Schedules and Planners

 Today I thought I'd talk about  schedules and planners.This may sound a bit silly 😎but it's  helped me so much in staying orginized I  thought someone else might  find the idea useful. Doesn't  matter if you have a ton of stuff to do or  happen to be  someone who lives a bit on the  quiet side.

At one time I  had both a monthly schedule and a weekly planner    but right now I'm just using a weekly planner.Pick general chores to add to the planner ( don't forget to schedule in something fun 😇) There's something  very  calming about writing things down . It helps you focus and you no longer have to spend precious  time trying to figure out what to tackle first.

Since I've never  had kids  I've never really been in a positoon where I had hundreds of things to do but I've still found it very helpful when  trying to balance work with every day life.

However they come in handy even  if you're  not being  overwhelmed with work.Nowadays with so many of us stuck at home  thanks to  lock downs and what not  having a schedule can help  by  creating a sense of stability .If you don't know where to start begain with   general chores   then add in other things  such as reading ,watching movies,taking a walk, working on a craft project or just enjoying your favorite food ( think pizza/ice cream night.) Set  aside several  different things for each day so you have a varity .

Even though I've been doing this  for a couple years now it's  really been  helping me  since I  moved to the UK.All I  could do was sit around feeling sorry for myself. No job might be some peoples dream but it's  been really hard on me .Keeping a weekly planner really  helped get me back on track .Having  something scheduled to do each day meant I wasn't   thinking about  how bored I  was and what  there was to do   .I'm attaching a picture of mine so you can get a better idea of what I'm talking about 👩

P.S. It also helps to have a separate list   to hang on your fridge where you can write down chores in gerneral.Divide them into categories " Things to  do soon", Things to do today ",  and  " Things to  do later ."

And if you want to throw in a monthly schedule  as well ( I'm a nut when it comes to orginzation so I llove having both 😌)it pretty much works the same way expect I usually add things as they pop up rathering then planning ahead .