If you had have asked me how busy I was a year ago? I would have said far too busy, having a very active social life, 2 very busy children, a husband, dog and .8 position as a hairdressing lecturer. I would
have said there are not enough hours in the day; I have no time to myself.
Yet here I am writing a daily post for my blog, my
4th Child. Its weird this time last year I felt like I was drowning with all I
had to do. So what did I do? I started a blog, something that required more
time and effort than I was already giving. Another ball to add to the 50 I was
already juggling.
Yet it seems to have had a positive effect on my
life, almost therapeutic. I have always struggled with time management, I am
one of those people that is so easily distracted so will set off on a task or a
job, but half way through will come across another and complete that instead.
My blog has taught me to write things down, prioritise tasks.
It has taught me to leave work, at work. I used to
always bring it home with me, potter at home on resources, and ponder over
events of the day. I am now able to complete my workload at work, yes someday
this means working through my lunch; but I am not bringing it home. And when I
leave work unless it is urgent I don't think about it until the next day. This
has had such a positive effect on my work life, as I generally do not worry
about work related issues at home as I just don't have the time.
I prioritise family life, yes there are times when
I am checking emails, I try to do this whilst cooking dinner, or when they are
in bed. We have a ban on any type of social media over dinner, no Mail-online,
phones, twitter, snapchat, Instagram or email.
