Do you have a daily schedule?

[hsteward90]

Okay, so I have come to a conclusion that my time management skills are horrible. I haven't been getting anything done in the day. I really need to make me a schedule and try to stick with it. The only bad part is I'm one of those people where if I write out a schedule and it doesn't go right I don't like it. Not only that but I never know when I'm going to be studying for a test whats going to come up etc etc.

But, I do want to try to get me something made up where I can atleast go by it. I go to school full time, lifeguard and teach swim lessons part time, sell scentsy, plus do photography and a new thing I want to start up also. So, I have to find time to do all of this. Right now my grades are suffering. I have have have to try to set a time each day to study and actually do it. I know my lifeguarding schedule for the whole month so now would be a great time.

I think some of my problem is sleeping in late. I usually can't fall asleep until 3-4am and then I want to sleep until noon. I really have to figure out how to get out of that.

Anyways, do you have a schedule you go by? And can stick to?

[scarymary48]

Lol, I was just coming in here to share my dismay at catching myself googling 'housework schedule' just now. So no, I don't have a daily schedule, but I really need one!

[kevinth]

Wedding programs are one of the little details that add that extra special something to your big day. They are not only a record of your ceremony; wedding programs help guests feel included and understand what is happening, and they introduce your bridal party. These are details have to share and should have a daily schedule.

[WebLady]

I don't have a schedule, but I probably need one. I almost always feel like I am busy all day and rarely ever get everything I need/want to do actually done.

[jamt]

nice to see i am not alone in feeling that i never get everything done that needs done
think i need one to

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

I stick to a daily cleaning schedule.


Not that that matters. I have a toddler and a Shane. Sigh.:no:

[dearmissie]

I'd say I have a pretty decent daily schedule of things I always do. There are a few hours in my day where it's open and I fill those hours with different stuff each day depending on what I have to get done. For example, I go to work, then I get off of work. A few "free hours" which can be filled by either doing errands for the house, school related stuff, having lunch with a friend, going online, or coming home to work on the house. Sometimes I do just one activity during my free time, or as many as 10 activities. Depends how long they take, and how many free hours I've got. Then I cook dinner, eat, and work on the house in the evening with DH. Then we shower, unwind by chatting, watching a movie/TV together, and cuddle time before heading off to bed. I stick to the core base schedule but fill in my free time differently all the time. That's how I stay productive. Each evening I think of what I have to do during my "free time" for the next day. I pick what "needs" to be done first, then if I have time I roll over to the next activity of importance and so on and so on. But I'm pretty good with my time managing because I can usually estimate pretty well how long each activity will take. Usually I can do all the tasks/activities on my list, but sometimes I'll miss one or two. No biggie, just roll em over to the next day.

[mitch]

I have stuff on Calendars etc. Lunch with the Girls. When DH is working OT or i'm changing shifts / taking on new shifts. But as for everyday stuff i tend to go with the flow. As long as the housework is done before i go to work or DH gets home when he's working. The rest of life fits round.

Working in the evenings frees up the morning and early afternoon for me. If i don't have to get up i wont. It's not like i have a toddler to run around for. Or a School run to complete etc. (Even though DH and the Cat can behave like Toddlers at times lol)

As long as i get up early on Wednesdays to get the Wheelie Bin out for collection. And don't miss Hell's Kitchen USA on a Monday night then i have no schedule as such.

[ChristineLS]

I more or less have a routine and tag a schedule onto that. I don't always get everything I need to get done, done. Things come up or I'm overly ambitious.

[savepaws]

I don't have a schedule other than nap times and feeding times for the girls. Mostly I just do what needs to be done when I have the time and opportunity to do it. I am pretty good at motivating myself to get things done because I know I only have a small window of opportunity to get things accomplished. When I send the girls off to their sitter for 4-5 hours, I limit my computer time to when I'm sitting down to eat lunch - otherwise I'd probably spend all day on the internet!

[amisteratwisterandme]

I did the same thing, so I went to Walmart and bought a dry erase board and put down what I wanted to accomplish each day. Then I STUCK to it.

After I get something done, I cross it off the list. I even put down cleaning on there, not the every day dishes, but like cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming and that kind of stuff.

I spend 20 minutes or so on extras, because I do work full time, and do dinner and dishes and walking the dogs, so it doesn't leave much time.

It does make me feel accomplished to get it all done.

[brendalin]

I am a to-do list, schedule kind of girl. I think that is what works best for our family. The thing that keeps us going is that you have to be open to the fact that life changes like the wind, so you may not be able to get everything done.

I get satisfaction in crossing stuff off, and it helps me to know what is coming up.

We have a calendar that is color coded; one color for me, one for DH, and another for things that we both have to do. This makes for a lot less disccusions about who needs to be where and when.

As for a daily schedule it is different every day, but at the same time it is kind of the same thing.
Wake up, go to work, some home from work, walk dogs, daily cleaning, workout, make dinner, clean up, shower, get next day stuff ready, get ready for bed, watch tv and catch up, sleep. There is always free time to do other stuff as well, and things are definatly flexible.

Stuff like volleyball and other things come up, but having a plan makes me much more sane and it keeps my house clean.

[sandy03]

I'm definitely a planner and a scheduler. I'm in the process of coming up with a new schedule for myself since I won't be working full-time anymore by this time next month! My schedules are generally just a "to do" list that includes daily household chores and a meal plan. I don't know how well I'll stick to it, but I know it'll help me to have something written down until it just becomes a part of my routine!

[f77g4]

I use more of a to-do list rather than a schedule. I have a daily to do list at work and a weekly to do list at home.

[Nekochanpurr]

Nope! Nope! And nope! Its impossible for me to keep any sort of schedule, because works changes week to week. Even if i do plan something it could change when they call me in/ask me to stay. I also have time limits when i can vacuum/ do laundry and such of that nature so.. Yeah. =/ I end up not getting a lot done.

[Docsgirl]

I'm going to go with sort of? I have my work schedule. I put everything that is crucial I remember (doc appts, other appts, work, birthdays, etc) in my iPhone calendar. I check it every day when I wake up. If it's something super important, I'll set an alarm for it a day ahead of time so it'll be on my mind.

Once I get back into the swing of school when I get back to the US, I'm going to put my homework deadlines in there as well. I know a lot of people might think that's too much and I should be able to remember. But I have a really fleeting memory. Sometimes I will remember and sometimes I will completely forget something that someone had *just* asked me to do. But that could be due to ADHD too. :laugh2:

But, the phone system with alerts for really important things seems to work out pretty well for me.

[NOTKT]

We use Google Calendar for everything. I or my DH can update it through our phones or computers and it syncs so we can follow our schedules and know what the other is doing.

[britTANNY]

We use a dry erase board calander and also have a to-do list dry erase board and a magnetic grocery list that are on the fridge so that way we always look at it and can put things up when we think of it... We are both really busy so we either split house duties to do when we have time or do them together on the weekend... It works for us but we dont have a schedule of any sort

[WebLady]

I was going to start a new thread about time management, but figured it was similar to this one, so ...


I have had a big problem with this recently. I make lists and set alarms and still don't always get what I need/want to get done. What is wrong with me?!

Then I feel bad when the dogs frustrate me because they always want to go out or want attention just when I get on track to getting something done. I know they need attention and exercise too and they don't get as much when I get busy :(

I always seem to put off the gym and housework when I feel like I am not going to get it all done and that is not good for me either.

I keep saying I just need to get an eariler start, but I am so not an early person.

[f77g4]

I'm the same way Brandi so I try to break things up into check of times. Like I'll spend 45 minutes doing something and then break for 15 - that was my rule for studying too. I think prioritizing would help too.

I also read somewhere to start with the task you hate the most then you won't procrastinate to get it done.

[WebLady]

Thanks Ashley :)

Well, I did 6 out of the 10 things on my list today ;)