This is one of those articles that after you have read it, you will wonder why you have not thought of how to do it, all by yourself.
Organizing your life can be easy if we learn to take back control in our lives.
Try these easy little steps and it will help you get back in control.
MAKE A TO DO LIST Yes, I know, people hate to make lists, but it is your guide to your day.
It will let you know what has and has not been done and help you to start your list for the next day if there has been an oversight.
Make this list the night before, when you can concentrate the best.
List everything there is to do for the next day and what time you have to be at appointments.
As you accomplish these things, cross them off your list to show you that it is a job well done.
NO INTERRUPTIONS We can lose track of time and run out of time by letting interruptions get in our way.
Stay on track; the phone call can be returned later, the neighbor can stop by when you have time and you will benefit from taking back control of your time.
CALL BEFORE APPOINTMENTS How many times have you found that when you get to an appointment that you are stilling waiting 10 minutes later? Call before an appointment that you have to see if they are on the right time schedule, that things have not changed with your appointment and to confirm the day and time of your appointment.
This will help you to make sure that the person you have the appointment with; remembered the appointment, is on time and that they have not rescheduled your appointment.
END OF DAY CHECK Take a look at what you have all accomplished during the day; you will know why you are tired.
If you have anything that is left over, this will be put on your list for tomorrow (at the tops of the list), so you will have a second chance to get it finished.
If you have a lot of things left over, you had too many things either on your list to begin with or too many interruptions that you couldn't stay on task.
It is easy to start yourself on the road to organizing your life with these four simple steps.
You will be able to see the changes in your life and how easy it is to relieve the stress and manage your lifestyle.
The trick to getting organized and staying that way, is to start out with a plan, create your goals and then to attack them in small doses so you do not overwhelm yourself.
These four steps are just the beginning to bigger and better things.