I’ve always been quite good at managing most aspects of my life. I think that I am really good at managing my finances; I don’t make impulsive purchases and I always pay my credit card bills on time. This past semester I learned how to maintain balance between the time required for completing my school and work activities. I took too many classes and was so overworked that I didn’t really know what was going on around me. Luckily, I was able to finish the semester without sacrificing my grades. After having that experience I realized that it doesn’t make any sense to take more classes that I can handle. However, like everyone else, I have a very annoying management problem – I just have no idea how to manage my time in the morning before I leave for work.
It just seems to me that in the morning time passes by twice as fast as it does at other times of the day. Too many times I end up rushing myself to leave on time and running to catch my train. I usually give myself an hour to get ready to work (I wake up at 6 AM and leave my apartment at 7 AM). This one hour seems to be so little time to do so many things. You might say that perhaps I should wake up earlier to give myself more time in the morning. Believe me, I’ve tried but it is impossible because I love to sleep! I have to have enough sleep which for me means eight hours; if I sleep less than that I get headaches and I am really unable to concentrate during the day. I know, eight hours of sleep sounds like a luxury in the busy lives that we all lead but I have to afford this luxury (maybe I am just getting old, in high school I could stay up till 3 AM wake up at 7 AM and I was fine). The morning is the time for my most important meal. During the day I can skip lunch or dinner but I just have to have breakfast in the morning (again if I don’t, I get headaches). I don’t leave my apartment without having something to eat. In addition to having my own breakfast I have to feed my beloved pet rabbit and give him his usual half-hour run around the apartment. Then, I need to pack my stuff that I am taking with me. I leave my apartment at 7 AM and some days of the week I don’t come back till before 10 PM so I have to remember to take all the things that I will need during the day. There is also a dozen of other things that I have to do every morning and they take up so much time and make my mornings very stressful.
It just seems to me that in the morning time passes by twice as fast as it does at other times of the day. Too many times I end up rushing myself to leave on time and running to catch my train. I usually give myself an hour to get ready to work (I wake up at 6 AM and leave my apartment at 7 AM). This one hour seems to be so little time to do so many things. You might say that perhaps I should wake up earlier to give myself more time in the morning. Believe me, I’ve tried but it is impossible because I love to sleep! I have to have enough sleep which for me means eight hours; if I sleep less than that I get headaches and I am really unable to concentrate during the day. I know, eight hours of sleep sounds like a luxury in the busy lives that we all lead but I have to afford this luxury (maybe I am just getting old, in high school I could stay up till 3 AM wake up at 7 AM and I was fine). The morning is the time for my most important meal. During the day I can skip lunch or dinner but I just have to have breakfast in the morning (again if I don’t, I get headaches). I don’t leave my apartment without having something to eat. In addition to having my own breakfast I have to feed my beloved pet rabbit and give him his usual half-hour run around the apartment. Then, I need to pack my stuff that I am taking with me. I leave my apartment at 7 AM and some days of the week I don’t come back till before 10 PM so I have to remember to take all the things that I will need during the day. There is also a dozen of other things that I have to do every morning and they take up so much time and make my mornings very stressful.
Do any of you have a similar management problem?
3 comments:
Hi, my fellow classmate. Although i can relate to your problem (because i also took a major load of classes and work last semester), i have to say that i can suggest to you to try to eliminate at least some of the tasks in order to minimize the "force" of life upon you.
I was guilty taking 6 classes , working full time last fall and, between all that, i had little to no time for myself and friends and so on. This time around i cut down my working hours and now i work only part-time, but i still take 6 classes.
I understand that you might have a certain situation where you can't quit some of your activities or cut down the working hours . But what i have learned is that in our lives there is much more time than we really think. In my experience i eliminated some of the activities that were not crucial to my day and i felt like a great burden was lifted off my shoulders. I used to have a routine for every work day, and now i try to be flexible and adapt to ever-changing pace of life. If i have a cancellation or any delay i try to do something immediately so as not to waste time. I also study a lot on the train , about 40% of my study is done between Brooklyn and Manhattan. So, i hope you take something out my essay here.
Take care,
Tatsiana
Hi, Agnes,
I used to have a similar problem. Well, in my case, it got worse and I came to work late. So I started to prepare the stuff for the next day at night, such as what I needed to bring with me, prepared breakfast, prepared lunch, and my clothes. It takes about 20 minute, and I feel I am saving one hour in the morning.
One more thing that I can think of: If you are not late for the office and do not leave something that you need at home, I think you are managing your morning very well. How about, just give up on the relaxed time in the morning and get used to the morning rush!! It may sound no result, but I think that is the easiest way.
What about buying portable food/snacks/breakfast in bulk and just grab them when you leave the door? Otherwise, if it is within your financial and time limit, buy breakfast after you get out of door in the morning, would that work for you? Perhaps going to sleep little earlier and wake up earlier? I feel it is better to be early than to be just right on time or rushing to be punctual.
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