Schedule time for you

In all of our running, it’s easy to ignore our own needs. We start out making breakfast and shooing kids out the door so they don’t miss their bus, and then we dive into the needs of the day. Whether we’re rushing through the house making sense of our clutter, jetting off to work, wrestling with toddlers, or planning the next project for our non-profit organization, we’re busy. Before we know it, we’re falling into bed wondering where the time went.

That may be the most powerful reason to plan. Schedule time in your planner each day to do things that make you tick—take a walk, stretch, read a good book, soak in a bath. The chores aren’t going anywhere—they’ll still be there when you’re finished, but you’ll be better prepared to accomplish them if you feel like you’ve had a few minutes for your own needs. If you don’t make time for it, it’s likely that it won’t happen.