Pursuing a PhD 14: Reclaiming My Home Plans During Break

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proactive versus Reactive</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to how I map out someone going from a completely reactive life to a proactive one.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since I don’t have a lot of margin in my life right now, there are things I used to do regularly that I’m unable to do. I now have a 2-week break from school and I will be sharing how I plan to continue my proactive living without the additional margin in my life.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At first I thought I would take the additional time off from school and put it to working more, but SURPRISE, I have decided to take some additional time off from work to do more personal and family related things. I want to have the flexibility to do whatever my energy is in allowing myself the freedom to do all these things in whatever order and be even better prepared for my next school semester.</span></p> <p><strong>Here are some of the things I plan to take care of during my break:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reorganize the storage rooms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Clean out the family room and toys</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Move into outside living</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Personal organizing - closet, bathroom, purse, car, supplements, and personal care</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stock the house for the next 4 months</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Deep cleaning</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Catching up on podcasts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Listen to audiobooks</sp