Do you tackle too many things at one time?  Working in another office is teaching me to be more efficient at home.  I tend to jump from project to project, but my boss is helping me to focus by prioritizing the jobs to do.  She lists the tasks for the day and then numbers them in order of urgency.  Then I have the fun of crossing it off my list when it’s done!  Sounds simple doesn’t it?

Moms have to jump from project to project, but we call it multitasking.  It helps to manage a home and family schedules when you are able to think about many things as needed.  In an office, we have to relearn the principle of staying on task.  For awhile, I wondered if I had Attention Deficit.    Then I realized I had to relearn the habits that had become ingrained over 17 years of working out of my home.

I’m also watching my boss as she sorts through the mail.  She distributes what is designated and then throws the rest away!  Wow!  What a concept!  My Hubby does this too, but I tend to set it on the growing pile on my desk.  Maybe it wouldn’t be a mountain if I could master the art of letting go!

Ok, enough about me.  How about you?  Do you have any tips for time management?

Sally