Time Management

OK, so January is resolution month. Better time management will be on lots of lists for personal improvement in 2006.

But, gee, how to do that? There are lots of books on the topic and lots of advice out there. I have read some. But they just haven't helped.

When I was single with a full-time job, time management was easy. Get up at the same time M-F, go to work and then home to eat dinner and watch TV. Weekends: sleep and have fun. Life was simple.

When I had a family, I scheduled everything. I had a master calendar and things ran pretty smoothly. My kids helped around the house and my husband was great at pitching in, all I had to do was explain a task and they would do it. (Yes, explaining was the hard part!) Life was not simple, but I loved every minute of it. Well, almost every minute.

But now? What has happened? No kids to schedule and I cut back on working hours. I have a master calendar but I can't seem to stick to it. I am having more fun than ever and doing things I enjoy. But I am late for most appointments and end up rescheduling things that I don't have time for.

My theory is that the computer interrupts my life in a way that makes time management impossible. Oh, sure, simple answer: Schedule the time on the computer.

OK, so that is the advice for today: Schedule time on the computer so that it doesn't interrupt life. If anyone is successful at that, let me know!