A Little Each Day..

So I've made up a new plan for my days. We'll see how it works. I've been frustrated lately with how the day just seems to start and gain momentum without me. Before I know it I've done nothing I wanted to do, half the things I had to do, and way more of the things I didn't need to do than I actually wanted to do. (Ha- now if that ramble made sense to you, then I know we're connected.)

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Days seem to find their rhythm and unless I consciously direct that rhythm then I'm usually staring at the clock at 2 in the afternoon, realizing I have half an hour until I need to go pick up my son and I'm still in my pj's, have a sore butt from sitting in front of the laptop all morning, and am sipping a really cold cup of coffee instead of eating my lunch. Now I'm hungry, have an entire day's worth of to-do's yet to do, and still need to dig out a pair of jeans, and am seriously cross-eyed from staring at the computer screen. Too many of these days during the week and then all those errands I should've parceled out throughout the week usually get stuck into two days of non stop running. Wednesday was like that. I was on the go from 9 am to 3 pm. I actually ate lunch in the grocery store parking lot so that I could make the most of my time. Yup- I was that person.

So to avoid those days I've now got a new plan. First of all, I'm NOT going to check my e-mail right away in the morning. I'm NOT going to start the day with a blog post, I am going to eat breakfast, do my bible study, and then get dressed each morning. Then I'm going to decide on a plan for the day. I'll try to sprinkle in the errands throughout the week, and hopefully I'll have time to do some of the fun stuff too. Like actually make art. Then a little bit of laundry, and a little bit of cleaning and then hopefully they won't take one entire day each to do. I'm going to leave when I'll do my blog post open for now. I liked doing it right away in the morning but that usually is what led to my sitting down at the computer at 9 and not getting up until 2 days. So I'll still have to work on when would be the best time for this. I think if I give myself some computer time after I get dressed and make my plan for the day then maybe I can limit my time more effectively. I'll save the blog reading and browsing for a lunch time activity/me time.

That's my plan I think and I'm gonna stick with it. I'll let you know how it goes. :) How do you balance your day? Does it move you or do you move it? How do you balance your to do list with your want to do list? I'd love to hear if you've any tips. :) Thanks!!!