexible: Contractual work hours from 7:45-3:45.
ReplyDelete2. Top priorities: daily walk; time with my kids; time with my husband; time to read for enjoyment; time to talk to my mom on the phone
3. If I were to make time for my priorities, that would look like a minimum 30 minute walk after school, some dedicated time to spend with my kids in free moments around their nightly activities, time to talk/reconnect with my husband after supper, a phone conversation with my mom, and 20-30 minutes of reading before bed. I believe I would feel more fulfilled, more connected, and less stressed. I would also feel like I have a better work/life balance and more energy to then devote to work while I'm at work.
4. Unallocated time: My priorities will make up my hours spent between 3:45 and bedtime. If I have time left over and schoolwork to do, then that can be fit in. It is not, however, my daily priority.
5. In-betweens: laundry, housework, meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, errands. I will squeeze these tasks in after my priorities have been taken care of.
1. Non-flexible: work M-F from 8am-4pm and drive kids to activities Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and attend sport events Saturday and Sunday.
ReplyDelete2. Spend quality time with my kids and husband, exercise, time for myself like reading.
3. Prioritizing going to bed earlier so that I wake up on time to exercise, schedule time with friends, actually go on a date with my husband.
4. Flex time for family, mostly on weekends.
5. Laundry, cleaning, meal planning/prepping, grocery shopping, errands, organize my families schedules
I love the idea of creating a calendar while considering the following:
ReplyDelete--Nonflexibles: Work 7:30-4 each week day, ensuring my son is where he needs to be after school
--Top priorities: Quality time with family (undivided attention on this), exercise (30 min/day, 4 days/week), connecting with spiritual life (church, medication, prayer)
--More time for the following priorities: quality time with friends, reading for learning and for pleasure, listening to podcasts, quality sleep
--Unallocated time: more self-care--long bath, calling a friend, sitting on the deck
--In betweens: cleaning, meal prep, errands, extra teaching "stuff"
Non-flexible: work M-F plus commute-
ReplyDeleteTop Priorities: Husband, Kids
More time for -Reading and exercising, meeting up with friends.
Unallocated time: watching a favorite show, self-care activities, flex time on the weekends.
In betweens- ALL THE CHORES. Do what needs to be done. The rest can wait.
I have started to make sure one chore gets done during those in between times but taking the pressure off of doing all the tasks at once.
1. Non-flexible: work M-F from 7:45-4:00, drive daughter to daycare on Wednesday mornings and to soccer on Thursday afternoons.
ReplyDelete2. Family time with husband and daughter, exercise classes, relaxation time for myself (yoga/baths/reading/gardening)
3. Prioritize time for getting lessons planned and grading done so I'm not staying late and skipping my gym classes. Consider waking up earlier to get my yoga in before others wake up.
4. Flex time in evenings and weekends
5. Meal prep, housework, errands, etc.
*I put a quote from this book on the whiteboard on my fridge. "Don't wait until everything is done to rest, allow yourself to rest so that everything can get done." This has allowed me to not feel pressured to press through and do chores during my daughter's afternoon nap. Instead, I take a rest first and then decide what actually needs to be accomplished afterwards.
1. work M-F
ReplyDelete2. exercise
3. carving out time in schedule - making it a non-negotiable, making it an appointment on calendar will make it less likely to "skip"
4. give up time watching tv/social media to make exercise more a priority
5. household tasks - clean, laundry, meal prep
I also like the concept of breaking things down into 15 minute increments - cleaning, folding laundry etc. It helps me to just think of it in smaller increments to not make it seem as overwhelming and makes me feel good once the item is actually accomplished.
1. Non-Flexible: work M-F, bring my kids to all their activities
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities: Family: Husband & Kids, Exercise at least 30 mins a day
3. More Time For: Quality sleep, spending time with friends, outdoor activities
4. Unallocated Time: more self care, flex time on the weekends
5. In Betweens- Household chores-cleaning, laundry, etc. , errands
This list is what I want for my next chapter in retirement, which is this month.
ReplyDeleteStep 1: Evenings with my Mom (Wellness Checkin)
Ranch work
Step 2: Husband Time, House Time, Fitness and my children
Step 3: Dinner with my husband nightly, FaceTime with my kids
Step 4: Family Weekends
Step 5: Grocery Shopping, Cleaning , and reading
1. Non-flexibles: work schedule and church on Sundays
ReplyDelete2. Top Priorities: family, self-care time (exercise), course work
3. Most of those priorities: Meal Prep, clean house, using prep time to lesson plan and correct so I bring nothing home
4. Unallocated time: relaxing
5. In-betweens: gardening, laundry, social media
Aligning my life with my priorities:
ReplyDelete1. Work Contractual Hours
2. Spouse, Kids, Health
3. 30 min of no screens with spouse after kids go to bed, 10 min special time with both kids daily, something health related each day (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual)
4. Most of these would happen before kids go to bed and after bedtime. Meditation could be before kids wake up...
5. In-betweens: sleep, meal prep, housework, errands...weekends
1. Non-Flexible
ReplyDeleteFor me, this would be work and family time.
2. Top Priorities
Self-care, house chores/projects, meal prep
3. What would life look like
Work is only during the contracted hours, I would no longer be a coach; family time happens everyday whether it's a board game, chit-chat, a walk/bike ride, a movie night, etc; I would have a few hours each weekend to prep meals for the week; I would have time each day to have at least 30 minutes of exercise; and at least an hour or so each day to house chores/projects.
4. Unallocated Time
Most of this would happen before work (exercise) and right at 3:45. I could play with the kids and husband prior to starting supper or have a meal in the crock pot. They kids could help with chores. Family time would end when it's time for the kids to go to bed, which would leave time for my husband and I to destress from the day together.
5. In-betweens
In-between the kids playing with my husband and me, I could create a grocery cart, plan a birthday, write a letter, journal, or do any hobby activity.
1. Non-flexible: Work hours, extra duty hours
ReplyDelete2. Top priorities: family time, self-care, workouts, reading and hobbies
3. Life would look like... less screen time (phone/ laptop), still making it to all of my kids' activities, more time for weekend family adventures or for one-on-one time, waking up without hitting snooze to get a workout done, reading and hobbies after kids' bedtime and on weekend
4. I problem solved workouts in #3, more family time could be had by including the kids in preparing meals and helping with chores, eating supper earlier to leave time for a board game or chit chat, showers, and an early enough bedtime to leave an hour or so for reading/ hobbies for me. Limit weekend commitments to leave time for family.
5. In-betweens: Setting up grocery pick-up, work on school stuff, run errands, sleep, catch up on shows...
Step 1. NF Work and church
ReplyDeleteStep 2. Be recertified(work)/ regular weekly attendance(church)/ Daily physical activity(health)/ visiting time with grandkids (family)
Step 3. I would have more peace with my life if I didn't have to work two jobs to get by. This would give me several hours each week to put towards step 2.
Step 4. I do and plan to continue to use my drivetime to work to listen to podcasts or sermons I find help me the most. It promotes good self-care for me. I would also like to begin a better bedtime routine and ditch the devices earlier.
Step 5. My house hold consists of one so keeping up with daily or weekly tasks doesn't pose much of a problem. I try to keep to my list for those weekly/monthly activities. The benefit of living in a small community is running errands does not take long.
1 - Non-flexibles- work
ReplyDelete2 - Kids, marriage, my self care/health goals, reading, reconnecting with God and the Bible
3 - No work on weekends, only family and personal time. Working out more consistently and regularly, especially on weekends. Reading daily, even if it's just 10 minutes. Less snooze buttons.
4 - Having kids help more with chores to eliminate me doing all of it and taking more time instead of everyone helping and taking less time. Better meal plan consistency so busy weekdays are not left scrambling and prepping meals. Waking up 10 minutes earlier so I'm not rushed, maybe use that time to meditate or read to set the tone for the day. Limit weekend commitments, even if that means limiting extended family time.
5 - Focused meal prep time, not "willy nilly." Arrange more grocery drop-offs to save me time going to get things. Combine errands into one trip and get it all done instead of random runs throughout the week. Housework - having kids help.
*Miranda Fox*
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