![]() Too often we are distracted by modern technology and glued to our phones, even when we spend time with those we love. Make Sure Your Time Together is Quality Time Learn to cherish your alone time and practice self-care. If your other half is working long hours then you need to be able to entertain yourself and not rely on them for entertainment and preventing your own loneliness. It’s really important to find your own hobbies and interests to ensure you are content by yourself. Still, our relationship has managed to survive one or both of us having busy schedules. Now my husband has set up his own business in the past year and realised how consuming it can be! It can often feel like I'm too busy for a relationship. On top of this we have two young children and we have been doing up a fixer-upper for a few years, so more often than not any kind of romantic relationship with my husband has had to take a back seat. When I’m on my computer or my phone working then I’m often in the zone and can completely block out my husband who is trying to talk to me! Like Mike Pickles, owner of Really Useful Products, once said at a networking event I attended ‘I always thought I worked hard, until I ran my own business’. I have been building my own self-employed business for several years and even now it’s established it can have me working all day and even through the evening up until bedtime. It’s something I have personal experience of. Balancing a busy schedule and a relationship can be quite a challenge. For some quick and easy tips on how to fix more exercise into your schedule check out these Tips & Tricks For Adding Exercise to a Busy Schedule. Whether it’s kickboxing or zumba, you’ll be glad you did it. With a clear head, you’ll be able to focus more on the rest of the tasks for the day, as well as be more productive about getting them done. Getting your body moving helps boost energy levels and is a great way to relieve stress. However, you’ll thank yourself for making the time to exercise. Make time to exercise! It can be difficult, and seems almost impossible sometimes, to fit anything else into your crazy days. ![]() It's also huge for knowing how much time you have leftover for other tasks around the house, running errands, or scheduling appointments. It makes it so much more likely that you will actually follow through on it and give yourself the break that you need. Regardless, actually putting that block of time into your schedule is important. Maybe it’s just some time sleeping in and watching television, or it could be something more formal like a massage. Mentally and physically handling a busy schedule requires some down time for relaxation, whatever that means for you. Schedule “you time!” It’s easy to say that you will reward yourself at some point but it can quickly become difficult to find the time. ![]() So be picky about what you will and won’t take on in your busy schedule. There are times you just can’t do it all. ![]() We all have a tendency to try to accomplish everything that gets thrown at us, but remembering the word ‘no’-and using it-is a must. To actually keep up with your jam-packed schedule, it is so important to be critical and specific about what you say yes and commit to. Writing all of your commitments and desired tasks down helps you create a plan to attack it all, as well as gives you something to refer back to as you go forward.īe critical! Between work, school, parenting, friends, family, pets, hobbies, or any combination of them, a lot of “to-dos” come up. To-do lists are a classic that are undeniably handy for prioritizing what needs to be done and creating more manageable chunks of tasks. Write things down! Once you have a system that works for you, writing things down can be extremely helpful for juggling a busy day. Whatever it is, choose a system that you like and can keep up with regularly for organizing your events and commitments each day. There are many different apps to choose from, so you can find one that works best for you. The calendar app already installed on most phones can be useful, along with various other scheduling and planning apps available in app stores. If carrying around an extra ‘thing’ with you throughout the day seems inconvenient, then there are plenty of options on your smartphone as well. Journaling is all the rage right now and can be super fun and rewarding, but there’s nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned day planner either. The effort that goes into building these good habits will be beneficial in the long run!įind your system! There are a lot of great ways to keep your schedule. Truth is, though, with some good habits, you really can juggle all of the events in your active and sometimes hectic life. Sometimes it seems like life only ever gets busier, and worse yet, that there’s no way to keep up with it.
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