Top Ten Tips to Taking Time For Yourself

The old saying from back in the day still applies to this era, "There's just not enough hours in the day." Though this might be true, there are ways to find little scraps of time that can add up to a chunk of relaxation and self appreciation for just how clever you are to have that much time left to enjoy your family, a hobby or just yourself.

Here are the top ten ways to have a slice of time carved from a very busy schedule:

10) Cook once, eat twice!

Saving leftovers in a container is a great way to save time AND money! Keep the leftovers for snacks after school for the kids or if there's enough, save it for another meal altogether! In my family, it was always a great night to have spaghetti the second time. It always tasted better the second time around.

9) Doing a little bit of laundry each day.

If you have a family, you know that doing their laundry can take up the entire day. Maybe you don't have to stand and watch the clothes dry but you do have to be around the house to load, unload and reload the washer and dryer. What a drag. Instead of wasting one complete day doing everyone's laundry, do it everyday! That's right, everyday. It may seem like more of a bother but in reality, it isn't. If you throw in a load before you take your shower, it'll run while you're showering (which you'd have to be in the house to do anyway!) and then when you're done, throw the load in the dryer, by morning, the clothes will be done.

8) Cleaning up a lot of littles.

If you let your house load up with filth or messy arrangements of toys and magazines for a month, of course it's going to take a while to clean it all. Instead of letting it build up, just put whatever you have out, away by the time you go to bed. If you honestly don't want to put it away because you swear you will do it by the next day, then that's fine, but if it lingers a day longer, tidy it up and put everything away. If you put away a lot of little messes, it seems like less of a hassle because it's a quick toss in the trash or a quick sweep of the kitchen floor and you're done and doing what you WANT to do.

7) Make round trips.