Time Management: Time Tracking

Where does your time go now? Think about these categories as you determine how you spend your time:

Eating and sleeping.
Working for pay.
Commuting to and from your job.
Recreation, either at home or away from home.
Family activities.
Home and personal care and maintenance.
Religious activities.
Other activities not listed above.

Think about volunteer work, education or training, and other activities that you do. The categories are listed to help you in thinking and planning; not to suggest how you should be using your time.

Home, personal, and family activities may include such things as menu planning; food preparation and clean-up; household cleaning and maintenance; family care (including physical care such as bathing, dressing, and feeding children; as well as maintaining relationships with all family members, such as reading to children or helping them with projects or homework; trips to the doctor or dentist); money management, including paying bills, record keeping, and shopping. Some family and personal activities may fit under recreation.

You will see that caring for your family, managing your household, working or going to school, eating, sleeping, and personal care take many hours every day. You must identify your problems and plan carefully to do those tasks that need to be done, and have some time left for the things you would like to do.

To continue, click here: Time Management: Time Problems