Sometimes it feels like time just isn’t on our side. Especially if you have the typical busy schedule of most families. From school to cleaning your room to basketball and dance practice to play-dates, sometimes it seems like kids’ days are so jammed packed that there isn’t even time to think.
Unfortunately, one thing that seems to get dropped off the schedule the most often is schoolwork.
That’s why it’s important to track your daily responsibilities. Whether you use a master schedule for the whole family or another method, sorting out a busy lifestyle is a sure-fire way to keep things calm and under control.
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If it seems like there isn’t enough time to do things in 24 hours, sort out which tasks are variable versus fixed.
Fixed activities are regularly scheduled activities such as school, team sports and activities, dinner, after school jobs, and bedtimes.
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Variable activities are not regularly scheduled, but occur often. These include activities such as going to the movies, dinners out, group projects, special events.
Usually, the fixed activities will outnumber the variable activities. By organizing your schedule into categories you can see at a glance where you have room for variable activities. Also, it helps you better understand your time commitments.
Of course it is good to have an active, busy life, but there must time set aside for schoolwork.
