We all have things that need to be done. Trash to take out, laundry to wash before it stands up on it’s own, bills to pay – DARN! – taxes to file or the IRS man chases you down and there’s always life to live.
When life gets busier and busier our to-do list grows and tend to forget things. A doctor’s appointment here, a vet visit there, buying an ingredient for tonight’s dinner or even cooking dinner at all. Soon your to-do list is out of control and and it’s more of a stressor than a help.
To keep things in check everyone needs a back schedule. What is the minimum you need for each day? Most days start with…
- Wake up.
- Get dressed.
- Pack bags for work.
- Eat meals.
- Sleep.
Just the basics…just the basics, ma’am. From there add the daily tasks you HAVE to do. Remember we’re still talking have to. For me each work day has a different set of required tasks. The work tasks are a must added to my calendar before I fill in other tasks.
- Phone Calls
- Meetings
- Errands
- etc.
Don’t forget other responsibilities like family dinners, date night, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. Add those in on specific dates (if they have them) or where they best fit.
This is the guts of your 24 hours. The things that must be finished before all else. From there everything else needs to fit within that basic schedule.
- Workouts
- Time with friends
- Television watching
- Medical visits
- Personal Errands
- Household cleaning
- And MUCH MORE!
I love of Google Calendar and separate personal/home tasks, work task, gym workouts, meetings and even shared tasks with Hunni by color. Even better now that it’s baseball season Google fills in all the Red Sox Games for me. 
Having a basic schedule makes it easy to say yes or no to invitations or requests. A basic schedule makes it easy – or at least easier – to fit in workouts on a regular basis. A basic schedule puts everything out in the open.
Looking at the basic schedule with “have tos” and the free space helps organize my to-do list. My to-do list never quits. The tasks just shift as I add more to the list. But with my basic schedule I can see how much I accomplish each week and the time to fit in more tasks from the list.
