Thursday, October 29, 2009

Confessions of A Time Abuser

Hello my dear friends!

Where in the world have I been!? My last post was October 1st. Well, my computer was fried by a power outage a few weeks ago and my only other means of reaching the world wide web is through my husband's work computer. Unfortunately he has to work ; ) and I have only had snippets of time to check my email (if I'm lucky). Why not buy a new computer some may ask? Since I am being a good steward over my finances I have decided to only buy it with cash of which I haven't quite enough...yet.

I wanted to share an insight I gained by not having a computer. Wow! I waste a TON of time on the computer!! Only having a short time to get my business done, I came up with a system to help me get the most out of my computer time. Every time I think I need to use the computer, I make a list of the activities I need to do. Throughout the day I add things on the list, i.e. email a friend, check the price of an item, pay bills, etc. Then when I get my minute on the computer, I go down my list and can literally get through it in less than 1/2 hour!

Time management is a skill I've been trying to develop and loosing my computer taught me how to schedule my time more efficiently. In order to fulfill our missions on this earth, we need to be master over our schedule so we do the most important things first. I'm so grateful for power outages and hard life lessons (well almost...)

3 comments:

  1. I am guilty...... But it is great to have you back!

    Ali

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  2. Thank you, that was just what I needed to hear! (this is Andrea Ellis, Tina's sister in law) :)

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  3. Hi Andrea! So glad you found me. Feel free to share any great ideas ; )

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