Top 10 Time Wasters for Women
by Nancy Campbell


1. The Telephone.
You can waste hours of time talking and gossiping on the telephone. Not only is it time-wasted, but this is usually when your children get into trouble, or be naughty because they realize the phone has taken mother’s attention away from them.

2. The TV.
I would rather live life than watch it! Teach your children to ‘live’ life, rather than watch it go by. Remember that the day is for work, the evening is for relaxation. A good rule for your home is to never turn the TV on during the day. (It’s still a time-waster in the evening too!)

3. Reading novels when there is work to be done.
Don’t be tempted to read a novel during the hours of the night, only to wake up too tired to cope with your children during the day.

4. Self-Pity and Worry.
Thinking about yourself is a deadly time-waster. You can’t adequately nurture your children or bless others while you use all your emotional energy on yourself.

5. Lack of organization.
If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it. It is important to have long-range goals, and a goal for each day.

6. Lack of Discipline.
Do what has to be done, not just what you feel like doing. This develops character.

7. Trying to do everything at once.
Tackle one job at a time and finish it completely. Then start another job. Clean one room at a time. You don’t have to get everything done in one day.

8. Inability to say, "No."
Stay focused. Don’t get sidetracked. Your first priority is to be a wife, a mother and homemaker. Everything else comes second.

9. Too Much Stuff.
The more "stuff" you have in your home, the more you have to clean. The more gadgets and ornaments you have, the more you have to dust. The more toys your children own, the more you have to pick up. They only need two or three at once. Put the others away. Continually ‘de-junk’ your house. Keep only what you need.

10. Inefficiency.
E.g. When cleaning up, don’t carry one thing to another room and then come back for something else. Put everything for one room in a box, and then take one trip to that room. Save on unnecessary movements

1. Jesus makes me happy. (no surprise there since the real source of happiness is from Him)
2. I would like to go on a date, please. (which we get to do tonight)
3. Sugar tastes so good. (and it’s sooooo bad for you – that’s why it tastes so good – duhhh)
4. Thursday is my favorite day of the week because I can’t remember why. (It’s been my favorite day since I was a teenager but I can’t recall why now)
5. On some days, my hair is my best feature. (but that really hasn’t happened lately because it needs a cut, color and highlight)
6. We could learn so much from past generations if we would just get over thinking that they didn’t know anything.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to going on a date, tomorrow my plans include absolutely nothing and Sunday, I want to just make it to church!

Here's the original list if you want to copy and paste it to post on your site.

1. _____ makes me happy.
2. I would like _____, please.
3. _____ tastes SO good!
4. _____ is my favorite day of the week because _____.
5. _____ my best feature.
6. We could learn so much from _____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _____, tomorrow my plans include _____ and Sunday, I want to _____!

1. I am most tempted by – FOOD!! Why oh why can't I be like those people who can eat anything and not gain an ounce. sighhhhh

2. Today I want – to do NOTHING! And that's pretty much what I've done. I have loaded pictures onto my computer and updated my blogs. And every time I sit down to watch TV I fall asleep. It's the perfect day!!!

3. The last thing I took a picture of was – our son shaving for the first time. Wwwwaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh - I have posted pictures of the process on my at regular blog . Come by there and see them. He's getting so big.

4. The most recent movie I’ve seen that I really enjoyed was – I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. (I think Kevin James is hilarious.) I'm watching for Waitress to come PPV so I can watch it.