Simplify your life in 4 easy steps

I have two calendars that I go by. One is my normal calendar and the other is my “superwoman” calendar. I know that I don’t have the energy or time to be a superwoman every day of the week, so I usually pick two or three days to do this. I started doing this because somewhere in the last 2 years, I have become a “yes” person. I rarely say no to anything or anyone. I always want to help and be in two places at one time. By the end of the day I realize that everything I did was because someone asked me to do it. I was just going with the flow and my to-do list and calendars had been left on the back burner. Where had my day gone?

Talking to my Dad on the phone he told me that he thought my life was way too busy and I needed to simplify. My day had gotten so busy that I didn’t have time to pray in the morning or night. In the morning I would rush out of bed and at night I would fall asleep on the couch typing away at my computer. So, for the last few weeks I have taken  few steps to simplify my life with the help of my Dad:

1. Start your day off with prayer – How can you start your day without thanking God for waking you up? A prayer takes no more than 5 minutes of your day, how can you refuse to do that for someone who keeps you for 24 hours of your day? Prayer helps me focus on Him and accepting what he has planned for me for the day.

2. Look at your calendar and/or to-do list for your entire week – It is so important for me to look at my calendar for the future week/month so that I can see what days I will be busy so when the day comes, I won’t be surprised.

3. Relax- Find time to do nothing. A time for you to just relax. I find about an hour or two a day to get into a  good book.

4. Bedtime ritual – Make a ritual that prepares you for the next day. Find your clothes, write your to-dos, catchup on emails, and pray. This is just a suggestion based on what I do.

That’s my simple living manifesto.  What is yours?

love,
the christianista

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  • Miss Alina Rose

    I love your blog! Taking time out to thank God is imperative…it sets the tone for the day.God Bless you sis.

  • http://www.thechristianista.com thechristianista

    Amen!! If you think about it, God gave you this day and to not allocate time for him is unheard of. It’s not even ours to begin with! Thanks for your comment.

    the christianista

  • Ms. K.B

    I especially enjoyed what you said about your superwoman calendar. I consider myself one who has a similar calendar/method of managing my time. Unlike yours, however, I have not named it nor have I ever thought about naming it. I just take it upon myself to do nothing sometimes and something others; I more or less go by what my body is telling me that I need. I sometimes felt guilty for living this way even though I know that my physical needs take precedence over activities thus in doing the activity, I can perform better. I love it and I need it! Thanks sis for your post.