Lower Anxiety With These Time Management Tips That Make You Feel Like You Have Got It Together!

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Do you feel as if your life is out of control? Do you always feel as if you are running around like the proverbial chicken with it's head cut off? Well, throughout the last few years, I have picked-up a few time management gems that have helped me. The following are tips I live by, in no particular order:

1. Prepare and pack your lunches for the week (Monday through Friday) on Sunday, this will save you money and time.

2. Make a cup of coffee at night, let it cool, pour it in a travel cup, add cream, and refrigerate. There is nothing more satisfying than waking up and having an iced coffee at the ready. Add a few ice cubes for the road.

3. Pick out your outfit the night before.

4. If you have children, make your meals big enough to have leftovers, at least 3 nights per week. Who doesn't love coming home after a long day of work and not have to cook?

5. Review your weekly schedule with your family on Sunday. This will help you feel more prepared for the week and if you have forgotten anything, someone else may be able to remind you.

6. Use your phone calendar to log all of your appointments, it will have settings for reminders, use them. If you have a spouse, "invite" them to your joint appointments or events so you are on the same page, there should also be a setting for this so they can add it to their own calendar.

7. Arrive to work 15 minutes early in order to boot up your computer, get your snacks and beverages for the day, check your Outlook calendar, and organize your desk.

8. Make lists to remember tasks that you want to complete on large pieces of paper, Post- Its get lost...defeating the purpose of your list.

9. Say no.

This list is not finished and will be forever evolving. If anyone has any other pearls of wisdom, please comment below. :)