Stop wasting your time
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If there is one thing I wish I could tell myself and others more often, it would be to stop wasting so much time. As mothers and homemakers we can so easily fill up our schedules with things that do not really matter.
I talked about having your priorities in the right place in this post, and I highly recommend reading that post (or watch the video on YouTube). But let’s discuss some ways we often waste so much precious time in our day..
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What we need to stop wasting time on
- Social media. Probably the most obvious, but it needs to be the first one I mention. As women but probably mostly as stay at home women, we spend way too much time on social media. Not only does it take away time from more important things, like homemaking and taking care of your family, it also takes away from you mentally. Because we will think about what others are doing, how you should also do xyz, or we will behave differently because we think it is normal or more acceptable. So let me tell you, put that phone down more often! Set timers, put it in a kitchen drawer or whatever it takes, but put it down more often. Your family and your home need you!
- Doing things that are not part of your family vision. We have talked about having a good vision for your family before, but it is truly that important. So often, we spend time on things that we shouldn’t spend our time on. Not necessarily because it’s bad, but simply because it is not important for our family in this season. If your goal is to create a peaceful, loving and warm atmosphere at home, then you shouldn’t spend hours outside the home. Know what your priorities and vision are and work backwards from those.
- Trying to learn all the things, because you feel like you have to. You do not have to learn how to bake sourdough bread if that is not your thing! This comes back to your social media usage honestly, because the reason you think you need to do something is probably because you saw it online. But don’t get sucked into too many new things. Focus on what is important and what is truly beneficial for your family.
- Stop waiting for when you feel like doing something. Just do the thing. We can often think about a task and then decide we will do it later. During the hour we then ‘wait’ we probably think about the task a few more times. So doing it when we think about it the first time will save us a lot of time and mental energy.
- Be more intentional with your time. Do the things you do daily need to be done? Could you let some things go? Are you scheduling your days in such a way that it actually productive? It is important to look at your day to day life and make sure you are using your time wisely.
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