Is it really Saturday already? Time sure flies when you are busy.

My freelance business goes in cycles. Since I have to wait for my clients to give me their content, I can't start on the project until I get their information. So I tend to have a couple of slower weeks in between projects, and then I get slammed for the next week or two.

This is one of those weeks. I am struggling to keep up with it all. The kids don't seem to understand that it would really help me if they would suddenly start taking care of themselves and be self-sufficient during these busier times (of course, since they are only three I suppose maybe I AM expecting too much...)

My husband seems to think I still need to help with housework and make meals. My body seems to think I still need sleep.

Since my "regular life" and its busy demands don't stop or even ease up during my busier times, I find myself challenged to keep up with it all and still find time to sleep.

Here are some of the ways I've found to at least help make my life a little easier, although I still have a lot of room for improvement/better time management (and I still need to find a way to get more sleep):
1. Automate ALL monthly bills on my bank's website.
2. Lower my standards of housecleaning and leave some of it until after my deadline.
3. Use once-a-month cooking (I go to Super Suppers or Dream Dinners) and make frozen meals or crockpot meals during my busy times.
4. Delegate more childcare tasks and putting the kids to bed to my husband.
5. Write to do lists and goals to keep focused on current tasks.
6. Prioritize the MUST accomplish TODAY, need to manage in the next couple days, and nice to get done but not critical (A, B, and C priorities) within my list.

I'd love to hear more ideas about how you manage your time too.