with administrative duties, help my
children;with;their;businesses,;work;as;a
Marketing;Assistant;for;The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine,;and;market;my;own
book,;Shining Through the Grief: Memoirs of Emma’s Mom. My husband and I
tag-team;the;children’s;education,;which
works;out;really;well;for;us;as;we;each
get to spend valuable time with them.
It’s;not;always;easy,;but;we;do;find;that
an;organized;day;and;time;management
work well for us. There are ten tech-niques;of;time;management;we;utilize
in our home.
God Is in Control
The craziness of life happens, and it’s
usually at the most inopportune time.
The;car;won’t;start;and;we;miss;church,
or a real estate closing happens fourteen
days later than originally scheduled. Although these are surprises to us, they are
not surprises to God. While we may be
frustrated;because;we’re;not;on;schedule,
we remember that God is on schedule.
Nothing surprises Him.
1. Time block
Everyone gets the same twenty-four
hours in a day and the same seven days
a;week,;but;it’s;what;we;do;with;our;time
that enables us to get a little or a lot done.
Our;schoolwork;usually;fills;the;morn-ing hours through lunchtime. Following
lunch, if there is any additional school-work;to;finish,;that;is;completed;first,;and
then chores are carried out.
The children may determine how to
spend;their;afternoons,;unless;we’re;pre-paring for an upcoming Market Days
Event. When we have a booth at a local
event, we schedule two or three hours
a day in which we prepare for the event.
Preparations;include;printing;flyers,;mak-ing more lip balms or hand balms, label-ing;bottles,;and;sending;marketing;emails.
If Lauren is selling dog treats, she prepares
her treats, labels them, and stores them in
the;freezer;until;Friday;afternoon.
Figure;out;a;schedule;that;works;for
your;family.;Block;out;sections;of;time
for;specific;activities;(i.e.,;school,;work,
chores, play time, etc.).
2. Avoid distractions
Get off Facebook, Twitter, and Pin-terest.;Put;down;that;book;for;leisure
reading. Silence your phone and quit
checking;email.;Try;to;focus;on;the;task
at hand and accomplish it (or at least
make some progress) before moving
toward leisure activities.
3. Use available tools
One way that we market our businesses through social media outlets is
by;utilizing;Hootsuite;(www.Hootsuite
.com).;It’s;a;frugal;and;efficient;way;to
post comments, graphics, or business
updates;all;in;one;spot.;With;Johnny’s
business, we’ve connected his Link-edIn,;Twitter,;Facebook,;and;Google+
accounts.;With;one;click,;we;can;post
to multiple places at one time. With all
that we do, we try to find as many efficient ways of conducting business that
we can.
Keep a calendar, whether it’s online
or a hard-copy version. There are many
styles;to;choose;from.;I;keep;one;main
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