Day in a life!!

 Feeling overwhelmed throughout the day is quite common in my daily life. I currently work from home, am in school, and, as I mentioned in a previous post, am a mother to a one-year-old boy. To organize my day and help manage my feelings of overwhelm, I usually start with a task list that I input into my Outlook Calendar on my computer. Outlook plays a major role in this process because I can set reminders for when certain tasks need to be completed or wrapped up, allowing me to move on to other projects throughout the day.

Once my checklist is completed in Outlook, I wake my son up and make breakfast for both of us. After breakfast, I clean him up and let him watch his favorite TV show, Ms. Rachel. Then, I sign into work and review my daily tasks, organizing them from most important to least important. A typical day at work looks like this: from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, I catch up on emails; from 11:00 AM to 11:15 AM, I take a break, during which I provide my son with a snack; from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM, I handle any callbacks or incoming calls for my department; and from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM, I take my lunch break, during which I feed my son and complete household chores like laundry or dishes. From 1:30 PM to 3:45 PM, I wrap up any Better Business Bureau and Attorney General complaints we have received at work, keeping track of the complaints I have responded to by documenting them in an Excel spreadsheet. I take another break from 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM, during which I usually read a book to my son or do some puzzles. Finally, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, I am available for any last-minute calls my department may receive. To stay on top of my daily tasks, programs like Word, Excel, and Outlook are essential. They help me manage my completed tasks and keep track of what still needs to be done.