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 try to keep a similar routine everyday, even though weekends are a bit different (no school, etc.). Our kids need to do their homework right after they get home….no waiting until after dinner or anything like that. We try to read to them every night, as well.
We manage out time by not overloading ourselves with committing to too many so to speak irons-in-the-fire.
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I get up an hour earlier than anyone else in the house and it allows me to get everything in order without stress. It is a great time management tool.
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we manage our time by everyone doing chores or running errands and cooking.we have teens who drive so its great when they can run an errand or help in the kitchen it keeps the burden off one person when everyone chips in 🙂
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I plan my day when I wake up so I make sure to organize and allot enough time to fit in all my time commitments and things I want to do in before the end of the day!
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I prepare everything ahead of time and manage my time by multitasking and allotting certain amounts of time for certain things.
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I list my things to do the night before to help me organize my day. I also set aside an hour for exercise – it helps keep my stress level low – I find that I am more productive if I feel less stressed and organized. Thanks!
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its hard but we try to stick to aschedule – kids goals are to play sports and get the best grades they can
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i manage my time with a calendar and prioritizing.
We work on the kids homework and get it done after they have a snack when they get in from school. Then it’s done. (:
Every day, I make sure I get something important done. This way, by the end of the week, I’ll have all my big projects done.
I manage my time by making a list of all my goals the night before.
During the day I use a timer to pace myself doing different tasks. Goals for kids is to get their chores done and homework finished
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We have a routine that we try to stick to so we don’t get over stressed having too much to do. Right now the only goals I have for myself and my children are getting things that need to be done on time (such as homework/dinner). My daughter is going in for major surgery soon so any real goals are on hold for now.
I’m a list maker. Number 1 if it isn’t written down I will likely forget it. And Number 2 when it’s written down we can see how everything fits together and if something else comes up we can immediately see if there is a conflict of time.
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