One Writer's Life

Time Management

I looked at the date of the last blog posting and was aghast at how time slipped away from me. I regularly post on myspace at www.myspace.com/cherannlee, but have neglected this one much to my sorrow.

To try and improve my daily goals I have started making daily lists like this one:
water flowers
skim pool
give treats to cats
let dog outside
take out trash and recycle stuff
call friend and make a luncheon date (friend just lost her father in death)
hem a graduation gown for a young friend who graduates today
mail a birthday card to Texas
check emails, all 80 of them
update blogs
edit chapters 4 & 5
write chapter 6 again
remember to eat before a headache occurs
e-mail pics to granddaughter
eat before a headache begins

Now the list was done and some of the items were actually finished in the order of need: the watering, the treats, the dog let out, the e-mails, the blogging, the hemming of gown and next to come my writing.

If anyone knows a tip or two for better time management, I'd love to hear. My problem I know stems from saying yes to many things, so now it's a scramble to get even the basic daily living thing done. Maybe in the future I will remember there is one rarely used word in my vocabulary--NO. I plan to take it out, dust it off and even try to use it, too.