With the hustle-bustle of our everyday lives, sometimes spending time or keeping in contact with loved ones is put on the back burner. Here are just a few tips for organizing your time for family and friends.

1. Streamline. One of the first things to do is take a look at your current schedule and determine what TO DOs can be either eliminated or streamlined. A good way to do this is to keep an accurate time log for a minimum of two weeks. By doing so, you'll have a overall picture of how your time is being spent, and you'll be able to pinpoint areas of concern that are eating up countless hours of your time.

2. Make a list of important people in your life. Make a list of everyone you want to stay in contact with so that you don't forget anyone. Include family members, friends, and associates that are important to you.

3. Determine methods of communication. For most people, it's simply not practical to personally visit everyone, all the time. Friends, family, and associates could be scattered around the world. Looking at your list of people, mark a code next to each one that indicates which method(s) of communication are the most practical. For example, here are some possible codes.

V - Personal Visit
P - Phone Call
E - Email or Text
O - Online Video Conference (Zoom, Facetime, etc.)
L - Mailed Letter, Card or Postcard
N - Group Newsletter

You may even want to elaborate a bit after your codes to indicate contact frequency. For instance, next to one person you may indicate P-Once a Week or V-Once a Month

4. Make a schedule. While it's perfectly fine to stay in contact with family and friends on a spontaneous basis if you wish, doing this in addition to a definite schedule will help ensure that you stay in contact as often as you'd like to. You may wish to schedule consistent times each day or week for family members. Perhaps you can have varied family outings, or family night, etc. You may choose to contact specific relatives or friends on a weekly basis, or if there are many people on your list, to contact them on a rotating basis. A regular schedule will help you make time for all of the important people in your life.

5. Keep a contact journal. As you stay in contact with people, keep a journal containing important notes about your conversation or letters, so that the next time you contact any of these people, you'll be able to recall and ask about important subjects. Doing this will also provide you with a memory book any time you want to refer to past contacts. During times when you're feeling low, this could be very uplifting and give you a much-needed boost.

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