Lesson 2 - Creating a Schedule for Successful Life Habits

Lesson 2  -  Scheduling the Finer Details

Now that you've gotten your planner and filled out your fixed schedule, obligations and celebrations you can move on to organizing that part of your life many let slip into the endless electronic streaming invading our short time on this beautiful green earth.

Don't get me wrong, I love binging on my favorite shows just as much as the next person but like all things it can become the lazy habit that smothers productivity and our relationships. You must be in control of and actively MANAGING your time. If you don't someone or something else will. 

Seize the day! They are numbered - and that's ok.

Now, schedule time for these things. Yes, schedule the time for them

• Self care 

This might be your hardest thing to follow through on but it will be the most important thing you do in order to keep this miraculous engine of a human body finely tuned to accomplish all the tasks we are expecting it to do. Being healthy makes all the difference in your quality of life. Here are some suggestions for what you can schedule:

1. Exercise and stretching
2. Meditation
3. Hair cuts and nail appointments
4. Massage
5. Friends' night out
6. Call/text/write a friend day
7. Meal planning and prep day (for more nutritional habits)
8. Long bath alone
9. Date night
10. Volunteering- I'll have a whole lesson just on this one.

• Daily Good Habits - I'll have a lesson on this one too

• Daily and Weekly Chores
1. Laundry days
2. Zone Cleaning days and times
3. Meal prep
4. Homework/ study/ job prep/ cont. education 
5. Yard work
6. Household maintenance (weekly/ monthly)

• Documenting

Keep track of your daily phone calls and trouble shooting (the business of life) in the daily weekly view of your planner. Use it like a journal. If I have to call to dispute a bill I have my planner open to that date for the daily (more space to write) and write down the time of the call, who I spoke to, what was said and any phone numbers or confirmation numbers. This is called documentation and will benefit you over and over again when you need details and names. Best piece of advice I was given (by my husband) when I started my first professional job as a buyer.

Ok. That's A LOT to do so don't come back for lessons 3 and 4 until these items are in your planners and you start using it as a journal to document as well. If you think you can keep track of all of these things from your phone, you can, BUT it's not the same as using your planner and seeing your month(s) laid out for you and being able to document as you troubleshoot over the phone.  This daily practice of using your planner will also get you into the habit of looking ahead, planning and goal setting.