organising your time

I have to stay in the kitchen while I cook because “out of sight, out of mind” means I burn food if I leave…

Confession – when I was pregnant I got so forgetful at one point that the food burnt a lovely black circle on my kitchen ceiling. I had to get painters in to repaint because that black circle would not come off any other way.

Anyway, moving along…

Since I hate wasting food, money and time, I try and stay in the kitchen and just make the most of my time there.

Some of the things I do include:

packing my lunch for the following day
putting the children’s food ready for the nanny
leaving notes for the nanny or for the once-a-week cleaning lady
organising a cupboard or drawer

going through the recipes I keep tearing out of magazines to see if they still appeal to me
packing my cereals into little containers
tidying the fridge
throwing out old food
updating the grocery list
creating our menu for the following week
taking inventory of the freezer meals
throwing a load of laundry on (my laundry is next to the kitchen)
folding a load of dry laundry
answering some emails from the laptop
preparing my mug for my after-supper mug of tea 😉

How do you make the most of your kitchen time?

P.S. Don’t forget the giveaway

We all have 24 hours

About 10 years ago, I once had the opportunity to see President Nelson Mandela up close and personal , at the Killarney Shopping Centre, surrounded by bodyguards.

He is much taller than I thought but more than that, has a very imposing presence. You feel like you’re in the presence of royalty…

I always tell my workshop participants, “we all have 24 hours a day. All of us. The President has 24 hours and we have 24 hours. The only difference is how we choose to use it”.

And that’s the truth.

Your life is a product of the choices you make with your time.

Your choices are not wrong, just different.

If you choose to “relax” for 4 hours each day watching TV, playing games, getting on Facebook, etc. don’t complain about not having the time to write your book, cook healthy food, organize your home, etc.

It’s the same way that I can’t complain that I don’t have enough time to read books when I spend too much time reading blogs!

Choices. It’s all about your choices.

Your coaching challenge

Stop. Think about how you regularly spend your time.
Is there something you’d rather have in your life?
Consciously make a choice to choose something better at least once a day for the next week.
Need some help? Contact me for your Success Strategy Session. Otherwise, have a look at the Organise your Time system.