The concept of "time management" and is precisely the system of correct and convenient organization of time. And for the housewife, respectively, - the system of organizing homework.
Any time management is based on several principles:
- The most important of the general principles - plan things responsibly and thoughtfully.
- Distribute the cases to important and secondary - so it will be easier for you to decide how and in what order you will cope with them.
- Break up large, complex or lengthy cases into several small ones. So you will save energy, you can avoid haste and make work more qualitative.
- Distribute cases to all those who can help you. Do so that helping you become a habit with your loved ones.
- Use the space correctly. It is very convenient when you know exactly where to find the usual things. When the keys, for example, are put day by day in the same place - you will not spend on their searches in the morning for a single extra minute.
- Do not accumulate small unpleasant things! Accumulating, they from small businesses grow into big problems. Do them right away without delay.
- Reward yourself for the deeds done. Let the reward be very shallow, - the main thing is that the unpleasant worries should be followed by something pleasant. A piece of chocolate, light music, extra half an hour for your favorite hobby - can not you find something to please yourself?
- Develop the necessary habits. Many daily affairs will cease to take as much energy and time as they are now, if they are made part of a well-established and well-established process.
These are some general principles of any time management that will allow you to organize well and facilitate any, including homework.
But there is a clearly and organically built system, which is exactly the time management for a modern housewife. It is very widespread in America and already well-known and we have the system "FLY-lady". The authorship of this system belongs to the American Marla Scilly. The entire system is based on several principles, applying which, you can optimally organize homework.
The main (general) principle of the FLY-lady system: do not try to do everything at once. Remember, your main assistants are gradual and consistent.
And now the rules by which those who work in the house on the FLY-lady system or the time management of the housewife are acting:
1. Appearance is important!
The first thing we start our day with is that we put ourselves in order. Makeup and beautiful clothes are required. Just do not forget that the clothes should also be comfortable. And instead of slippers - put on shoes (better on lacing).
2. Create a "point of order"
In the house there should be a "point of order" or simply speaking, a place that you will perceive as a place of concentration of order and purity. As suggested by the author of the system - the easiest way to define such a point is a kitchen sink. After all for a day we are many times in the kitchen, we use the sink many times, it is always in our sight and it is very easy to control it. So start with the fact that make it perfectly clean. And then - just keep it clean.
Do not try to make the whole house perfectly clean at once! (Remember the basic rule? - "do not try to do everything at once").
3. Identify the "routine"
"Routines" in this system is a job that you have to perform regularly - daily repetitive tasks that can not be avoided anywhere. You must define them for yourself (prepare dinner, wash dishes, wash clothes, etc.). And write it down in a special magazine.
4. We divide the house into "zones"
And we not only divide the house into clear zones, but also determine the day of the week that will belong to this zone. And still we limit time - one hour for cleaning of a zone. Did not meet? - postpone until next time.
5. War with trash
It is necessary to wage this war daily. One of the principles of the FLY-lady system: "trash can not be arranged! "Therefore - it is necessary to learn to get rid of what has become superfluous. And here there is a special device: we create a habit of throwing out 27 things (by the way, the number is taken from another known system - Feng Shui). Learn to not regret about what you throw out. If you get a thing that you can not throw out right away, though you do not use it for a long time, hide it in the package for six months. And then - throw the package, not looking what is in it. After all, if a thing has not been needed for six months, then you do not need it.
6. New must come to the place of the old
This rule is another way to deal with clutter. Everything is simple - a new thing should only be bought in place of the old one. Liked the bed linen set? Excellent! - but, having bought it, throw out the oldest one that has been used so far.
7. Gasem "hot spots"
Of course, you can easily determine where your apartment is most easily formed by disorder and chaos. Often this is a shelf in the hallway. Although someone has a computer table, a bedside table in the bedroom, a cabinet in the kitchen, etc. Decide for yourself where in your house there are such "hot" points and give them time each day. Two minutes a day is enough for the "hot" point to be "extinguished".
A few simple rules, following which you can make your life easier and manage your time. Just do not forget the main thing - always in your planned day find time for yourself!