So the quest is ongoing!!! But there are a few things that I have been trying to do really hard in the past little while that make a big difference…… “IF” I actually do them.
The first one is to have a plan. Have a plan for the day, for the week and for the month. Most of us have our plans basically drawn our for us already in the form of work schedule, and all of the other needs that require our attention. But any “free” time or time that your are not committed to something, try to plan out then what is going to be best there.
My husband and I are becoming better and better at sitting down to calendar out our month. It used to only be required for the month, but now we are having to do it a week at a time too. This has been big for me to help me find more balance in my routine. I can visually see my day and week laid out in front of me and that helps me see where I can put more time into this or that and sometimes even where I need to do less. I have days that are jam packed, minute to minute. On those days I know ahead of time that I cannot take on anything else. And there are days that I have maybe a little bit of flexibility, so on those days I try to get ahead in a specific area or plug in what I feel is best on that day.
There are so many different levels of balance, but as you can see, I have been trying to work on balancing my time lately. When I have things planned out, organized, and prepared is when I’m feeling on top of it all, like it’s manageable. So for right now I’m taking baby steps with balance. Planning, preparing and getting organized is what’s helping me to feel more balanced in my life right now.
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It feels so good to be organized. Good job on your baby steps. I have been traveling so much lately that I have so much catch up and organizing to do. I am trying to get it all together and find everything. Yikes. I have to work harder on this. Great post.