10 Life-Saving Time Management And Organisation Tips For Busy Moms

Whether we work full or part time, at home or outside, or are a full-time mother, it always seems that there is so much to do and not enough time to do it.  When I left the corporate world to set up my own business working from home around my then two-year old son’s schedule, I thought I’d have the best of both worlds.  The reality was not as ideal and smooth as I thought, and I quickly had to apply a few organising principles to make the juggling easier.  Here are 10 organisation tips that have proven to be the most valuable to me over the last 15 years.  I hope they can help all the busy moms out there keep their sanity and focus on what truly matters.

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Time estimate: the one thing you need to add to your to-do list if you really want to take control of your time

Please raise your hand if you add a time estimate to each single task that you put on your to-do list. Well, having worked with many clients to help them take control of their time, my guess is that you probably don’t. Read on to learn why it is so important to add a time estimate to each of your tasks and how to come up with a robust time estimate – and no, you don’t need to be mathematically inclined to achieve that!

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The fool-proof way to decide what to do when you’ve got too much to do

No matter how well we plan our days, we all face those days when we have too much to do or when an unexpected event throws our plans off – whether it’s a boss or client having an urgent request or a child being down with high fever and who needs to be taken to the doctor. So how to handle those days without the stress building up, but instead experience a sense of accomplishment?

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Procrastination: 2 simple yet powerful questions to ask yourself before even thinking of solutions!

Procrastination is a tough habit to break. Even though I teach my clients practical solutions to deal with procrastination, I must say that there is much more to addressing procrastination than time management skills. In fact, I believe that before attempting to find solutions, you should ask yourself these 2 simple questions.

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