As an MVP Generation Ambassador, I’ve been posting about various topics. I posted about ways to explore your community, posted one of my favorite kid-friendly recipes and about finding creative ways for recreation. This week’s topic is Time Management and Setting Goals.
In New York, summer is almost over and school will be starting very soon. With that being said, it’s time to manage my time wisely and set some goals as well.
Throughout the summer time, things at our house can sometimes be laid back and less strict. The kids are not on schedule and they don’t have a set time for bed, among other things. But during the last few weeks in August, things start to change. That’s where I set some goals for the kids (mostly school-related goals) and decide how I will manage my time (and theirs).
For me, the most efficient way to manage time is to have a large, paper calendar hung on the kitchen wall near the refrigerator. It’s the most centralized and most popular spot in the house. If it weren’t for the calendar on the wall, I would forget everything. My husband has a nickname for me – Forgetful Lisa. If it’s not written down, I forget. Having a large paper calendar is perfect for us because we all have enough space to write down anything we don’t want to overlook. It’s especially prefect for my kids to see whose day it is to clean out the cat litter. 😉
Another time management saver is my iPod Touch. I can jot down our doctor appointments, blog events, birthdays and/or school activities in the calendar section and attach an alarm to the day to remind me of the date. You have no idea how much that has saved me when I forget to write it on the calendar.
Every year, before school starts, I sit down with my two older children and we set the same goals for each of them for the upcoming school year. It’s self-explanatory and extremely easy.
- Make sure you do your homework every night
- Make sure you read 20 minutes everyday
- Empty and organize your pack back every Friday.
- Find a school activity or club to join
- Write down ALL homework in planner
- Find a study-buddy to make sure you are never behind
- Try to do your absolute best
As you can see from our goals, it’s not that difficult for any child to follow. Some of them even look like rules – they are but I like to call them “goals.”
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We keep on a similar schedule daily, even in the summer. We try to get something fun done every day, and also get a household task done every day–we keep a master list of “once in a while” organizing/cleaning tasks and take on a little each day.
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I manage my time by trying to not schedule too many things all together. spreading things out a little makes things not as stressful.
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I always set my goals each morning, while I would like to do it once a week things inevitably get carried over to the next day sometimes so each morning I sit down and write up my to do list and divide my day up in to segments to allow time for each task. I keep a close on my desktop to make sure that I don’t spend too much time working on one project and not another!
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I plan things so I don’t have to much in one day that way I can get what I need to get done! Great giveaway thank you so much!
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It is sometimes hard to manage my time, I try to do all the important things in the beginning of the day incase I run out of time. I set goals by the month with what I want to accomplish. I am pretty good at meeting those goals as well.
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You are SO right about the importance of one calendar for everyone to use. It helps so much in organizing activities.
Then its delegating, prioritizing and mapping those activities out to accomplish them in the most efficient way possible. It sounds so clinical but it gets the job done and we do it with love and laughter all the way.
I find managing time can be quite easy once you establish a routine. I am all about creating a routine and sticking with it. I set goals at the beginning of the week for everyone and we are pretty good about getting everything accomplished once we all agree to stick with the plan.
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i manage my time by making list of what needs to be done and i have a set amount of time to do it…as for the kids…they have a set bedtime
i manage my time by setting alarms. i get easily distracted so without them i would be lost. right now my goal is just to get to everything on my to do list each day.
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I try to manage my time by getting stuff done in the morning before work, and doing errands on the way home so I don’t have to go out again.
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I have our days scheduled and I stick to the schedule as much as possible. My only goal is to get everyone where they need too be when they need to be there.
I usually write down everything I need to get done for the day, and then I set aside time for each goal.
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I manage my time by trying to not schedule too many appointments for myself and my children all in one week (or day). When my appointments are spread out the little things in life are not as stressful. rmizach@aol.com
We keep on a similar schedule daily, even in the summer. I am all about creating a routine and sticking with it. I am pretty good at meeting those goals as well.
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we usually keep a daily schedule. It is more relaxed on the weekends.
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I manage time with a strict schedule accounting what we do and what time.
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I use the alarm calender on my phone for what needs to be done and what time ,I have a time line for most of the day and always make time to enjoy play time with my kids.
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