How do you save time? Do you feel like you’re savvy with time management, or do you simply cut corners and barely skate by? I think I fall somewhere in between.
When it comes to work time and my daily routine, I’m really bad with time management. Most of my work writing requires online research. Plus I leave Tweetdeck open compulsively. I desperately need to get better at managing the hours I have available to work. (It means a lot to me to try not to work at night when my husband gets home.) Anyway I get an F at work-related time management. Moving on.
Mealtime
I plan 2-3 meals a week. The rest consist of hurriedly opening things that can be microwaved or heated in the oven in a hurry. Think popcorn shrimp, frozen pizzas. Or I do pasta.
I reserve one time-saving meal a week: scrambled eggs. It takes me about 5 minutes tops to get them on the plates. And I don’t have angst about this. Eggs are good for you!
Both boys eat a banana with breakfast every morning. Quick, easy, cheap.
Shopping
I always shop in the same order in the grocery store. I TRY to keep my list in the order that I’d go through the store. When I check out, I try to group things together the way they’ll end up in my kitchen. By cupboard, pantry, and fridge. It doesn’t always work out, but it’s surprisingly time-saving.
Laundry
I try to get one load in the wash while the kids are eating breakfast and playing before my childcare arrives. If I time it right, I can get it into the dryer and leave it while I’m working. Folding and putting the clothes away? That’s another story. Basically it doesn’t get done.
Misc
- I pay most of my bills online with automated payments when I can.
- I wear the same pair of jeans until they threaten to walk away themselves.
- I use on a spray-on leave-in conditioner in a hurry.
- My son wears Crocs — he can get them on himself. That saves like ten minutes of shenanigans.
- My mom watches my kids and straightens up and does dishes sometimes. It saves me time immensely, and I’m super grateful for it.
My biggest time-saving advice? Ask for help. If you don’t get help, demand help. We can’t do everything alone.
What’s this time you speak of? I don’t understand…
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The crocs things is awesome! I hadn’t thought of that…not that my son puts his own shoes on yet, but that’s brilliant
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I get an F in time management too. So much so that I am racking my brain on what I do actually do that I could write about to participate in this Thursday lol. Great Post btw!
Also, I use to let my lil one wear crocs, but after all the reports about them being dangerous because they’re soft shoes we stopped & switches to canvas slip ons or flip flops. HOWEVER I still wear mine, saves me time. Don’t care to much if I get stuck in an escalator hehe.
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2008/05/crocs-escalator.html
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I tried my absolute best to think of things that I do to save time and couldn’t for the life of me because I am the biggest procrastinator I know.
But, I think I did a good job.
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