Learning a New Skill: Time Management

On thing that taking on this Awana ministry has taught me is the use of a calendar.    Many times before I thought I was busy enough for using a calendar, but it always tailed off.  Now that I have to look months ahead, I have had to get much more dedicated to the use of a calendar.

Even with this upcoming week, I was talking with my wife about all the things we have to get done.  These are just the ones that I know about:

• set up a meeting with two of our leaders (mentees) to take over Awana in a year or two
• set up a meeting with a work friend facing some home issues
• set aside time to call a interviewee for my paper
• contact several more potential interviewees again
• decide on a place to go for a quick weekend retreat with my darling wife
• send out a meeting schedule to all Awana leaders and potential leaders
• touch base individually with each potential Awana leader to get their feedback on what role they would like
• confirm that role with above and get them info on what they can begin to do to prepare themselves for their role

I know my wife has her own list, including:

• go shopping with or without her sister who’s visiting us for a couple weeks
• reconnect with a friend of hers who she hasn’t seen in a couple months
• get laundry caught up
• probably more powerwashing, now that we have one (though that may be my job)
• write 5 poems for her course, plus who knows how many other books she has yet to read

I am sure there is much more on her list than I have mentioned, as I am sure she will remind me.  But the point is with so many bullet points and only 5 days in a week, we are in for a bit of a pressure cooker this week.

Tags: awana, courses, retreat, scheduling, time management