Oh, hi there. It's me...Holly...remember me? If not, it's okay. I haven't blogged in like a trillion years.
Things with Charm & Gumption have been going really well lately. And when business stuff goes well it means that things are also really busy. So, on my list of things to do, writing a blog post always falls to the end of the list. But I'm going to get better! I promise (I know, I've said that before).
How you ask? By dealing with my busy-ness the only way I know how: making lots and lots of lists. What I realized my schedule needs is more consistency. Any of you who work from home will know that having a consistent schedule is one of the hardest but most necessary parts of it. And lately, I just haven't been very consistent.
So yesterday I made a list of all of the things I need to get done each week by category: blogging, order filling, emailing (you'd be shocked at how much time per day I spend sending/reading emails), as well as housework type stuff, like getting the groceries and doing the laundry. I realized that I could work a lot smarter (and not so hard) by spreading out all of these chores and things throughout the week rather than being a sporadic mess who's always running around like a chicken with her head cut off (duh).
I got out my handy keyboard memo pad and wrote color coded to-do's for each category on each day and just doing that made me feel, like, ten times better. Cause I'm a weirdo like that.
How do you maintain a consistent schedule (or do you)? Any tips?
Lists are my favorite and probably the only way I can really get things done. They are also helpful to visualize what you finished in a day, which I think is good for feeling like you had a productive day.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I love that memo pad! Might have to order one for my office!
xo
Diana
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