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outlanderSenior Contributor
In response to: Life after hospital
outlanderSenior Contributor
@Former-Member
i am abit strapped fro cash at the moment which is why ive taken up this second job. its only 10 hrs extra a week. and that helps me get by. im trying to save as well because ive got my car to upkeep as well.
my family dont ever leave me alone execpt through the day and thats becasue they are at school that also the time i get my second job done as well. if i didnt have to watch the kids everyday esp after school for most of the arvo then thats the time i would use to do something i want to do.
the sad thing is though i dont have a life woutside work and the kids- OMG i sound like a mother! but sadly its true.
i set my alarm to wake up, and take my medications but thats about it. i generally just wing it and get what i can do done in between appointments, with the sturcture i try to follow above.
as of monday im going to try and do a weeks schedule- as you ahve suggested but write down what im actually doing during those times. then maybe ill be able to get a clearer picture on what im actually doing and what im sticking to through the day......
In response to: Re: Life after hospital
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That sounds like a great idea @outlander !
It might also help to tally up how much time you're spending on work, study, yourself and doing things for others. One might be taking up a disproportionate amount of time and impacting your life.
Let me know how it's all going at the end of the week!
This is the 1st week of uni and I've got to re-do my schedule as it's a little insane with the amount of study I'm supposedly doing so I'll let you know how I go too.
In response to: Re: Life after hospital
outlanderSenior Contributor
@Former-Member
yeah thats a good idea @Former-Member im going to do that
i know exactly which one is going to be very out of proportion compoared to everything else and you can probably tell that too.
wow uni- what are you studying?
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