time management rules...

i think i have told you how my time management skills suck right now, but there are 2 rules i try to follow to keep me somewhat on track.  one applies to household chores and the other one applies to play time.

household rule - the 1 minute rule:
~you would be surprised what you can accomplish in a minute.  when things look overwhelming in the house take a minute to finish an easy task.  maybe it is putting laundry away, getting dishes in the dishwasher, starting a load of laundry, putting toys away, etc.  you get the idea.  finish these small goals and you be surprised at what gets done.  and if this works for you then you can up the time and make a 3 or 5 minute rule for yourself.

playtime rule - give them 10 minutes and they will give you an hour:
~this is wishful thinking...BUT, it is true.  if i prep an activity in the morning or night before i feel so much better prepared for the day.  it is like the dreaded question of "what's for dinner?"  sometimes just a little prep work for an activity or sensory bin for bowie can make a huge difference in the energy in the house.  as i have told you before not all my activities are total successes, but some of them are.  and some of them keep her busy for long periods of time.  so i try to think ahead and have one ready to go or at least some ideas in my back pocket.  and most of the time these activities don't take 10 minutes to set up!