Time Management Outside the Workplace

Work vs. Non-Work

At Work

Outside of Work

Theoretically, 2/3 our our time is spent outside the workplace!

Entries in Day Planners

5%

95%

Work

Non-Work

Balancing Priorities

It has been said that people:

Worship their work,

Work at their play, and

Play at their worship

Mary Kay Ash:

“I like to work long hours, but if you have to lose your husband or family in the process, you’re doing things the wrong way. It is no fun to count your money by yourself.”

The Working Women

40 40

27

15.6

0

10

20

30

40

50

1965 1995

WorkWork at Home

Source: Americans' Use of Time Project

1965 The Sound of Music -- Academy Award

for Best Picture. The made-for-TV movie Cinderella was

broadcast Mary Tyler Moore won her second Emmy

for portraying a stay-at-home mom Laura Petrie, Samantha Stephens, etc.

were all keeping tidy houses

1997 Helen Hunt, starring as an

overworked single mother with bad health insurance (and a mighty messy apartment), picked up the Oscar for Best Actress.

Female surgeons and an FBI agent in search of extraterrestrials were the television role models for young girls.

Why Have the Hours Women Work at Home

Dropped? Are husbands more sympathetic and

helping around the house more? Are we hiring people to do some of

the work? Are we eating out more? Are we willing to live with a house

not as clean?

The Man

The Man

The Man

The Working Man

4.6

10.1 9.5

0

5

10

15

1965 1985 1995

Helping at Home (Hours)

Source: Americans' Use of Time Project

Work Time at Home

05

1015202530

1965 1995

WomenMen

Helping around the house

Helping around the house

Helping around the house

Helping around the house

Hiring Help??

Home cleaning services have quadrupled since 1965

Less Clean??

Cleaning product sales declined 6.1% from 1992 to 1996

Biggest household product growth area – products that mask smells, such as candles

How Important is Dusting?

0

10

20

30

40

50

Important

HighSchoolGraduatesCollegeGraduates

Source: Soap and Detergent Association Survey

Cleaning

Cleaning

Cleaning

Cleaning

Cleaning

Cleaning

Hours Spent Cooking

0

2

4

6

8

10

1985 1995

MenWomen

Source: Americans' Use of Time Project

Female Time Spent on Household Tasks - Daily

Cooking – 57 minutes Meal Cleanup – 7.7 minutes Laundry – 18.4 minutes

Source: Americans' Use of Time Project

It Will Get Worse!!

0

20

40

60

80

Percent who workmore than 40 hrs.

YoungWorkers -1977Generation X

Consider scheduling:

At least one “family” priority daily– Play basketball with the children

At least one “self” priority– Read 15 minutes of Dickens

Home Management

Become CEO of the home - act like one

Create an office in the home– Desk– Filing Cabinet

Delegate at home

Establishing Control Make four extra house keys Purchase greeting cards for a year at a

time Establish a message center Prepare a “secret” shelf of gifts Have an emergency phone list Prepare a Household Instruction Book (3

ring binder/plastic protector for the pages)

Kitchen Magic

Clear, Clean, Condense (remember the Pareto Principle)

Plan and post menus for one week - get all family members involved

Purchase groceries at off-hours

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen Magic

Use daily planner to construct shopping list

Prepare food in advance Add storage shelves - have a

place for everything

Kitchen Magic

Store pots and pans at eye level

Store dishes you use daily away from the stove– So the person cooking will not

interfere with the person setting the table

Closet Magic Add additional shelves, rods and

racks Clean out what you don’t wear

– Sort into three piles• “For Sure” I will wear• “Maybe” I will wear –

store some other place• “No” I will not wear - get rid of

Closet Magic Don’t buy clothes on impulse, to

fill time, or while under pressure Stick to basic classics in

clothing

Household Tips

Clutter causes confusion Its easier to clean if everything has a

place Less is more Use a portable kitchen timer all over the

house– establish a time to accomplish a task, set

the timer, then try to beat it

Organizing

Organizing

Organizing

Organizing

Organizing

Organizing

Household Clutter

Household Clutter

Household Clutter

Household Tips

Consider if perfection is really need in housework

Do you do some household tasks out of habit?

Have five minute “clean-up” parties with all family members involved

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Managing the home

Cleaning

Questions to Consider

Will it matter in 10 years? What do I need more of in my

life? What do I need less of? How can I make this simpler?