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Time Managmement 101 – Part Four – The Master Schedule

timeglass.bmpIn my last installment about time management I would like to talk briefly about creating and using a master schedule. A master schedule is very helpful in making sure that your priorities stay priorites. It helps to ensure that you make time for everything you want and/or need to accomplish on any given day and helps you stay focused.

Obviously, every day is different. Life happens. All a master schedule does is organize your day so that when all else fails you will remember to fit in the basics. It is meant to be a tool to help you, not be a burden. It is a guide only, not your master. If it becomes a burden, then it is not working  and it is time for a change.

How does one go about making up a master schedule. It’s very simple. All I did was create a table in Microsoft Word (of course, you can use Microsoft Excel) and filled in the day using half-hour increments all the things I need to do, based on what is important to me.

To satify the curiosity of those who asked, here is a run down of my day (keep in mind that my faith is important to me and is reflected in my schedule – and yes, I am a morning person and that is also reflected in this):

5:00 a.m.                Rise, shower, dress

5:30                        Morning prayer, journaling

6:00                        Morning care for son

6:30                        Fix breakfast, eat, clean up

7:30                        Mass and rosary

9:00                        Drop son off at preschool

9:15                         Client work, blogging

12:00 noon             Pick son up from preschool

12:15                       Make lunch, eat, clean up, midday prayer

1:00                        Son down for nap, client work, blogging (if not done earlier)

3:00                        Snack and free play for son, continue client work

4:30                        House cleaning, prepare supper

5:30                        Supper and clean up

6:30                        After dinner walk, family time and prayer

7:30                        Evening care for son, put him to bed

8:00                        Work on a project or computer or T.V.

9:30                         Night prayer and Bedtime

Needless to say, I don’t always follow this. The schedule is different on the days my son doesnt’ go to preschool and when I do my errands/shopping. There are days that I sleep in or don’t make it to mass.

Besides this master schedule, I have other schedules such as a cleaning schedule and others. As a matter of fact, I a have a whole home management binder with tabs for all sorts of home management tasks and reminders. (If you knew me, and how detail-oriented I am, you wouldn’t be surprized at all about ths. :) )

Not everyone is detailed-oriented, of course. And, if you don’t want a detailed master schedule, I would encourage you to put together a outline schedule of your day where you block out those things that are important to you.

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