Re: Time Management

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Posted by Julie Signore on February 19, 2002 at 09:55:33:

In Reply to: Time Management posted by Karen on February 16, 2002 at 06:32:44:

Aloha Karen....

Hmmm...first of all you titltled your question "Time Management"....I do not believe one can "manage time"...by thought is that we ALL have the same 24 hrs in a day...so the real question is "how do you manage your SELF... in a specific amount of time?"

Although you mentioned you work full time, you did not mention if you have a family as well. If you do, it sounds like it's time to enroll the troops to assist you.

If you are single, you need to take a look at what you are doing w/the rest of your time. Most people are in the same boat w/you w/full time jobs, so the idea is to designate *cleaning time* on a regular basis for starters.

Oftentimes people will designate one day a week for a thorough cleaning. Yet the task goes by quickly if you *stay on it* on a regular basis. You did not state what your environment is like at the present time. I can tell you that if the task has been avoided for a while, you will need to invest a day to get on top of it again.

Now you have specifically mentioned *cleaning* & not *organizing* ...2 different beasts :) Organizing a dis-organized environment will take longer. This website gives you a wealth of tips, baed on location, on how to start.

As far as *maintaining* a clean environmen OR an organized environment...I will not kid you...it's something you need to do each day. For example, when you get up...make the bed...when you are done cooking, clean up right after the task. Stay on top of laundry by poppping a load in before you leave ...when you come home put everything in the dryer ...this way you will have time to fold them when they are done & reduce the wrinkle factor. If you have used items throughout the day in the home...make it a point to return them to their *home* when you are done w/them. 15 minutes before the end of your day...take a quick walk-about your home & tidy up. it TRULY will only take you 15 min. if you get in the habit of picking up after yourself.

The bottom line is that ALL of us who have a neat, clean organized home....need to stay on top of it. Believe me, I do not have tons of extra time to clean...yet the trick is to put things away & clean up WHEN you do the task that caused the disruption.

There is also an excellent website called the "Clean Team" they can show you how to do tasks swiftly!

Good Luck!

Much Aloha,

Julie Signore -
President: The PHOENIX Organizational Consulting Service
CEO: 1,2,3 SORT IT Organizing Solutions -- Innovative Tools
NSA Member, NAPO Member
http://www.123sortit.com

"A dream is a goal without a date...& the only limits to achievement are the bonds of ones belief!"

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: Aloha Karen....

: Hmmm...first of all you titltled your question "Time Management"....I do not believe one can "manage time"...by thought is that we ALL have the same 24 hrs in a day...so the real question is "how do you manage your SELF... in a specific amount of time?"

: Although you mentioned you work full time, you did not mention if you have a family as well. If you do, it sounds like it's time to enroll the troops to assist you.

: If you are single, you need to take a look at what you are doing w/the rest of your time. Most people are in the same boat w/you w/full time jobs, so the idea is to designate *cleaning time* on a regular basis for starters.

: Oftentimes people will designate one day a week for a thorough cleaning. Yet the task goes by quickly if you *stay on it* on a regular basis. You did not state what your environment is like at the present time. I can tell you that if the task has been avoided for a while, you will need to invest a day to get on top of it again.

: Now you have specifically mentioned *cleaning* & not *organizing* ...2 different beasts :) Organizing a dis-organized environment will take longer. This website gives you a wealth of tips, baed on location, on how to start.

: As far as *maintaining* a clean environmen OR an organized environment...I will not kid you...it's something you need to do each day. For example, when you get up...make the bed...when you are done cooking, clean up right after the task. Stay on top of laundry by poppping a load in before you leave ...when you come home put everything in the dryer ...this way you will have time to fold them when they are done & reduce the wrinkle factor. If you have used items throughout the day in the home...make it a point to return them to their *home* when you are done w/them. 15 minutes before the end of your day...take a quick walk-about your home & tidy up. it TRULY will only take you 15 min. if you get in the habit of picking up after yourself.

: The bottom line is that ALL of us who have a neat, clean organized home....need to stay on top of it. Believe me, I do not have tons of extra time to clean...yet the trick is to put things away & clean up WHEN you do the task that caused the disruption.

: There is also an excellent website called the "Clean Team" they can show you how to do tasks swiftly!

: Good Luck!

: Much Aloha,

: Julie Signore -
: President: The PHOENIX Organizational Consulting Service
: CEO: 1,2,3 SORT IT Organizing Solutions -- Innovative Tools
: NSA Member, NAPO Member
: http://www.123sortit.com

: "A dream is a goal without a date...& the only limits to achievement are the bonds of ones belief!"

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