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31 Ways to Get More Done

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Do you wish you had more time? Do you feel like you’re always running around in circles and at the end of the day you don’t have anything to show for it? Well, this series is for you!

Do you wish you had more time? I have 31 tips that I'm going to share with you featuring ways that you can get more done.
I have 31 tips that I’m going to share with you featuring ways that you can get more done.
We all wish we had more time in the day, but that’s simply not possible. But, by considering how you currently use your time and being willing to get a little creative, you can get more done and feel more accomplished than ever before.

  1. How to Wake Up Early
  2. How to Be a Productive Night Owl
  3. Use Your Commuting Time
  4. Use Lunch Breaks More Effectively
  5. How to Spend Your Weekend
  6. Take a Day Off to Catch Up
  7. Swap Childcare With Another Parent
  8. Why You Need to Use a Timer
  9. Stop Trying to Do It All
  10. How Podcasts Can Help You Get More Done
  11. Life Skills You Can Learn From YouTube
  12. Secrets of Effective Multitasking
  13. Moms Need to Delegate
  14. Household Chores: Should You DIY Them or Hire Help?
  15. Take Care of Yourself First
  16. Do it now (stop procrastinating)
  17. Make it easier
  18. Lower your standards…and just get it done
  19. Have a laundry routine
  20. Cook dinner while you work
  21. Handle it once (mail, email, bills)
  22. Batch like tasks
  23. Streamline with Checklists
  24. Automate
  25. Create systems
  26. Do it at the right time
  27. Use waiting time
  28. Carpool efficiently
  29. Work wireless or mobile
  30. Decide quickly and move on
  31. Write it down
  32. BONUS: Be Flexible

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Each October, The Nester hosts a gathering where bloggers commit to writing about the same topic for 31 Days. I participated last year and wrote the series 31 Days to Make Being a Working Mom Easier. I am very passionate about being a working mom, because it’s the hardest thing I’ve had to do.  Along the way, I’ve discovered things that work (and things that don’t) that have made this a much more enjoyable ride for me…and my family.

Read other posts in the 31 Ways to Get More Done series.

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  1. Kim~madeinaday says

    Wow I ‘ll definitely check out this huge list! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
    Kim

  2. Kim Smith says

    Great list and if I could just implement some of them, it would be an improvement.

  3. Marisa says

    These are so helpful. thank you!

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