How Valuable is Your Time?

 How do you fit your day in 24 hours when you have 24 hours worth of things that need to be done? Get the kids to school, work for 8-10 hours, pick the kids up, go to any extra curricular activities, go home and cook, clean, and tidy the house. Get the kids into bed, don't forget to write your shopping list, check your calendar, is the dentist appointment tomorrow or next week? Somewhere in there, you have to squeeze in time with your spouse, yoga, the gym, and some sort of self-care. Don't forget to take care of your mental health, physical health, are the kids healthy? One just sneezed and the other is coughing. Did we make it out of cold and flu season yet? The dog needs to go to the groomer and the vet, the kids need a haircut, and you've been putting off getting your split ends trimmed for so long you've forgotten what healthy hair looks like. Not to mention; one kid outgrew his sneaker and the other one decided she no longer wants the platforms she just HAD to have when school started. There's three weeks worth of laundry, the shelves haven't been dusted in a month and the yard decor says we're still celebrating Valentine's Day. There's last-minute science projects, soccer try-outs, and are you sure you submitted the report you've been slaving over? The deadline was last week. 

Instead of focusing on your tasks, you get overwhelmed and spend hours scrolling social media or watching mindless TV until suddenly, everything is piled up and you want to scream and you forget how to breathe...

I get it. I've been there. I have ADHD, a pretty severe case. I tend to get lost in the "void" and forget tasks even exist until it's too late. Self-care? Non existent. Appointments? If they're not written down, they don't exist. Tasks? They're tomorrow's problem... Until, they're not. 

I have tried thousands, literally THOUSANDS of calendars, planner books, sticky notes... everything. You name it, I've tried it. And failed. And failed again. And again. To the point that it was exhausting and deflating. 

Have no fear, help is here!!!

Not only am I going to give you access to the downloadable planner sheets I have become OBSESSED with, I'm also going to give you a few tips and tricks to help lighten your work load!

Remember all those thousands of planners I've tried? A few are still sitting on my bookshelf, unopened, just collecting dust and dog hair. I've decided to finally let them go. Instead, I'm opting for these AMAZING planner sheets from Live Happy Labels!! Also, be sure to check out their Insta for tips on filling them out, livestream updates, and so much more! I promise, you'll be happy you did!!

Piggybacking off of my new weekly and daily planner sheets (that help me stay SUPER organized), I have also implemented a new rule of thumb to help keep my home tidy. When making my weekly sheet, I set aside a 30-minute timeframe to clean one room of the house. It doesn't matter which room, and it doesn't matter if I finish it completely or not. 30 minutes. With a timer. Done. It's amazing what 30 minutes of cleaning a day can do! And I use a loud timer because my ADHD brain will not stop once I'm in the middle of a task unless I have a buzzer, siren, alarm, etc., prompting my brain to stop working on the task I'm doing and switch gears - which is another thing I love about the planner sheets. I get to sort my entire day, down to the half hour, and mark the task off once I'm done (self-rewarding and my brain likes the instant gratification). 

My next tip is to clean what you see. This doesn't mean deep clean the grout in the kitchen that's supposed to be white but now looks more of a coffee color. This means wipe down any surface as you're walking past it, using it, or putting something away in the area. For example: I used my Keurig this morning and noticed there was coffee splatter on my top cabinet. While waiting for my cup of coffee, I wiped down the cabinet door. Boom. Done. House looks cleaner already and it took less than five minutes!

My last piece of advice: Don't get overwhelmed! It's so easy to get overwhelmed and lose any and all motivation you had. If you feel yourself getting overwhelmed, reach out to us and let us help you! Whether it's one room or a whole house, cleaning, junk removal, organization, yard debris.. whatever your need, we're here to help! We'll take the stress off, you have enough to worry about!