At first it wasn’t so bad and I believe it was because we were still getting to know one another. Granted it’s only been 6 months, but in that short amount of time we got really close and fell in love. We’ve been to Disney World, Universal Studios and enjoyed the night life together. We’ve also enjoyed quiet times and the simple things like movies and walks.

So how have we made our long distance relationship work? Click here to read the article.

This morning I woke up hoping for the same situation. As I’m laying in bed I look out my window and notice the sun is blocked by a set of gloomy clouds.

I get out of bed to check my iPhone for messages (it was charging across the room) and as I go to pick it up I see whiteness through the corner of my eye. I turn and see snow on the ground. SNOW! REALLY??!!

It wasn’t anything outrageous, maybe an inch and the roads weren’t covered. Nonetheless, it’s spring. I don’t think mother nature received the memo and winter had to get its last breath in.

On the upside, tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 50s and Sunday, 60s. It’s going to be a great weekend.

Goodbye winter, hello spring!

Morocco in Disney, originally uploaded by mp3stevo.

It was a warm, overcast day in Disney World. I snapped a photo of the hallway in Morocco and added a vintage filter to it. I really like the way it came out.

Yes it’s great to have that extra income, but if you don’t manage your time correctly you can find yourself struggling to get things done. In my case, I have to successfully juggle the gym, freelance work, “me time” and socializing. It’s important to have a social life! It keeps you mentally healthy.

So how do I do it? I have an iPhone and I use the calendar on it religiously. Without it, I would not be as structured as I am. It doesn’t matter what the event may be, I make sure I put it in my calendar. Dinner with friends? Calendar. Phone conference with business partners? Calendar. Hair cut? Calendar. I can’t stress enough how important it is to keep track of your events.

“Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life is hard.” I live by this quote. Sometimes I find myself struggling to get things done on time. However, if I break down my tasks into smaller ones I can get them accomplished easier. For example, say it’s Monday and you have a project you’re working on and it’s due this Friday. There are a lot of things that need to be done and you find yourself trying to get them all done at the same time. Instead, make a list of the different elements you need to work on and do a group of them on each day. I guarantee your stress level will be reduced and you will be able to get the project finished on-time and with better quality.

Schedule things! Without set times, how can you be organized? It’s imperative you schedule meetings and block out times. Let me make up a scenario for you.

Tonight I have to go to the gym, shower and get cleaned up, meet friends for dinner and then get some freelance work finished. Here is how I block it out.

I get home from work at 6:15pm. 6:30pm I hit the gym and will be home by 7:30pm. I shower and meet my friends for dinner at 8pm. I guesstimate I should be home by 10pm from dinner at the latest. From 10pm – 12am I get my freelance work finished (which is a simple to-do list, remember the quote).

This is just an example of one of my nights. Here, I am balancing my health & fitness, social life and business life. Budgeting your time is imperative if you want to be punctual and accomplish all of your goals.

How do you budget your time?