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The Busy Woman ~ Scheduling Gives Peace of Mind

12:38 AM, Sep. 30, 2006

I was talking on the phone with a customer the other day. We went over

personalities and couldn't help but laugh. The Busy Woman's Daily Planner®

does a simplified personalities test and often we can just tell what

personality type someone is.

In this case, I told her how funny (weird) I am because I either need

complete silence or to have company when cleaning or organizing. I wanted to

reorganize my office desk (again). So I called Nikki to come in and help me

decide about some things. She laughed at me when I was done saying that I

always know what I'm doing but just want her for company.

She's right! Type B's love company. We love to share stories, we love to

multitask. It's just our nature. Occasionally we can stick to one task for a

long time or until it's done, (when we can get someone to watch the kids -

if you have any). For the most part, we're always starting something,

volunteering for things, and generally enjoying people. But we don't finish

all of our projects and many things are started but left undone.

Cleaning, organizing, and other things can overwhelm us at times. And this

is why we need a schedule. When you get on a schedule, you're like a well

oiled machine. Schedule in FREE TIME and you won't be a slave to your

schedule. You're the one who writes it. Schedule in Cleaning, organizing,

and other things and you'll have more free time and less stress. Otherwise

you feel like you're spinning your wheels. You'll continue searching for

things that are not in a proper place.

I get the most phone calls from Type B's and we almost always end up

laughing because they know they love to socialize and when we talk about the

personalities it helps them to feel good about who they are. However... Type

B's need to tighten up. And they know it or they wouldn't be calling me.

They're always looking for a better solution to their disorganization or

overwhelming tasks. Unfortunately it's difficult for them to stick with a

planning system because most of them are overwhelming or not properly set

up.

Our brains think in time increment order. When we go through our daily

appointments, each one has a certain time they are supposed to take place.

That's how it works. And so far no one has disagreed with me. Which brings

me back to my chat with yet another customer.

We went over the many different styles of planners and their offerings. She

decided to take my advice and start with less planner pages and work her way

up to more if need be. "You can always buy more, but you lose money when you

buy more than what you can handle or need." Reason: People who get more than

they can handle usually give up.

When I get overwhelmed or have more than I can handle, I usually pick up the

phone to call a buddy. If someone can't come over I've trained myself over

the past 25 years to just dive in after getting a Mocha. {wink}

Scheduling gives you absolutes in your day. Email me if you'd like to read

it and I'll send it right over!

BIO: Susie Glennan has been happily married since 1982, is mom to 3, and is

a Home Maker, Teacher, Author, Professional Speaker, Toastmaster, President

of The Busy Woman, Inc., DBA - The Busy Woman's Daily Planner®. She teaches

time management seminars, offers FREE consultations with your order, and

will help you set up a schedule that's right for you. 800-848-7715

www.thebusywoman.com

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10:13 AM, Sep. 30, 2006, posted by drewsfamilytx

Thanks for the tips and the insight!

Which reminds me, I need to get up and FINISH something!!! :-)

God bless you,
Marsha

Thank you for the tips

10:52 AM, Oct. 1, 2006, posted by thehsmomof2

I really do need to get my place organized. I have done my office desk, and the homeschool shelves. Now I am working on my bedroom.
Warmest Wishes
Shannon
thehsmomof2@aol.com
The Down Home(School) Gazette
http://www.thehomeschoolmomof2.com/

love the busy woman

8:01 PM, Oct. 1, 2006, posted by berrymorin

I use Suzie's fillers. My favorite is the Bible Study. I keep them in my daily planner and can refer to them at any time.

Thanks Ladies!

9:59 PM, Oct. 1, 2006, posted by TheBusyWoman

I appreciate the comments so much! Shannon, there are quite a few articles on my site as well as my intereactive email list. We're doing a lot of organizing there right now! Here's the url:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBusyWomanChatters/

I hope you can join us.

Blessings,

Susie

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