Effective Time Management... or How to Fail Completely

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My long time issues with Time Management

As far back as I can remember, my school teacher's comments usually included "head in the clouds" or "day-dreamer". At one point a teacher thought it may be that my mind worked a little differently and the way the curriculum was taught did not engage me.
Aaah-haaa! But then again I don't think academia is my forte.

So my lack of discipline in the art of effective time management then had nothing to do with how filled with responsibilities my life seems now.

I always loved art and to read. My creative side must be engaged to get through the most mundane of tasks. I usually accomplish this by thinking "how can I do this better?". Which starts me off in another direction than the task at hand itself... Now what was I saying?

Maybe I have A.D.D. I've done 2 other tasks in between creating the Lens Title and writing this Introduction?
Or is this the way it is these days with everybody? Too much to accomplish in too little time in this frantically fast paced world.

This lens will most likely be a life-long project since I have had this chronic disease for 47 years and counting...

Effective Time Management 

How to cure my multi-tasking disability

Wait... what was I doing?

OK, well, I do have to check my email.

What, the dog needs to go out?

Someone's at the door.

Phone's ringing.

Check my email.

I swear I will come back to this in a minute,
Really, I will.

Time Mangement Issues solved with a Click 

A Procrastinator's Ultimate Dream... or not.

Workaholic architect Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) stumbles on a universal remote control that allows him to pause events in his life or fast-forward through them. But things get really bizarre when the gadget develops a mind of its own and takes control of Michael's viewing choices, causing him to see how much of his family life he's sacrificed for his career. Christopher Walken and Kate Beckinsale co-star in this high-concept comedy.

Oh, well. It worked out in the end.

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A harried workaholic, Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) doesn't have time for his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty (Christopher Walken), a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results. But as Michael gleefully mutes, skips and scans past his family and his friends, the remote gradually takes over his life and begins to program him, in this fast, funny and out-of-control comedy adventure.

OK, back on track. These are just a few of the things that consume my day. 

Watching the grand kids
Cleaning House
Checking for email
Habitually trying to organize
Bookkeeping for the family landscaping business
Checking for email
Laundry
dishes
Taking care of a cat & dog
Checking for email
Working at a part time job
Looking for a full-time job
Doing all the above at our RV Park trailer 6 months a year and going back and forth (it's only 20 minutes away)
Did I say check for email?

The best title for any book... EVER! 

The Home Office From Hell Cure: Transform Your Underperforming, Time-Sucking Homebased Business Into a Runaway Success

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Where I spend my online time 

Love it ALL, but time sure jets Mach 4...

2 iOffer stores (See my stores widgets below)
iOffer events
iOffer Clubs
Making Soy Candles
eBay
about 4 other sales site
here at Squidoo
RedGage
Squidoo SquidU Forums
Craig's List
Twitter
StumbleUpon
Delicious
Netflix
Facebook (Sorry, it's private)
Mypace (See below)
An iOffer group on Ning
and lastly, my Email checking obsession

I'm sure there's more, but I need to get back to my email...

Dilbert's take on Efficient Tme Managing 

What I should have been doing... at the time I was writing this. 

Not checking email
Dog poop patrol
Laundry
Checking about paying bills on-line. Finally! Husband was unsure about that. His idea this time. Go figure.
Sweeping and Vacuuming
Not checking email
Updating my resume

Should I keep going?

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Hmmm. New theory!

I'm just addicted to...

All PC and Internet ~ All the TIME.

Phew...

I'm cured.

Conclusion 

As Roseann Roseannadana says:

It's always something...

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Completely Addicted Soy Candle Lover-Maker and long-time resident of suburban Henrietta, NY which is just south of Rochester. Married 2 years out of high school. Still married after 27 years. (Yup, to the same person.) Parent to 2 beautiful girls, who both made me a grandparent far too early. Oh, and also hooked on Recycle, Reuse, Re-purpose and Reduce. Known on iOffer and eBay, and many other sites as Roadstar166.

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