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Cold weather and I do not get along. And neither do I and these ridiculously short days… I need sunlight! And warm weather! And to be able to walk outside without putting on every piece of clothing I own. *sigh*
Ever since the November weather took a turn for the freezing (literally, I’ve already seen ice), my productivity has taken a turn for the nonexistent. Well, that just isn’t going to work for me. I need a plan to get my life together, no matter what excuses I may make for myself (and believe me, I am never at a loss for a good excuse)!
HOW: I don’t know anyone who feels like they “have enough time”… you know what I mean? Like, everyone feels overwhelmed by the amount of things to do in the amount of time they “have”. However, actually writing down your daily routines can really help you find out just why it is that you never have enough time. In this really amazing article by Personal Organizing Expert, Elizabeth Larkin, she discusses how she discovered imbalances in her own time management and the steps she took to fix them!
(here’s an awesome post on 15 sneaky time-wasters we all deal with!)
HOW: So, once you are aware of where your time is being wasted, go ahead and make a little list of PRODUCTIVE things that you would like to use that newly found time for! You could probably get 3 days’ worth of to-do’s done in 1 day, if you really tried! Think about your long-term to-do’s. Do you need to e-mail your advisor about something? Send a resume out somewhere? Sign up for yoga classes again? Or get your oil changed? …or call the dentist? Look at that list of tedious, totally procrastination-worthy tasks and get ready to kick its butt!
(you know I love tips on how to make a great to-do list and this post from LifeHacker is perrrrfect!)
HOW: Beginning tomorrow, just replace one of those ineffective activities with something useful and productive! This way it’s not completely impossible feeling… it’s just one little thing! Most people perform cognitive tasks best between the hours of 9 and 11 AM. That’s the optimal time for “working”, so tell yourself this: Absolutely NO social media (or whatever your vice is) between those hours. Use them solely for producing the thing that you are supposed to produce! Not even a little tweet. That newsfeed will be there after you complete your to-do list! <– my daily mantra.
(Tiny Buddah has a great post on taking baby steps to achieve your goals, here!)
HOW: As you move through the days, try to keep replacing that useless time with something productive! Not only will you accomplish more each day, but you’ll feel less rushed while doing it! It’s a total win-win! What if you just look at the weather and pick out an outfit the night before? Would that save some valuable time in the morning? Or even planning out meals so that you aren’t spending 30 minutes binge eating on everything in sight the moment you get home from work? (totally not an example from my real life at all…)
And even though it has been a lot of work to get everything in the shop set up, I have to say that I am SO, SO happy that I decided to do this! I already have 10 (yes, 10!) printables available in the shop and I’m adding another one today! YAY!
Before I officially announced this shop via OC, I wanted to be sure that I could successfully create “mini” planner pages… and guess what? I can! And I, of all people, am totally thrilled about that!
So this post is dedicated to the shop! Kind of like a cheat sheet / tour / what to expect!
(And who among us doesn’t love to know what to expect, right?!)
Okay, so here is everything I can think of to tell you!
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PICTURED: Daily Checklist with Timeline and 5 Categories |
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PICTURED: Horizontal Weekly View |
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PICTURED: Weekly & Monthly Cleaning Checklist |
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PICTURED: Year at a Glance Printable |
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PICTURED: Month at a Glance |
Have you used Etsy in the past? Did you have a good experience? What kinds of printables would you like to see in the shop?