Time Saving Tips and Deep Secrets

Ok.. So some people who shall remain nameless (Alix, Tony, Lucy) think I'm anal.. They say it out of love so I'm cool with it (twitch, twitch).

The conversation was somethin' like this:

Me: Want to hear about my dinner menu for 2013?
Them: U be anal girlfriend!
Me: Na uh! (finger snap)

So yes, I admit it, I'm anal. But I thought that today I would let you peeps in on a little secret. I may be excessively organised but there are certain things that I hide from the general public. For exampe, our bedroom is a war zone. I don't hang up my clothes after I take them off. I add them to my floor pile that grows throughout the week. Only on Sunday will I actually sort everything for the laundry and hang up things.. That's one of my dirty little secrets. I have many.

As I have probably mentioned before, I am an early riser. During the week I get up around 5 and go on my cross trainer for 20 -40 minutes. I'm still fat though. Those minutes on the crosstrainer are great in that I get to watch MTV shows and chuckle to myself as I wheeze. My favourites to watch? The Hills, The City, and now Jersey Shore (woot woot) and Teen Mom (AAAWWEESSOOMMMEEE!) Catching up on trash tv and getting in a workout saves me time.

Another time saver; cleaning the bathtub while taking a shower. I'm sure I have destroyed a few brain cells while spraying Cillit Bang while I shave my toes. But, meh, I'm not too smart to start off with so.. I'll take a shower and as I let my conditioner condition I'll scrub down the tiles and the sides of the tub. Two in one! Head and Shoulders! Kapow!

Then there's the age old advice of cooking meals in advance. My mother used to do this. She would spend a few hours on a Sunday in the kitchen preparing meals that would be frozen and then eaten throughout the week (unfrozen of course). It's a smart thing to do and also saves money. Casseroles are easy to make and go a long way. I buy small disposable aluminininum boxes and use them for freezing mah creations. (I don't do this enough so I'm going to have to get back on it).

10 minutes a day rule. You've heard of it, I'm sure. You've heard of it from smug people, I'm sure. The idea is to set a timer to 10 minutes and focus on one task, for example, vaccuumming or frescoe painting. (note to self: consider painting frescoes in the bedroom) every day. It adds up and your place might not be condemmed in the future.

Write everything down! It's not so much a time saver as it is just a good habit to have. I carry my organizer everywhere and I rely on it heavily. I plan my week, my month, my Mai Tai's in it.

The best advice for time saving tips can be found on the internet so go search!

Signed,
Anal but loveable Tova...