During the PAECT Book Study, I am currently participating in, Thrive Through Five by Dr. Jill  M. Siler, the concept of time management keeps coming up. Admittedly, time management is not one of my strong suites, I know this detail will astonish those who know me well…😂😂😂😂.

In my mind, I do my best work when under pressure from a looming deadline, I understand that is not the most efficient way to function and I preach to my daughter and my students all the time to not make the same such mistake.

Old habits are hard to break? I will get to it first thing in the morning? I’m just not feeling it at this minute? I deserve a break? Yes, these are just some of the rationalizations I have used, “?” placed since often I am not declaring the weak reasons, they are said in a questioning, apprehensive tone.

The Zoom session this past week focused on self-care and taking time for oneself. I brought up one of my self-care/self-improvement plans, better time management. I am a creature of habit/patterns. I like my routines. My plan is to build time management into my life pattern. I am trying to block out time or at least manage chunks of time each day for various tasks I need to complete.

Book study reading and notetaking, a chapter at a time, laundry or some sort of inside work, one or two tasks at a clip. Jump in to work on my presentation for ISTELive24 or the KTI Summit. Make time for family, throw in some yardwork before I hit the pool, and pleasure reading for a few minutes at a time. I try to complete a variety of tasks each day, is it hectic, yes, is it productive, seems to be, is it efficient, who knows? It, much like I, am a work in progress, we will see how this effort goes this summer.