Hooray for the first life admin day of the year! I haven’t had one in a long time and it is over due! This year, I’m trying to work a little less each month, and I think monthly life admin days are going to be really helpful for me.

I had a lot to get done this week.

-meeting 3pm-5pm
-clean fridge
-water plants
-dirt in plants
-clean old car
-call care care
-call rx
-pick up rx
-clean table
-clean desk
-bills
-finish capsule
-clean bathroom
-call insurance
-blog photos
-hungry puppy

A lot of these things have been on my list before, either bc they are reoccurring items or bc they are things that I keep putting off. One of the main goals of the life admin day is to get those nagging things finally crossed off!

Here’s where I got to on the first day. I admit, I didn’t try too hard.

On the second day I was able to get a lot more finished. I still put off a lot of the major things. I find that that is common for my LADs bc I end up choosing the things that have a greater impact on my day to day. The longer term tasks often get pushed back. Littler things like laundry, cleaning, cooking and taking care of cats and plants often get pushed to the front. There’s something more satisfying about those things, as I can see the tangible work. Things like calling the car place just doesn’t feel as good. But all these items are important.

For this life admin day, I really really didn’t want to leave the house and that was restricting. There are a lot of reasons that I like to just stay home on my days off. I love my house and I love uninterrupted days at home, but staying home also helps me save money, keeps my waste low, and makes me take time to take care of my cats, plants and family.

Overall, I feel good about what I got done and how I spent my time. In the future, I would like to get better at limiting the time I put aside for getting things done, and getting them done within that limit.

Do you use Life Admin Days? What are some methods you use?