I enjoy writing a blog. It's fun to share what God is doing in my life with the hope of encouraging others. But I find I only write them every few months. Why not more often? I don't really know. When I was reminded of my inconsistency recently, I realized that blogging needed to become part of something precious to me. My calendar.
Recently I've begun to schedule everything I do. Not just dinners out or meetings, but everything. I do block scheduling and it's been incredibly helpful. I don't know about you, but seeing something does way more for me than trying to remember. And blocking out time becomes like doing a budget. Dave Ramsey always says that doing a budget is "telling your money where to go, not wondering where it went." I guess the same principle applies here. I don't want to wonder where my time went. I want to look at my day and know where my minutes will be spent.
It's amazing to see what happens when you focus on your time. For me, my daily disciplines become enjoyable, important matters don't get missed, and the things I "want" to do, like blogging, begin to happen. Regularly. You don't have great days, you have great weeks. And you accomplish much, much more.
If this sounds appealing, or like it could help you, give it a shot. Like budgeting, it takes time to plan this much. A lot of time when you start. And you will adjust things for a number of weeks. But the results will bring about WAY more than you're doing now. It is worth it!
Last thought...if you're really going to do this, put in some buffer time for unexpected tasks and conversations. I started off with very little buffer and got discouraged. Now my schedule breathes and fits my personality and job.
This wasn't a deep blog, but something that can help you accomplish more each week, especially the disciplines of Bible study, prayer, serving at church and time with your family. Not to mention getting everything done at work...at least everything you planned to do :).
