Life admin.
I love this phrase. This concept.
When I have used this term before people have said 'Life admin. I like that phrase' or 'That' s a good saying'
In all honestly, I have been quite shocked by how many people have had that similar reaction to me using the term 'Life Admin'
I have definately heard other people use it. It's not a new, chic word that's on the streets...because if it was I am definately not cool enough to be one of the first to use it. Anyway, I googled it. It's in the Urban dictionary, so therefore it's legit a known term.
Life Admin is all of those tasks that you have to do. There's no way of #adulting without getting them done. Some, (pretty much all of them) are mundane, take up way too much time and effort when there is probably more enjoyable things to do in that time.
I love the term #LifeAdmin it just sounds much better than organising a meeting with the bank or doing household chores or decluttering my email inbox.
And. To be honest. As much as some life admin tasks are boring and I would rather catch up on Netflix, secretly I love it. I love it even more when I life admin like a boss.
Now let's get something straight. I am no expert and I certainly am not perfect. But here are my tips on how to life admin like a BOSS
1. SET DEADLINES
Pretty straight forward concept I know, but never under estimate the power of a deadline. Like most things, we don't really want to do, but know we should, as once we do it, we will be better for it - oh hey new diet - life admin can easily get pushed back. recognise the phrases "oh i will start it on Monday" or " I will do that tomorrow" In the words of Ronan Keating ' If tomorrow never comes...' you guessed it tomorrow never does. So set some deadlines. Start and End dates for all your life admin tasks. Even narrow it down for times if its tasks that won't need a couple of days. I like to that with mini tasks, like booking appointments online or filling in a form. Will allocate 30mins in my schedule to get that done, and because it's somewhat like a challenge, and we all know how competitive I am... it works a treat.
2. PRIORITISE TASKS
Seems logical right? Prioritise tasks, and get the most important or the one that needs to be completed done first. Simple right? NOT if you don't prioritise tasks first. It so easy to start with the easy tasks, or tasks you like ( or dislike a little less than others) but then when you need a few things done immediately you then feel bogged down with life admin. To avoid this I advise prioritising tasks. Things that need to be done now, or today or this week, and tasks that can be done in the next month or that can be done whenever. Simples.
3. UTILISE 'WAITING AROUND' TIMES
I know what you are thinking when you read tip number 3. 'I am too busy, I don't have waiting around time' However, bare with me. Believe it or not, there are a good few hours in a day where we could fit small life admin tasks in, where we would be otherwise 'waiting around'. Let me explain. Waiting around is probably not the right phrase, but it's the best way of describing the times I am referring too. Smaller life admin tasks like, sending a Facebook message to arrange something, or uploading a selling post on a buy and sell site or writing some post-it notes for around the house etc. can actually be done whilst we are doing other things or 'waiting around'. Examples of these times are: waiting for the kettle to boil, waiting in the car to pick someone up, watching the tv, cooking dinner or making lunch waiting for the 5mins recommended for the Bathroom tile spray, before rinsing off. See. I bet you can find a few spare minutes now. Perfect for ticking off those smaller life admin tasks!
I love this phrase. This concept.
When I have used this term before people have said 'Life admin. I like that phrase' or 'That' s a good saying'
In all honestly, I have been quite shocked by how many people have had that similar reaction to me using the term 'Life Admin'
I have definately heard other people use it. It's not a new, chic word that's on the streets...because if it was I am definately not cool enough to be one of the first to use it. Anyway, I googled it. It's in the Urban dictionary, so therefore it's legit a known term.
Life Admin is all of those tasks that you have to do. There's no way of #adulting without getting them done. Some, (pretty much all of them) are mundane, take up way too much time and effort when there is probably more enjoyable things to do in that time.
I love the term #LifeAdmin it just sounds much better than organising a meeting with the bank or doing household chores or decluttering my email inbox.
And. To be honest. As much as some life admin tasks are boring and I would rather catch up on Netflix, secretly I love it. I love it even more when I life admin like a boss.
Now let's get something straight. I am no expert and I certainly am not perfect. But here are my tips on how to life admin like a BOSS
1. SET DEADLINES
Pretty straight forward concept I know, but never under estimate the power of a deadline. Like most things, we don't really want to do, but know we should, as once we do it, we will be better for it - oh hey new diet - life admin can easily get pushed back. recognise the phrases "oh i will start it on Monday" or " I will do that tomorrow" In the words of Ronan Keating ' If tomorrow never comes...' you guessed it tomorrow never does. So set some deadlines. Start and End dates for all your life admin tasks. Even narrow it down for times if its tasks that won't need a couple of days. I like to that with mini tasks, like booking appointments online or filling in a form. Will allocate 30mins in my schedule to get that done, and because it's somewhat like a challenge, and we all know how competitive I am... it works a treat.
2. PRIORITISE TASKS
Seems logical right? Prioritise tasks, and get the most important or the one that needs to be completed done first. Simple right? NOT if you don't prioritise tasks first. It so easy to start with the easy tasks, or tasks you like ( or dislike a little less than others) but then when you need a few things done immediately you then feel bogged down with life admin. To avoid this I advise prioritising tasks. Things that need to be done now, or today or this week, and tasks that can be done in the next month or that can be done whenever. Simples.
3. UTILISE 'WAITING AROUND' TIMES
I know what you are thinking when you read tip number 3. 'I am too busy, I don't have waiting around time' However, bare with me. Believe it or not, there are a good few hours in a day where we could fit small life admin tasks in, where we would be otherwise 'waiting around'. Let me explain. Waiting around is probably not the right phrase, but it's the best way of describing the times I am referring too. Smaller life admin tasks like, sending a Facebook message to arrange something, or uploading a selling post on a buy and sell site or writing some post-it notes for around the house etc. can actually be done whilst we are doing other things or 'waiting around'. Examples of these times are: waiting for the kettle to boil, waiting in the car to pick someone up, watching the tv, cooking dinner or making lunch waiting for the 5mins recommended for the Bathroom tile spray, before rinsing off. See. I bet you can find a few spare minutes now. Perfect for ticking off those smaller life admin tasks!
4. DAIRYS / NOTEBOOKS / JOURNALS
I am girl obsessed when it comes to diary and notebooks. I brought 4 new notebooks last week, I still have two empty ones from my last notebook haul. Seems excessive, but believe me they will get filled. Diaries, notebooks and journals are an excellent way to plan and utilise to make notes on all things life admin. I have a notebook for different things I am involved with or doing. It seems basic but it is such a lifesaver. All my notes, forms, bits of papers all in one place. Importantly any phone conversations I have regarding any of my projects, I can jot down anything that was discussed or any important notes. I also have to have a diary. I cannot live without one. I have to schedule in pretty much everything and this is great for cracking through that long list of life admin tasks!
5. APPS: CALENDAR / NOTES / SPREADSHEETS / ALARMS
Our phones and tablets are full of unbelievably helpful apps to help us be a BOSS when it comes to life admin. The calendar is a great start. Now I work shifts so this is incredibly helpful in knowing when I am working and when I am not. I have a specific shift calendar app, but this calendar, like many standard calendar apps, allows me to write in extra notes on each day! I love to use this when out and about and someone asks me can I attend something or I see an event I want to attend. I can check first, If I am working or more importantly, If i have scheduled in some important, prioritised (see what i did there) life admin. The Notes app is like a portable extension of my (MANY!) notebooks at home. With an app I can note take anywhere I want to my hearts content! As well as notebooks, your girl loves a good spreadsheet. Now I am not spreadsheet heavy in my life. I mainly use them for finances and I had a few of them when it came to wedding planning! but that life admin is well and truly done with! THANK HEAVENS! But all in all I can appreciate the usefulness of a good spreadsheet. Columns and rows, can be very handy to lay out tasks and with numbers and colour co-ordination, you can't go wrong with this level of organisation. I also have just found out how good setting a variety of alarms can be. Now I love my sleep and love my bed, so the alarm is not on the top of my favourites list. However, the alarm can come in handy to remind yourself to start or do something that just needs to get done! Even simple things that you can forget if you get carried away doing something else. A good idea I came across was setting a weekly alarm to ensure the bins go out! Brilliant idea!
6. HAVE LIFE ADMIN DAYS!
Now I know looking at that title the concept of a life admin day sounds like THE most boring day ever, but it can be super useful and somewhat cathartic. If you are the sort of person who just one day thinks, 'right today I am going to (insert a long overdue task here', then a life admin day is for you. I have done it with the major spring clean and the organising the cupboard ( which intern are life admin tasks themselves..) but a day dedicated to just GETTING STUFF DONE works wonders. If you cannot be bothered to set different deadlines, or get little things done every day throughout the day, then set aside a day and go full force into the life admin. AS well as my other tips, I have at least two life admin days a month. I set my self up with YouTube, Netflix and a selection of snacks and drinks and I just crack on! I normally station myself around a table or at the computer, if I have a few online tasks and then work from there. I might have to go off into the bedroom for a couple of hours to do the wardrobe sort, but I just pick up the tablet, and a selection of snacks and there I am for a couple of hours and then onto the next task. To be honest, the time flies by, and I am normally surprised at the end of the day about how much work I have actually go done. Winning!
7. DON'T AVOID IT
Above all the best tip I can give is to not avoid doing your life admin tasks. Life admin is something that has always been there, and always will be. It won't go away. It will just get more frustrating as the lists grow longer, the deadlines approach and you can no longer fit anything more under the bed. So even if my tips above are not for you. Then please take in this one! A BOSS is not perfect, a BOSS still has things it should of done earlier... but a BOSS always has a good go and tries to get it done!
Life admin. We got this.
Jasmine
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When I decided to do this part of the blog, I couldn't decide who was going to be the first female to be featured in my Femspiration posts.
It is worth noting that as time goes on, some of the posts in this feature will probably be dictated, by things going on in the news, by historical events or just by the time of year.
As a new feature, I have always been convinced the first post will defiantly be a bold statment of #femspiration. I was thinking the likes of Oprah Winfrey. A female who is known by many, whos story has been told by many and a woman who has already inspired so many. Super famous, super inspiring and pretty much a super woman.
Then I wrote a facebook post to inspire my friends about a personal experience, and recieved so mamy comments of how inspired people were from this story, and there I realised the first female in this feature had to be the first female in my life. My Mother. Jennifer Scott. Not super famous, but to me super inspiring and definately a super woman.
Jennifer Scott; Fist pumping every victory.
Strength is measured in so many different ways. I have always known that my mother is a woman of strength, as a single mother she struggled and sacrificed for me in every way but never once gave up. All my succeses today are hers. But today, she has shown me a new kind of strength.
TODAY, she walked around her bungalow with her new frame and even made herself a cup of tea and she did it with the greatest smile and sense of achievement. Simple tasks to many but a milestone for my mother! I have never been more proud or more inspired.
Let me explain.
5 days before Christmas after rushing down the Motorway. Consultants told my husband and I that my mother would be having major spinal surgery in the morning to ensure she is not paralysed, due to her spinal cord being compressed by a cancerous tumour. My mother is 52 and was at work the day before we were told this! We were told in no few terms that the surgery may not be a success and she may not walk again or have full feelings in her lower body.
TODAY is just 4 weeks to the day of the surgery and what she has achieved has impressed everyone. She is aware that her mobility may never be what is was before, she is still in a lot of pain post surgery and she knows the battle is far from over as we have to fight the Big C.
But for now her 'fist pumping' moment was that simple task, to be at home and walking around with her frame.
Her strength, I know, is down to two things;
1. Her Faith in God
2. Her mindset.
Her mindset to always keep going, to never let the odds dictate your outcome and, no matter what, to always fight and NEVER give up.
If any of us can adopt that strength that I have seen in my mother in the last four weeks then we can overcome any battle.
Let's celebrate all our victories no matter how big or small. with that same 'fist pumping' sense of achievement. Reminding ourselves that there may be many battles ahead, but every battle won is another step forward.
Jasmine
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Hello. I am Mrs Amies-King and this is my blog!
You may have been here before, if you have, as you can see, we have a new look. If you haven't, welcome!
New year, new look and somewhat new blog.
I don't make new year resolutions, but I have set myself a goal of putting some work and focus into my blog in 2018.
There wil be a few changes to the original format and a few new exciting things.
1. The 'My week in pictures' segments are gone. This wasn't very practical with my shift work. I could have four days out of seven just working and then three not very interesting days, which can make for a very boring post. Instead there will be a monthly round-up highlighting the best adventures of the month.
2. Introducing the monthly favourites. Each Month I wil highlight my favourite products from new products, new discoveries to the old classics making a reappearence. Anything from beauty, food, fashion, interiors, apps, books, films and T.V...you name it. If i have been loving it, I will be letting you know.
3. The newlyweds series. I had many comments and messages after my ' Becoming Jasmine Amies-King ' post that I have decided to do a whole series on being a newly wed.
4. I love lists, I love reading them and writing them....so look out for many lists on this blog!
5. Femspiration. I came across this word on twitter. Female inspiration, female perspiration. I am all about empowerment. I love to see strong women doing thier thing! This part of the blog will highlight women that are providing me with femspiration. Stories, speeches, quotes you name it. A section that's not preaching feminism or being political, just saying 'you go girl' and highlighting how I have been inspired.
6. Sport. I didn't include this in my original blog set up, but I am so glad I am including it now. Sport is a pretty integral part of my life. I am a sports fanatic. Which, for the record, my husband loves - no arguments about having sport on the T.V in our house. We had Sports related photos on our engagment shoot, I have worked in Sports development, been an athlete... the list goes on. As this blog is all about my views on the world, my thoughts on the things I love, and sport is something I love, it makes sense to have sport as part of this blog. I have not seen this done in any of the blogs I have read ( If anyone knows of any, please share) as I guess its not the usual female blog thing to do! But this is my blog, and I love sport so I am doing it! Maybe it wil be my USP!
I have left some of my older posts on the blog, Feel free to check these out and leave me a comment.
I am excited to work on my blog this year and to engage with my readers. Let's get a conversation going!
Jasmine
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