Set a date to do your taxes, or to have your accountant prepare them for you.

A GON Reader Asked:

Maria,

You often talk about the importance of a structured schedule. However, how do doctor and dentist appointments, possible funerals, servicing the car, etc. fit into this?
--Carole Raynes

Maria Gracia Responded:

Hi Carole,

Yes, having a structured schedule helps us all to work efficiently and effectively. But you're right. There are always going to be one-time, or occasional, TO DOs that we have to fit in.

What usually happens when these TO DOs come along is one of two things:

a) You move something you normally do to a time that you don't have anything pressing happening...and use that time slot for the doctor appointment, etc.

For instance, maybe your doctor's appointment is scheduled at the time you normally meal plan. Well, for that week only, perhaps you move your meal planning into your evening hours when you don't have too much going on, or to a Sunday before you go to church. Maybe you wake up a bit earlier to do it.

OR

b) You simply don't do something you normally do, and allow the other higher priority TO DO to take its place. So, if you normally dust your house on a Wednesday, but you have to go to a funeral, maybe you just double-duty-dust next week on your regularly scheduled day.

I also recommend that you do NOT fill your schedule to the absolute max, always leaving time slots open to either 'catch up' or 'get ahead' as needed.

Hope this helps!

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