Time Management VI

This week will be the perfect opportunity to test out my time management skills. I get up at 5:45am, wake up for 45 min, take a shower, get dressed, and head to work. I have to be there by 7:30am. That consumes 9 hrs of my day. I have an unpaid hour for lunch (which I usually go home for and eat with L) and I'm out by 4:30pm. They expect me to stay (unpaid) until everything is done, but I don't anymore. I won't work for free. It takes ten minutes to get home, so that leaves about 5 hrs to get things done. Until just now when I typed it out, I didn't realize just how much time I have. I should have more accomplished than what I have. I'll see how things go this week.

I spend a significant amount of time playing video games. It relaxes me and provides the opportunity to step away from life for a while. I'm saving some of my best ones for when I am all moved back to Indiana. Then I can relax. Same goes for everything else that I enjoy. If I deprive myself of everything I love, things will move a lot faster.

Monday

The first day of the week. There isn't much time to get anything done in the morning. But wait! I sit and drink coffee for at least a half hour before showering. This is an excellent opportunity to check personal email and some quick web browsing. So there's about 30 minutes of time in the morning that I now have to accomplish tasks.

Things at work are typically busy on Mondays, so there's not much time at work to do anything. Besides, all internet activity there is closely monitored (can't have anyone working on their own business during work hours). What I can do is utilize my smoke breaks by getting some planning done while outside. So tomorrow I'll plan the evening during two fifteen minute breaks. Another half hour! So we're up to one hour of time before 4:30pm.

After work, things will be easier. I do spend a couple hours on the phone with my kids and my dad, but I can work on the career search and talk at the same time. Tomorrow is ready. My tasks are laid out in my planner so I can make the most of the day. I'll finish up Monday by planning Tuesday.