Time Management

We started todays task off by being asked to create a list of things we 'have to do' and things we 'want to do'. The list of things we have to do consisted of the things we must do in a day or through the week in order to survive or function, not particularly what we would chose to do but things that we MUST do.  The list of things we have to do on the other hand consisted of things we would like to do in the near future or at least complete in our lives.

My list of HAVE TO'S:

- eat
- sleep
- go to college
- check food supply
- go shopping
- text my mum daily/ every couple of days
- catch up with friends/ family and arrange to see them
- relax
- blog
- keep clean and wash my hair


My list of WANT TO'S:

- go to New York again
- become better at parking my car
- be more active
- bake more and be able to commit recipes to memory
- do more things that I've never done before such as ice skating

I found the lists quite hard to write because most of the things I 'have to do' come quite naturally and I don't realise I am doing them. Where as the list of 'want to do's' was hard because there are many things I say I really want to do but I always forget what they are and this task made me realise that. In future when I think of something I really WANT to do I am going to make a note of it so when I have some free time I can focus on doing it and completing some things off of my list.


After this we made a weekly plan which broke down every day from Monday to Sunday into hourly blocks, we then had to fill in each block with what we plan on doing with that time next week. I added the things I HAVE to do such as eat, sleep, go to college first and then filled in the blanks with things I want to do/ time to myself. We then had to allow ourselves 3 hours through the week where we would focus on completing our 'WANT TO LIST', I marked this with a white sticker on my timetable so that they stand out more and I'd be less likely to forget to do them.




I displayed the timetable above my bed because it is the most visible area of my room therefore I'm going to be more likely to stick to it and remember I need to follow it. I found this task useful because I hadn't realised, until I had planned each day out, how much free time I actually have. I might start making a similar plan of my time in future so that I know I do have time to watch tv for an hour or so without feeling guilty, I also think it will help me get more done in a day.