Four Thousand Weeks – Time and How to Use It by Oliver Burkeman is not your typical time management book. There are no quick hacks, no schedules to follow, and no secrets …
this family life episode 68: on making the time
I am often asked how do I find the time for all the things I do. The honest answer is a long one and it has been a work in progress for …
What I have learnt about how I use my time
It would be over five years ago since I did my first time audit. For a week I tracked exactly how I spent my days in 15 minute time blocks. For someone …
Simplifying my life – another mum’s story
In a recent newsletter I wrote about how I was analysing how I was using my time, asking myself these questions: Am I allocating enough time to things that mean the most …
Crave ‘success’ but think time is your enemy? Think again.
As I noted yesterday, time was key issue coming up over and over for readers of Planning With Kids in the 2013 annual survey. I find I move through phases when I …
6 key time management principles and resources
This month on the blog I am focusing on the basics of organisation and planning for family life. For me both organisation and planning is evolutionary. I become better at things, I work …
Slowing Down With Better Time Management
Each month I bring together a collection of posts on a theme. This month’s theme is on time management. But not managing your time to cram more into your days, using time …
10 Time Management Tips For Parents
1. Menu Plan It is easy to spend considerable time contemplating what to cook and then run multiple times to the supermarket for the required ingredients. Menu planning eliminates this. I have …
6 Blog Time Management Tips
In the weeks before and now the weeks since the arrival of our beautiful fifth child, I have found that I have significantly less time for blogging that I used to. This …
10 Ways To Be Productive Outside
Image by placid casual In my Monthly Review at the end of August, I stated that I wanted to spend some more time outside. The trouble with this goal is that often …