Posts tagged Thought
The Embarrassing Reveal of Tracking 48 Hours of My Time

Last week I tracked how I spent my time for 48 hours in intervals of 10 minutes in preparation for a time management workshop I ran this morning for a group of employees at a global social enterprise start-up. I had asked them to do the same exercise, so I figured I should do it myself! I try to do this exercise every few months to gain insight into my schedule and habits. Normally, I recommend tracking your schedule for seven days (especially if it is your first time), but I knew no one would do it so I went for two days! 😉 Personally, I wanted to see if I was spending my time in alignment with my top five time priorities - areas of my life I’ve identified as most important to allocate my most valuable resource to, my time.

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Instruction Manuals For Loved Ones Bring Suffering

Starting to feel a bit neurotic from being stuck inside with your family?

How many of you are writing “instruction manuals” for how your loved ones should behave so you can feel better during this COVID-19 quarantine? 🤣

I’m certainly tempted to. I’d love for my kids’ rooms to be spotless instead of a collection of dirty dishes and clothes. I wish my husband would massage my sore lower back and take his two computer monitors back to his office downtown. And please God, someone tell our adorable cat to stop shedding so much hair so I don’t have to vacuum daily and start cuddling with me instead. 😝If everyone did this I’d regain a sense of cleanliness and serenity in my home.

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