Master the art of multitasking
Opportunities to merge your to-dos are all around you if you know where to look and are willing to think creatively. For example, consider combining exercise with things you have to do regularly, like walking the dog, says Sarah Kate Levy, a married mother of four, president of a political caucus and active member of The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles.
Levy bought a pair of ice skates so she could circle the rink during her daughter’s skating lessons, and she says she often sees other parents running around the soccer field while their kids are in practice. The move that might make even more of an impact, though, is combining work with childcare. Whenever Levy is running an event, she says, she puts her kids to work too — helping with mailings, standing in the greeter line or assisting at the registration table.
— With additional reporting from Life and Money by Citi editors.