If you have a small block of 15 minutes, you can still get great things accomplished. Make a list of things that take less than 15 minutes to get done. Then post it somewhere handy, like on the inside of a kitchen cabinet door. When you find yourself with a 15-minute block of time, check your list and see what you can get done. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Here are a few ideas to get you going:
- Pay a few bills
- Check your bank balance online
- Cut up vegetables for dinner
- Get a load of laundry started
- Fold a load of laundry
- Wipe out a bathroom sink and vanity
- Sort through a stack of old catalogs and magazines
- Tidy up the coat closet
- Shred documents
- Meditate, pray or read scripture
- Clean out a junk drawer
- Dust 1-2 rooms of your house
- Vacuum the family room
- Sort and purge your food storage containers
- Sweep the wood floors
- Clean out your car
- Write a thank you note or send a greeting card
- Iron a few items
- Sew on a button
- Make the bed/change the sheets
- Return a phone call
- Pull weeds in your garden
- Clean the mirrors throughout your home
- Sweep your front step
- Water your house plants or outdoor potted plants
- Empty the garbage
- Change a light bulb
- Clean up a bulletin board
- Sort through coupons
- Read a newsletter/article
