Just as 2017 passed us by in a flash, 2018 will do the same if we don\u2019t take control of our calendar right now\u2026BEFORE it starts filling up all on its own. \u00a0And believe me when I say that Calendars have a funny way of doing that.\u00a0 They start out looking fresh and full of blank days and then WHAM\u2026every minute of every day is showing filled up with something or other. \u00a0As I look back at my life I am realizing how much I have allowed the Calendar to control my life instead of me controlling my Calendar in order to have a life!\u00a0 NO MORE!<\/p>\n
I think I have finally figuring out what\u2019s required if I ever want to have the life I want \u2013 we must take control of our calendars BEFORE the year begins. We must take control BEFORE the craziness of life gets going and BEFORE we even realize that our entire calendar has filled up in the most haphazard way, making it impossible to do any of the things we had wanted to do during the year. It is time to stop the madness!!<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I am going to sit down now and block out the calendar days for 2018 BEFORE 2018 begins so it forces everything else in my life to get booked around those days.\u00a0 And now when someone asks me to do something I don\u2019t have to always feel like I must say \u201cYes\u201d because I can honestly tell them \u201cI\u2019m so sorry but I\u2019ve already got something on that day.\u201d\u00a0 What a massive relief it will be to have the ability to say \u201cno\u201d to things guilt-free because I\u2019ll have already have plans\u2026It makes me a little giddy just thinking about it!<\/p>\n
I am going to block out every trip I want to take before anyone else can claim those days. I\u2019m going to block out which weeks I will go spend on our houseboat at Lake Powell this summer and I am going to block out a few weekend getaways to take little road trips with my honey. I am even going to block out some alone time just for me (which I have never done before and I\u2019m really excited about). \u00a0This feels so empowering I might just think of a few more days to block out just for the fun of it!<\/p>\n
No more letting the calendar control\u00a0 us \u2013 Take control back \u2013 get your 2018 calendar and go to town with it!<\/p>\n
~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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