Tag: Task Manager

A Madman's Day Planner

So if you read yesterday’s post, you understand I am writing this post in some sort of scheduled time frame. This is true. I gave myself exactly thirty minutes later in the day to write a quick and simple blog post. My day looks relatively fun in the fact I have the day off work. That being said there are a million things that I need to accomplish today if today is to be successful. So here is how I’ve planned my day.

  • 6:30 AM – Get out of bed, help my partner walk dogs.
  • 7:00 AM – Feed dogs.
  • 7:30 AM – Play with dogs to settle them.
  • 8:00 AM – Hang out laundry.
  • 8:30 AM – Stack and put on dishwasher.
  • 9:00 AM – Write: Jefferson & The Magician’s Curse.
  • 10:00 AM – Tidy Lounge Room.
  • 10:30 AM – Tidy Kitchen.
  • 11:00 AM – Write: Jefferson & The Magician’s Curse.
  • 12:00 PM – Lunch & Free Play! Yay!
  • 1:00 PM – Tidy Bedroom.
  • 1:30 PM – Tidy & Clean Bathroom.
  • 2:00 PM – Write: Jefferson & The Magician’s Curse.
  • 3:00 PM – Write New Blog Post.
  • 3:30 PM – Vacuum House.
  • 4:00 PM – Take dogs out for play time.
  • 5:00 PM – Cook & Eat dinner.
  • 6:00 PM – Feed Pups.
  • 6:30 PM – Puppy playtime and free time.
  • 9:00 PM – Shower.
  • 9:30 PM – Puppies to bed.
  • 10:00 PM – Bed.

The hardest part of all of that today is trying to get in bed by ten. Now that doesn’t mean asleep, just in bed winding down. But as you can see there are some relatively vague tasks I could put a lot more description into, but because everything has a deadline, it means I work faster to accomplish things quicker. Also I schedule myself minimal free time so that I work harder to gain MORE free time. That is why you are getting this planning post, I was going to write one later (and still might) but instead because hanging out the laundry took less time and the dishwasher was mostly stacked, I’m ahead of the game so I bumped it up!

My plan is to add an additional three thousand words to my story today and see if that brings me to a satisfied conclusion. Although after reading the last little bit, there is a very possible chance book one may get cut down to around ninety one or two thousand words and that right now I may be writing the first pages of book two. If that is the case, the pacing makes a lot more sense as an intro instead of a conclusion. 

The idea though is if today goes awesomely, then the time just before bed will be spent planning the next day (and also some free time). This worked exceptionally well in the beginning… not sure why I ever stopped in all honesty. I think it may have had something to do with holidays and travelling. Anyway, wish me luck and I’ll update you later at some point!

Good luck in your own efforts!!! It’s us versus the tasks!