Just a Minute

 My kids will never understand time as long as they live with me. You wouldn't believe how often I have said:
           "I'll be with you in a minute." or
           "We're leaving in a minute."

Then ten minutes go by....and possibly another five or ten minutes.

TIME
Last week I realized just how often I say to myself, I'll just check this "BLAH" real quick.

• email
• blog
• mail
• text
• etc.

What do I do all day? I do a lot of different activities "real quick." Before I know it, the kids are getting out of school. Think about it...say you do 6 "real quick" things, things that take ten minutes each, you have spent one hour out of your life. Is that the way you wanted to spend that hour?

My day is filled with work...I cook more than I want, I clean more than I need to, I check emails and blogs more than I need to, I research things to death.

While homemaking for me is a full time job, I have discovered that I should have about ten hours every week that I could dedicate to something different. It seems to me that I tend to fill the hours in with more of the same things that I've always done. I do NOT need to cook more, clean more, or spend more time researching/reading on the computer.

I believe a new chapter is starting in my life - not sure how I'll spend those ten hours, but I'm determined NOT to do the same things I've always done!

Journal
I would encourage each and every person to keep a journal of where you spend your time. Maybe you'll find the time to exercise, write a book, encourage someone else, start a new business, sit by the creek, read a book, etc.

Homemaking
If you find that you are spending a lot of time cleaning, yet your house is always a disaster, won't you give FLYLADY a try?

These things have worked for me, I hope they work for you!!! Check out We are THAT Family for more tips!