333PM EDT Muncie Indiana
The Women Working in Technology Conference 2008 is convened at the Alumni Center,
Ball State University (BSU).
This is a conference mainly sponsored by the Center for Information and Communication Sciences,
and the College of Communication, Information and Media at BSU, and a number of other organizations,
like BP, First Merchants Bank, Indiana State Teachers Association, the Innovation Connector, Women in Hi Tech,
among them.
Now there's a panel on called
"A Day in the Life: Finding Balance in Chaos"
Here's more:
This panel is Moderated by Julie Byrd, an instructor at Ivy Tech Community College,
and has two other women, Linda Murray and Dlynn Melo.
1. Linda Murray in her presentation focuses on Goals--especially goals to have fun;
iGoogle is recommended--for time management with list of goals: Linda says she wants
a new roof on the house, and purchase of an electric car, and a professional certificate,
as examples. These are on her iGoogle page, so she sees them every day.
Tip: Try using the Activity Tracker gadget on iGoogle
2. After Goals, ORGANIZE; keep ToDo lists; calendar is a good way to do it
3. Prioritize, then. Many methods A,B,C or High, Medium, Low; but
watch it--you do the easiest to do, quickest-to-do first; so try 15 minutes minimum on the big projects
3.1 My family is my number 1 priority--and my kids the highest in that; a single parent, my kids come first.
4. Schedule your priorities then; their family has a dry erase calendar on the refrigerator for the family activities.
5. She is a nurse and nurse supervisor, so she emphasizes "Be Flexible"==plan for the unexpected.
6. House keeping--women on average 33 hours/week; men 15/hours on average; but if kids come first,
let the housekeeping go.