One of my new skills is this thing called "time management". You see I have been a generally organized person, but for some reason these skills go on vacation when I have needed them.
For instance, the past few months of not being busy - wanting to be busy, I filled a lot fo my time with puttering. I was getting good as "making work", filling time with random things, so that I didn't have to be reminded that I needed to find more work. Could have used some time management here.
Currently I have a few contracts going on which means I am too busy and scared that I won't get everything done to the quality that I want to.
And I know that I will be not busy again in the future - such is the life of a consultant. So time management is essential again.
Thus my desire to find sustainability with time. What I have learned and been thankful for is that years ago I figured out what few things are the most important things that must always be in my life. It is because I know these things they are always factored into my schedule. They are - exercise, eating well, time with my boyfriend, time for my family and friends, and sleep. So in my newly acquired skill of mapping out my days I had to create a schedule for myself that included everything.
I don't get extra hours in the day, so somethings are shorter than if I had more time.
But I learned years ago when you don't require yourself to have the aspects of your life that give you balance then it all is not worth it. I can't do an amazing job on something related to work when I am tired or have not exercised or eaten poorly or connected with my love ones.
So I do have a little excel file right now for the next 6 weeks plotting out my work / life balance. But it is only 6 weeks of being ridged and hey as I have always been saying - sustainability takes some effort. But is worth it.
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