First time poster, long term lurker so please be nice!
I have always struggled on how to manage to do all the things I need to do each week without compromising on some part of my life. I know I can't be the only one who has ever found this hard!
To make this clearer, I'll give some examples:
-if I make myself get really good at ringing old friends and loved ones, I find that I've eaten into time I could have had to relax, or time with my partner, and now the rest of the evening is just dinner, errands and bed!
-if I make myself do well at fitting in exercise as well and cooking healthily and exciting each night, I find myself getting to bed late and waking up grumpy in the mornings.
-if I make myself go out and be social (because I have the tendency to isolate myself!), I can end up not getting much done on my essays (I am doing a course alongside my job)!
-And when I do make myself concentrate on the essays, I get rubbish at keeping in contact with people I love!
Something always gives!
So onto my AIBU (I know it's not really one!), AIBU to ask you for help on how you organise your week/time/life so that you do all the things you want to do without compromise?!
How do you manage to fit in going to work, time with your partner, cooking healthy meals, exercise, ringing the people you love, being social, having time to yourself, working out the logistics of your week, studying(if you're also doing a course), saving money, keeping in contact with old friends and loved ones, going to bed at a reasonable time?!
(I don't have DCs)
The current things I've started to do to help:
- cooking a huge portion and freezing the excess meals
-use the time I might spend staring into space (e.g. on a bus) to ring the people I want to catch up with.
-empty the dishwasher whilst the microwave or oven is on
-try and catch up with a few friends in a group meet-up rather than seeing each one one-on-one
- I don't iron (thanks MN!) and I tend not to wear make up or straighten my hair daily
Any other tips for what you do?!