{"id":3858,"date":"2015-11-06T05:25:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2015-11-05T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T16:50:19","slug":"feeling-overbooked-assess-your-schedule-to-find-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=3858","title":{"rendered":"Feeling overbooked? Assess your schedule to find out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel like you\u2019re running from one thing to the next? You\u2019re not alone. These days, there are so many activities for us to do. Whether it\u2019s running errands, or bringing the kids to sports, it seems like we are always going someplace.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you know if you\u2019re overscheduled?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s time to assess your schedule, to see where you\u2019re spending your time.\u00a0 Use our time charts to fill out your schedule for the week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Schedule-Weekday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3177\" src=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Schedule-Weekday-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Weekday schedule in half hour increments\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Schedule-Weekday-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Schedule-Weekday-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Schedule-Weekday-624x826.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Schedule-Weekday.pdf\">Schedule &#8211; Weekday<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Weekend-Schedule.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3862\" src=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Weekend-Schedule-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Schedule\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Weekend-Schedule-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Weekend-Schedule.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Schedule-Weekend.pdf\">Schedule &#8211; Weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve entered your schedule, take a look to assess how you are spending your time.\u00a0 Are you spending your days the way you want to spend them?\u00a0 Do you have enough time to do everything?\u00a0 Is there time for fun activities?\u00a0 Do you have any free time?\u00a0 If not, consider using a blank schedule to make some changes to your weekly schedule.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Are children&#8217;s activities taking up too much time?<\/h3>\n<p>We limit our kids to one sport per season. However, sometimes the sports overlap. They are also involved in other activities such as Cub Scouts and Sunday School, which tend to have additional gatherings beyond the weekly meetings. Here are some of the things that made me realize we might be overscheduled:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is an activity scheduled for every weeknight.<\/li>\n<li>One activity was rained out, and we had two others to select from.<\/li>\n<li>We tried to set up a playdate with friends after school, and the first opening was in 3 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The solution?<\/h3>\n<p>Going forward, try to be selective about your activities. For example, we are opting not to sign up for basketball, since it will be held on Saturdays, the same day as our swim meets.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel like there is something you just can\u2019t fit in, treat it like an event. Since it\u2019s so difficult to schedule playdates, we plan to set aside Fridays after school as days when we get together with friends. If we can fit another one in during the week, then that\u2019s terrific. But at least we know that every Friday we can get together with friends.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting Priorities<\/h3>\n<p>An important part of managing your time is to determine your priorities.\u00a0 We opt to do this on a weekly basis.\u00a0 So once a week, usually over the weekend, we look at the upcoming week and write down our top 10 priorities for the week.\u00a0 You can print our Priorities Chart below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-890\" src=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List-300x115.png\" alt=\"Priorities List\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List-624x240.png 624w, https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List.png 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Priorities-List.pdf\">Priorities List<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We look at the priorities list each night and check off the completed items.\u00a0 It also helps us to plan for the upcoming days so that everything gets doing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Happy planning!<\/p>\n<h3>Do you need more\u00a0time management ideas?\u00a0 Check out the following articles:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=506\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> Toolbox: Printable To-Do List <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=521\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> It\u2019s Last Day of the Month: Wrap It Up <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=256\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> Tool Box: Time Management Schedule <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=57\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> Household Chores &#8211; Weekly Checklist <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel like you\u2019re running from one thing to the next? 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