30 things to make your life EASIER
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- 30 things that will make your life EASIER
Life is so busy and stressful these days, and it really doesn't have to be. If you're wondering how to get organised, how to stay organised or how to manage working shifts as a busy doctor, this vide is for you. Here are 30 things you can do to make your life easier, more relaxed and organised. These are the life hacks to make life simpler - the habits, routines and systems I've built into my life to stay on top of things when I'm super busy. Life as a doctor can get pretty hectic and chaotic - shift work in the Emergency Department, long hours etc. Here's how I manage it all.
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What makes my life a little easier is doing a “brain release” every morning. What that means is I write every little thing I need to do or think about on a piece of paper, and then I sort what’s the most important to do first. Having something written down means I likely won’t forget it! ❤
I do this too! Also at night before bed I write down or note in my phone anything I need to do so I can forget about it until morning.
Big one for me: get everything ready the night before and put it in front of the door. And for a busy day ‘running around’ I make a step by step list of what needs to be done -keeps me on track and feels good to cross out 😄
I have been doing #8. I started connecting with all three of my adult children on Sunday afternoons via text so that when they were ready to answer, they could text me back. I didn’t tell them I was doing that, I just started doing it. Before they never texted me about anything, but since I started doing it regularly, they have been contacting and asking me my opinion more often. I love how we’re communicating better than ever.
That is SO lovely!! What a treat for your children as well 🥰
@@SarahNicholls What I find really amazing is that they seem to be communicating more with each other too!
I love this! As an adult child, I always intend to stop by my parents house or call/text them but work & more responsibilities always get in the way. Getting a text from my parents first definitely helps a lot. ❤
❤❤ nice
My new motto, "looking fine by 9!"
It's so helpful for me otherwise I'd stay looking like a slob all day 😆
motto😊
Thank you! :)
I loved that tip and will aim to do this. Too often I’m in pajama mode until lunch time and it’s embarrassing when the postman comes. 😖
Yes! I love this!
The biggest game-changer I found (late in life) was to complete all laundry tasks in the one day…meaning, fold or hang up clothes and put them away. Not having piles of clean clothes piled everywhere is such a relief and by hanging or folding right out of the dryer means less wrinkles. Just try it…total game changer!!
That really is a game-changer!! Having piles of laundry around is so stressful
Also another thing that makes my life easier, that I learned from Rustic Honey on youtube, is to have a clipboard for everyone in your house including kids and clip all the things they need to do on that clipboard and for the adults also attach a complete it folder infront of those papers to put your bills in and action items. Rustic Honey has a video up with all her systems and some I never thought about doing.
Oooo I like that idea! Thanks 😊
I really love the tip about sending a quick message to people you care about when you think of them - I will definitely start doing this!
It's a nice easy way to keep up with friends 🥰
I automate everything in my life. Sort of capsule everything. Capsule meal plan. Capsule wardrobe. Capsule kids activities. Capsule seasonal decor. Capsule workout routine.
It saves so much time and energy, so i can relax and think of more interesting thing, like where to travel next and mini scrapbooking.
I want to higlight capsule kids toys and activities. Trust me, they dont need too much distractiona, after school activities, entertainment, toys and playdates. They get overwhelmed, neither children nor parents have any fun, get tired and stressed out.
Can you explain what you mean by this i am so interested
@@arielbayzephyrcallaway9946 For example I only meal plan with similar ingredients and shop only once a week on Tuesday. So when I go grocery shopping I always buy the same things and for the same amount. No need to think or shop around or impulse buying. To avoid getting bored, we do take outs on the weekend as variety.
That is automating and capsuling everything.
Hope this helps. Have a nice day!
@@stylenseason thank you thats great
Can you tell US a bit more about that? How do you' "capsule everything"? 🙏
Can you make a video about this and update us here when you’re done? I’m sure a lot of people want to know more 😄
Laundry stresses me out. So I try to do one small wash everyday. Or every 2 days if life gets very busy. Weekends feel more like weekends that way
I find the fly lady cleaning routine works well for me after i modified the days to fit my life.
It's so good 😍
Taking 15 minutes at night to wash the dishes, tidy up, pack my bag, put stuff where it's ready to grab in the morning, packing a lunch, all those things make the morning so much smoother, and it's less chaotic than cramming it in when I'm in a rush. It also helps me stay on time more often!
Loved this video, thanks for sharing!
Even easier tips for some of the 30 tips mentioned
1. Earn more - improve skillsets according to the pay or vocation level you want to earn at.
2. Makeup brushes - Micellar water and palms clean brushes just as perfectly. Otherwise, use fingers to apply makeup so that there’s nothing to wash 😂 cream makeup baby!
3. Nails - Stick on nails, or just keep them natural as much as possible
4. Learn to ask for help / Trade services with reliable neighbours
5. Plan dates in advance as soon as one concludes - Google Calendar invites
6. Spare makeup bag for essentials - eyedrops, medication, sanitizer, lipgloss, perfume, tissues, hand cream to chuck from bag to bag
7. Schedule less
8. Less goals, and habit stack them
9. A No List / not right now list - setting clear boundaries and communicating them
10. Gift ideas for loved ones - schedule it into the birthday with their names immediately/ a week before of that day. Add “born in” to include year of person.
11. Box of cards, gift bags, for quick wrapping and gifting. Good to add some spare Moets in that “gifting cupboard” for convenience.
12. Don’t make rash decisions especially when you’re tired - don’t rush to reply or open a text!
13. Say “no” more often if it’s not a f yeah
14. Meal delivery service or simply meal prep and freeze meals. Rotate a weekly/ 2 weekly menu.
15. Declutter and label. Stay neat. and have a home for everything.
16. Laundry bag for Sportsbra - make sure that you don’t waste time to readjust pads/ spoil them
17. Make sure to have a strict rest day a week.
18. Brain dump - place the idea into a time further down in Google Calendar
19. Workout routine, beauty routine - lock in days and hours and repeat them.
20. Spend time to journal / speak to someone!
21. Dump all your supplements and blend into a protein shake for breakfast.
Hope this was helpful ❤
Love it!! Thank you so much 💓
I fold my duvet covers and matching pillow slips together in the linen cupboard, so they don't get separated. I keep a lint free cloth in the bathroom cabinet so I can use it for a quick polish of the taps, wipe of the vanity, or mirror. Then it goes in the wash and I immediately put another clean cloth in the vanity. I always put leftovers or partly cut fruit and veges in a clear container in the fridge, or they tend to get forgotten about. I take a zip punch when travelling. It holds my passport, zip-lock plastic bags x 2, tissues, ear plugs, eyemask, travel Toothbrush and small toothpaste, lip balm, pen, paracetamol and any other medication I need, and boarding passes. It fits in the back of the seat pocket on the aircraft and is within easy reach. Game changer - no more scrabbling about in a bag under the seat in front! I also have a large box for ski gear, another box for tramping gear, and a other box for camping gear. I have a camping list that includes all the essentials we need to take- this helped a lot when we were camping with younger kids - no more forgotten can openers, tea towels, chopping board, or brush and shovel to wipe out the tent. I also keep a pouch in the cat that includes sunblock, insect repellent, lip balm, emergency blanket, hand sanitiser, pens, plasters, paracetamol, and tissues. It fits in the back pocket of the passenger seat, together with a compact umbrella. A dog towel (for beach and river swims or a wet, muddy dog) and shopping bags live in the boot.
Rather than having a “laundry day”, I do one load every single day. I put it in the washer when I wake up. I move it to the dryer before I leave for work. I fold it when I get home. I separate my laundry by: body clothes, clean towels (bathroom/kitchen towels), dirty towels (dog towels). We are always accumulating each type of laundry so by doing one load a day, none of the piles ever get too big. Most weeks I have one day where each pile is very small so I wash my bed sheets that day.
1- I determine my priorities
2- If I have a very important exam, I turn off my phone and computer and take them out of my room.
3- I write down the tasks to be done during the day on paper and cross off each task as I complete it.
4- I listen to podcasts of successful people and try to apply their experiences in my life.
5- To spend my free time, even while waiting for the bus at the bus stop, I listen to English Podcasts (including your videos :) ) and my English has improved significantly in the last 2 years.
These made my life easier and better, at least I was more successful in my school life.
LOVE these!! Thanks for sharing!
Great video Sarah. Completely agree re having structure and also asking for help. For me a few things have massively improved my life:
1. Journalling. Figuring out what I want vs what are what I think I should want. Figuring out what are my own opinions and what are other people's
2. Building routines and structure with people to keep me accountable. Part of this is my accountability group in Fridays that I attend and another is my accountability group I've started on a Sunday. These are becoming bookmarks to my week and like you say take the decision making out of it.
3. Taking care of myself and not people pleasing. If that is saying no to social events that don't truly serve me or stopping drinking this year, I am trying to do things that put me first more. It makes me a better me, a better partner and doctor. Completely agree!
Have a good week!
Dan
@drdanbeese These are amazing! Figuring out what you want vs other people's opinions is HUGE. That's been a game changer for me too! And 100% agree with getting over people-pleasing and the accountability group!!
Thank you 🙌💫
Very useful and novel tips! Thank you for sharing.
I’d love to see a breakdown of the schedules you mentioned to help streamline my life too! Such as the daily/weekly/monthly cleaning schedule, Thursday beauty routine, your week of workouts (wing Wednesday!) etc.,
Thank you for the inspiration!
😂😂😂 just stumbled upon this channel and already addicted 😅❤
Yayyy I'm so happy you're here!
I really love these tips...my favorite is doing a brain dump....since I started doing braindumping my life has become so much better 😊
That's amazing! It really helps to clear your head doesn't it?
Great tips! I do need to write things down even more often to free up mental space.
I do utilize alarms and reminders on my phone to not forget tasks during the week- that helps me!
Brilliant thankyou
So useful. thankyou ❤
Great video, thank you and now I have found you I have subscribed 😊. I’d love to know how and where you store your lists. I use notes on my phone but I forget about them…. Think I need a list of lists lol.
I have recently started a weekly planner sheet that I have out on my breakfast table and include meals and habit tracker on it but I have paper dump lists, goals, lists not actually written yet scattered in different note books. I’m guessing I need to schedule in admin my life time xx
Yes, loved this. Your right, so much of love this is not earth shattering....it's a matter of doing it! Loved the inspiration, and yes, atomic habits is such a good book! Thanks for the video!
Thanks. Really usefull. I often visualize my morning routine the night before and it works a lot for me. 😊
You're a delight to listen to! 😊
Thanks for listening 🫶🥰
Loving your channel! I do a lot of these things and it's really validating to hear someone else enjoys them too!
I'm so glad! 🫶✨️
Thanks so much for sharing!! Feels like I'm walking around with a friend discussing different ideas on making life easier. Also your hand writing looks so much like my mom's! So I think I'll do what you said and reach out to her since I thought of her! 😍
Ahh that's so lovely!! Thank you 😊
I love these tips. Meal planning helps a ton otherwise I don’t cook because I am at a loss of what to make. Please share a link for videos of how you do your meal planning🙏
Thank you the tips are brilliant 💖
You are so welcome! 🥰 thank you for being here!
Very practical helpful tips we can all adopt and integrate.
Glad you think so! 🥰
Thank you Doctor. 🙂
Most welcome!
thank you SO MUCH for these insights, especially tip #20 lol -- that has always been so maddening for me. i'll have to try your solution
So glad it was helpful!!
I’ve just sat watching and listening to you and took your advice and sent a message to my family and wished them a wonderful day. They were so happy 😊 . I will keep in contact from now on. Thank you xx
That's so lovely to hear ☺️ 💕
Thank you, this was brilliant. I have things that make my life easier also, for instance, I spray my cleaning solution of white vinegar, baking soda and water (that I keep under my bathroom sink) every day in the morning after I am done. It takes me less than 5 minutes. This way, the weekly bathroom-cleaning is easier. Greetings from the Los Angeles, California.
Ooh what a great tip, I may have to start doing that too!! Thank you 💕
Love you hun. You are a star. What an beautiful video you have made. I am going to follow all your golden principals. Thanks so much🫶😘
That's so kind!! 🥹 thank you!
Things that make my life easier is finding the areas of tension the things that make me feel stressed or overwhelmed and I remove them or find ways to improve those areas so its not a area of tension and stress. Also thinking outside the box really helps...so for example one time I was out bleach and floor cleaner so i used laundry detergent in water to clean my floor, when I was out of hand soap I mixed together dawn dish soap and a little water, ive used rice once or twice when I suddenly ran out of litter and I couldn't get to the store for a few days. Sometimes when you are struggling or stressing...thinking outside the box might temporarily solve a stresser.
Yessss!! This is so underrated! I agree 100%
I love all your advice! I just ran across this video and I really enjoyed watching. I’m now subscribed and about to watch more. Thank you! Ps love your accent!
Yay thank you so much for watching and subscribing! I have another video in this series coming out at the weekend 😊
Love this video!! I’m curious about where you keep your lists (right now/not right now, calendar of home tasks, etc.) like do you have a hub for all of your organization tools?
Yesss!
What a great video with so many useful tips, Sarah! You also have very cheerful personality, enjoyable to watch ❤ if I would implement at least half of those tips especially organizational and clutter-free 😂 my hubby would be so happy 🤪 new subscriber from TX here. Thanks! Can’t wait for your next video
Wow, thank you for such a lovely comment!! Thank you 🫶✨️💕 I appreciate you being here and watching all the way from TX, very cool!
Thanks for this. Could you link the disposable laundry bags you use to wash dogs stuff in please. Thank you
your laundry tips are epic!
Glad you like them!
Lately I really enjoy to take "all in one" vitamins that way I make sure I don't spend to much time on preparing all the single ones.
Good idea!!
That was great thank you. I love your enthusiasm. I’m happy to say I do possibly most of those things but it took me decades, yes I’m much older than you. The things that I would add is I do a 3 minute breathing space 3 times a day. I have an app on my phone that tells me it’s 9, 12, 3 and without any negotiation with myself, I stop and pause for those three minutes and contemplate. It’s very rewarding in so many ways highly recommended.🙏
What a brilliant idea! I may have to try that. Thank you so much 💓
I don’t fold things that will survive not being folded anymore… socks, undies, Jammies & loungewear no longer get my time. Also, I batch my laundry according to this system. So when it comes out the of the dryer, I don’t have to separate stuff or go back and forth from the closet hanging stuff to dressers. Game changer. I don’t remember which organization guru I got this from but so glad I tried it!!
That is a game changer!! Think of all that saved time 🙌
Found your channel recently. I love your content 😊
Yay! Thank you!
Yes. True. That process of earning money is what makes life busy and stressful. Otherwise we'd all be much more chill❤
Absolutely! Gosh, can you imagine what life would be like if we all didn't have to worry about that?!
@@SarahNicholls Yes, so true! A lot of efforts is amazing if there's results. The ALMOST impossible is what gives us the edge if we are healthy enough to go for it💖
That's a wonderful video Sarah. Thank you for the great tips!
I see much of myself there, much of how my life looked like in the past. I'd literally jog to work too because I otherwise would have been late. A year later it was worse because I worked 3 jobs seven days a week while struggling with chronic illness. I didn't have time for the most normal things for myself. The only things I did for myself were a daily shower, brush teeth, wash face and then put make up on in a huge hurry in 10 min on the drive to work (someone else drove the car). The only beauty thing I did was to cut my nails and sometimes I didn't even have time for that. My life was work, heat up a frozen meal, eat in a hurry, sleep, shower and repeat. I think a lot of people can relate!
Oh gosh that's so stressful 😫 yes that was similar to what my life looked like! I had 3 jobs at one point too, I worked a 9-5, then some evenings worked in a bar and did one night shift a week as a healthcare assistant 🫠 it was hard graft! I know so many others live like that and it's not for the faint hearted. Even more difficult with a chronic illness to contend with! Hope you're doing well, thank you for watching 🫶✨️
@@SarahNicholls Hello Sarah! It definitely sounds like we've went through the same grind. It had good sides to it, too. Maybe you feel the same way. It felt good to successfully juggle university and the jobs. 💪I managed to get really good grades at uni while meeting lots of interesting people at the jobs. I wouldn't want to miss the experiences I made at the time.
Only later when I suddenly became ill it changed. Had to take a few months break doing nothing which bugged me as I love having work, projects and hobbies in my life. After the break I was still ill but continued my old life anyway which was a daily struggle.
Now that I've been back to my old health for a while, I try to take good care of myself. At least now I've got a good reason not to skimp on anything health or wellbeing related. 🌸✨
Also wanted to let you know that I'm glad I found your channel because you've got a unique perspective that's worth sharing!
From the start you said "you don't need to be a Dr to do this" and then like 3 minutes later proceeded to say "outside my job of being a Dr". 🤣🤣
Just gave me a laugh I suppose.
I knew your personality reminded me of someone now I know who....this English actress Freema Agyeman ☺
What a lovely compliment 😊
So the things you grab from that box that you want to shove in your hand bag do you put all those things in your make up bag before you put them in your purse or no? what things do you not put in your make up bag? obviously not the umbrella but what else
Good question! OK, to clarify:
I have a box of stuff that I *might* regularly need to take out with me (umbrella, spare reusable carrier bags, sunscreen etc). I empty my handbag into that every day.
I have a makeup bag with the absolute essentials in that I take with me in every handbag (I don't empty it into the handbag, I just take the whole thing). This contains hair ties, hand sanitisers, hand cream, tissues, gum/mints, lip balm.
It helps me to stay organised and get out the house quickly!! Hope that makes sense.
Additional from my side:
1. Have specific laundry days
2. Loading the dishwasher twice a day if there is need
3. Keep a step count app to help with daily exercise
4. Have a daily to do list on my phone and check it every morning before starting the day
5. Do flower watering the day you take out the trash can
6. Keep a slippers basket at the main entrance for visitors
Hi there, i would love to get yout people pleasing course ... on your other videos the link provied seems innacitve... Could you please provide the information?
Hi! Thanks for enquiring. I have deactivated the old course, but I'm planning a new people pleasing course in the next couple of months, so watch this space! Are you on my mailing list? You'll hear about it there first. Let me know if you'd like me to send you the link to join.
@@SarahNicholls Thank you so for for the update. I can’t wait to take your course. I would like to receive also your newsletter as well. I just found one of your videos, what I have seen has been really helpful, informative and inspiring. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻☺️🙏🏻
We rescued a puppy & i save empty treat bags so i know what to buy next time. 😅
I stick to a routine such as w/time management. At 8:30 I get my daughter up. Get dressed for the day. Take the dog out. Fix breakfast & eat. Play toys, do a little learning game, & spend time together. Nap time at 1:00 & wake up at 3:30. Go outside & play. Eat dinner by 5:00. Bath time at 6:30. 7:00 my daughter spends about 15 to 20 minutes with her Daddy & then she’s tucked into bed by 7:30. That’s my day when it’s just me & my daughter every day in a nutshell for a routine. I’m lucky that my husband gets off of work at 3:00 every day & I get help after nap time w/playing & cooking. During playtime, I usually clean up or make a phone call. It just keeps the household running smoothly & my daughter & even our dog knows what to expect every day. Nothing is perfect but I’ve raised 5 children, except my 5th bc she’s only 5. My oldest is 25 and I don’t know what I would do without a daily routine. Also, everyone has always had age appropriate chores to keep the house clean and organized. My biggest problem has been that I had my first 4 children between the ages of 21 to 29, but I had my 5th at 41. I have to entertain her a lot and I’ve gotten into the habit of letting myself go and not getting dressed and putting on makeup. It started during Covid and I just got into a really bad habit of not putting myself together. This something I definitely need to work on. I need to set a time to b dressed and ready every day like I use to when I was raising my oldest 4 children.
Your daily routine sounds like it keeps everything ship shape and well run! I love the organisation!! I'm from a family of 5 siblings too - my mum had my oldest brother at 24 and my youngest brother at 42, so there were big age gaps. It was a fun household to grow up in. I know what you mean about not getting yourself ready, it can be an easy habit to fall into.
Thanks for watching 🫶✨️
Nice video dr sarah 👍 and you so beautiful 😊
for #8-9 how do you keep in contact with people who seem don't care. I don't want to lose contact with them, but it hurts when I try to reach out to them and I'm an option only. they give an "option energy." I just wanted to be updated/ be checked in on how they are doing, I considered them my best friends, and I cherish them so much, but it seems they're fine with their lives without me. They are the only person I trusted so much.
Oh this is so difficult, I'm really sorry to hear that 😔 it's really horrible when you feel like you're pulling all the weight in a relationship. It's important to keep reminding yourself that you can't control how they respond to you, you can only control what you do. Try to let go of expectations of how you think they 'should' respond to you. It's OK to raise it with them, and say that you feel a bit unsupported. But ultimately you can't change how they choose to act. It might be time to seek out some more circles of friends where you belong and its not an uphill battle.
Sending you loads of good wishes, it's really hard!
A robot hoover!
Awesome tips. I am a late diagnosed woman with ADHD and I put a lot of things you’ve mentioned here to use in order to be high functioning. But the root cause is often the chaos in my brain. Was wondering if you also had ADHD?
I can definitely relate to chaos in the brain!! I'm not sure if I have ADHD, but I can relate to many of the symptoms, although probably in quite a minor way. How are you feeling about your diagnosis? Hope you're doing well!
I'm cautious of fruits and veggies because of the oxylates.
That's understandable! We all have to eat a diet that makes us feel our best.
This sounds a bit "out there" but once you get in the habit, game changer. I have lots of safety pins and when we take our socks off, pin together and throw in laundry basket. NO SORTING and no searching for a missing sock
PS, I also love your motto- Looking fine by nine. A great reminder to get a reign on the morning before it gets away from you. Thanks!
Great idea. Thanks
That is so clever!!
The thing about the stupid pads in sports bras!!!! Why don’t they just sew them in???? It is sooooooo annoying!
I KNOW!! Who designed them that way 🙈🫠
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Are you crazy or not crazy enough …🐣💭🦈
A question I ask myself daily 🤪
1. Get more money by spending less! I had a shopping ban for things (exept for food and beverages) for a year. And after this I no longer long och even "see" stores anymore. Have a shopping freeze for things and change your mind and therefor also your financial situation!
Just curious if you have children
I don't have children
@@SarahNicholls thanks for responding the reason why asked is because the advice that was given is for people with no children, family with children is whole new different world
@veronykacruz true, I can only speak from my experience as someone without children. I grew up in a household of 5 siblings so I know it can get chaotic!! Under my 'soft life' video there are plenty of parents sharing their experiences of making life easier with kids in case you wanted to check that out 💕
Hi friends i m struggling now finencial .i do reuseble cotton pads bussiness plz if anyone interested plz let me know thankyu
From india❤
You have beautiful eyes! And honestly great tips for chaotic disorganized minds