Time Management!

Amy

I decided today I was going to discuss time management with you all. Anyone who knows me is already laughing at that statement.  I am HORRIBLE at time management  and I am late to EVERYTHING. I tell people all the time that I will probably be late to my own funeral. Heck I was late to my own wedding. Lol My husband hates this about me. And I know it is rude for me to be like this. I don't mean to be rude. I make every excuse as to why I didn't get there on time but really I just didn't manage my time properly.

So every week I look at my calendar to see what I have coming up for the week. 9 times out of 10 my week is packed with doctors and therapy appointments for my youngest as well as sports and other things for my oldest kids. Every week I hope I have even one free day with nothing on it so I can plan something fun for us to do and most weeks that doesn't happen. And not only are my weeks busy with places to go I also have alot on my plate with things the doctors and therapists want me working on at home for Savannah. I told them it's getting a little overwhelming all that I need to do in a day to keep her healthy and happy. Kids take up a lot of time no matter what but Savannah has 2 therapists and 8 specialists that are all telling me something I need to do to keep her healthy.  Some things are small like medicines and some things are very time consuming.  I literally was sitting here this morning making charts for her so I could remember everything I need to do on a daily basis with her. Which sounds ridiculous but the amount of things are becoming so much that if I don't have reminders I won't 

remember it.

The point of me telling you all of this is that I am making all these charts and have all this stuff on the calendar for my kids but I don't bother to put myself on the calendar. Why do we as mom's do this? Why are we not important enough to be on the calendar? I always tell people if you don't see me put you on the calendar then it probably isn't going to happen. And I know it sounds stupid to schedule time for yourself on your calendar but for me if I don't start to do that then I am never going to workout and take care of myself.  The nice thing about my calendar is it reminds me a half an hour before what I have to do next. That way I am more likely to do it.

I also I have decided that not only am I going to put myself on my calendar but I also need to make myself a chart to tell me what I will be doing that day for a workout.  Sometimes I think I should go workout but then the thought of picking something to do for the workout is so daunting that I don't end up doing anything. So this week my goal will be to to get on my own calendar and manage my time better. This will very hard for me but I will never know if I can do it if I don't try.