HELP w/Schedule & Time Management

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**I've posted this msg in the LVN/LPN forum but thought that i might receive more replies if it was in this forum. I apologize in advance if posting in 2 diff. forums is against the rules**

Good Afternoon Everyone!!!

So here's my dilemma:

I work 4 hours a every day during the 'normal' workweek from 9am-1pm, with classes Mon-Fri from 5-9pm.

It takes me about an hour (the max.) to go to and come from work, which means I usually leave around 8 in the morning, and get home a little before 2, around 1:50pm. It only takes me about 20 minutes to get to and from classes, so i leave around 4:40, and get home around 9:20pm.

Now I need to cook dinner, exercise for an hour daily, and study.....where do i find the time???? I know a lot of people have it worse than me working 40 hrs a week, but quite fankly it seems as if 24 hrs is NOT ENOUGH.

Starting this weekend i plan on making meals for the whole week and freezing them so while I'm at class my bf can just pop them in the oven and feed himself, and have dinner ready by the time i get home.

Is this going to work???

I'd like to know how does everyone on here do it...whats your schedule like....any suggestions/advice/tips for me on how to better handle my time management?

THANKS as always to those who reply!!

I can definately relate to being stretched super thin during the week! The way I do it is I plan out all my meals I'll be cooking throughout the coming week. On the weekend, since I actually have some time then, I pre-cook any chicken, meat, etc. and put them in gladware and in the fridge they go. Same with any veggies; they get chopped and put in baggies in the fridge. That way, when it comes time to cook the actual meal, all I have to do is heat things up! I also do the frozen meals for nights when I won't be home around dinner time, so my bf can just heat his dinner up. There's no way he could or would make his own dinner, so that works well for him.

As for the exercising, if you're definately set on 1 hour per day, maybe you could get up earlier in the morning and do it. Or you could cut back to 30 minutes per day. There are tons of 30 minute workouts out there that hit all the major areas. Odds are you'll be running around so much during your clinicals and whatnot, you won't need the full hour of exercise.

I know it sounds completely nerdy, but I make a time management chart for times I know I have only limited time to get everything done. I map out what I'm doing each hour of the day and set a schedule for myself. I work well when I have a routine, so it works for me.

I hope I was somewhat helpful, and good luck to you. Just hang in there, I know it can be tough.

THANKS!!

Great tip on that time management chart!! I'm a vary structured person so this will work for me.

Any other tips/advice.....please keep them coming!!

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