Time Management Breakthrough

As I write this I am eagerly awaiting a call from Jamie. She’s been in Europe on business for the last twelve days. So she’ll be calling to let me know that she’s in route to the bus terminal in Concord. It goes without saying that I can’t wait to give her a big hug and kiss.

It’s been a fun twelve days with the girls though. Of course they go to preschool while I work from home running my business so things were pretty normal for them. I had some prior evening commitments so I am grateful to our friends, Katrina and Vern, for helping out and treating Julia and Marissa like their own kids.

Let me tell you – I have a ton of respect for single parents! Even with the help of pre-school and friends you can count on – it’s not easy to be a single parent! (Even for just 12 days!)

The girls and I had a ton of fun… We went on a few magic carpet rides. I took them out to eat a few times. Earlier this week I blew the bouncy house for them when the weather was nice. We played “Wizard of Oz.” I really think we all made the best of it. Of course Jamie missed them so much! It was cool because we did a skype video call just about everyday.

Now onto the lesson…

I’m gonna do a new time-management course for people who don’t have kids. Heck this may very well be a great training tool to make those entry level folks more efficient. Here’s what I’m gonna do. Each student of my course (remember they are not parents) will be assigned a couple of kids for the week.

Then- they’ll only have so much time to take care of their  work and their own needs because they’ll be solely responsible for making sure the kids eat, learn, have fun, get loved and everything else. This exercise will force them to get more done and be more productive during work hours!

I am really appreciative of the fact that I had a really busy twelve days both personally and professionally. I had to be doubly sure that I made every moment away from the girls count!
No- I am not going to the time-management seminar – that was a joke! But seriously… If you want to be more efficient make every moment count. Make it count at the office and be sure to make it count with the family!

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