Shortcuts & Loopholes For Making Back to School Easier
How To Beat The Cycle Of Not Having Enough Time For Everything You Need To DoImagine your life becoming easier overnight! You’ve survived the back to school shopping and the first week of school issues with your kids. Now you’re settling into the new routines. But, it’s still a higher pace than summer with many more demands on your limited time. Where is the relief and escape from what is known as this “rat race?” Here is what you’ve been looking for.
These are shortcuts and loopholes for How To beat this cycle of never enough time for everything you need to do.
It’s all about personal discipline. You must not let your emotions run your life. But rather, maintain a positive attitude toward every situation regardless how confusing it may seem at the moment.
Organization is the key to success. Keep your family home decent and in order with stuff put away. Someone once said, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Have a plan for how you will approach each responsibility and task.
Make to do lists. This is the starting point for good organization. Have a plan and work the plan. Make a list of everything you can think of that will need to be accomplished in the upcoming weeks. If it is all in your head only it is just a wish list. Then make daily lists from this and enjoy crossing off the items when completed.
Prioritize the items on each to do list. Importance is not just what is significant, but also timely. Minor items may have a deadline so they need to be gotten out of the way. For example, if you are going to the store, what else can you accomplish while you’re in that area of town, even if it is a lower priority. Then it’s done and off the list. Prioritizing allows you to identify shortcuts you can use.
Don’t procrastinate as it may increase the effort required. Putting off until tomorrow what needs to be done today may actually make more work for you. It may reduce the window of time you have to complete the job creating increased anxiety for you. Furthermore, you may find you don’t have everything you need to do the task and have to run an errand to get needed supplies. The process may have gone smoother had you addressed it sooner and planned what was needed.
Fix problems immediately. Along with not procrastinating, it is wise to address problems in life ASAP. This is sometimes difficult to do but the dirty deed will need to be done eventually anyway. This gets it off your mind and truly lightens your load. You can shortcut a lot of issues by flattening a problem immediately.
Delegate tasks. This is a great way to lighten your load even more and to teach discipline and responsibility to your children.
Be thorough, but not necessarily perfect. Do a complete job at whatever you do but don’t make work for yourself by going beyond what is required. Many people are near paranoid about everything being “just right.” Sometimes “good enough” is adequate for the situation. This is a good loophole.
Ask for help and offer help. Build a working relationship with neighbors and parents of your children’s friends. Don’t be shy about asking them to help you out in a pinch and reciprocate by offering to assist them when needed. This is another good loophole.
Use the tools available. Utilize the Internet for information regarding just about everything. Identify all frequently needed websites and bookmark them. Use time saving products like Tuckright Blanket Suspenders® on each child’s bed to minimize your efforts with tucking them in, re-covering them at night, and for the bed to look nice all day after the kids awaken refreshed. This is a good shortcut to reduce your effort.
Rest when you are tired, eat properly and exercise. They call them cat naps. When you are tired, isolate yourself and grab some time to just let your body relax a bit. Be certain to eat right each day and to get at least a little exercise consistently.