Can we set aside the topic of challenging behavior today and talk instead about something that you likely find just as challenging?

Not. Having. Enough. Time.

Have you experienced that in the last week, day, or hour?

This is something I’ve been working on shifting in my life.

So much to do! Seemingly never enough time.

If you’re like most early childhood educators it's gotten worse over the years with increasing on-the-job demands, mountains of paperwork, and sometimes blurry time-off boundaries with families and coworkers (texting or emailing during non-work times?)

We crowd-sourced amazing early childhood resources recently, what if we crowd-sourced…

Time Saving Tips

What are yours? Work. Home. Morning routine. Cooking. Boundaries. Whaddaya got?

What’s ONE THING you’ve learned to do to save yourself time?

…or, one thing you do to FEEL like you have more time (close enough).

I’ll go first. Warning: it’s a funny one! It’s kind of “woo”.

Once, when I was feeling REALLY crunched for time, a colleague said to me, “May you receive a time warp in your favor.”

Me: “…HUH?”

She explained that once in a while we experience time moving slowly so it IS possible to get things done quicker than expected.

While this is not usual for me I agreed that I’ve experienced a few “time warps in my favor”.

In and out of the DMV in 15 minutes.

Tried a new recipe and dinner was ready in a flash.

Checked off every item on my to-do list plus a few extra items by 3pm? Once.

So now I just think of Ariane and tell myself: “Today I will receive a time warp in my favor!”

Does it work?

Honestly, I’m not sure! I guess I need to track it better. But it's fun and hopeful. It shifts my energy so I like it. It’s even more fun to bestow the wish on others and make them go “huh?”

So, this week, may you receive a time warp in your favor, my friend.

…and, in the meantime let’s crowd-source time saving tips in the comments below.