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Time management tips for The responsibility of raising a family while maintaining a career is never easy. Working moms often wish there were more time in the day to spend with their families or get more done at the office. While there's no way women can add a 25th hour to their days, there are ways to manage your time more effectively so you can get around to doing those things you never seem to have the time to do. * Get a head start. Perhaps no time of day is more hectic for a working mother than the morning, when she must get ready for work while getting the kids ready for school and ensuring they have a good breakfast. Some moms even drop their youngsters off at school. That's a lot of tasks to tackle before you even sit down in your office to answer the first e-mail or listen to the morning's first voicemail. To make mornings less frantic, get a head start the night before by laying out the next day's clothes for you and encouraging your kids to do the same. Preparing lunches, packing a gym bag and even setting the coffee maker can all be done the night before to save you time and make mornings more relaxing. * Take public transportation to work. Public transportation may not be available to all working mothers, but those with access to a train, subway or bus might want to take advantage of that opportunity. If you do, you can spend your daily commute catching up with work instead of sitting in traffic behind the wheel of your car. Even if public transportation takes a little more time to get you to work than driving yourself, that extra time can be spent preparing for the day ahead. * Catch up on work over the weekend. The weekends are a time when many working mothers look to unwind, but spending an hour or two catching up on work on a Saturday or Sunday morning is a great way to make the week a little less hectic. As the week progresses toward the weekend, set aside certain tasks that aren't urgent but can be easily addressed in an hour or so over the weekend. This frees up time during the week to tackle larger projects and might even allow you to leave your office earlier on weekdays. * Prepare or even cook meals in advance. The days of yore when mom cooked all the Placer Title Company is proud to serve the Red Bluff & Corning areas, and our local specialists are dedicated to helping you secure your investment. Their regional knowledge and expertise give them the experience they need to ensure the quality of your transaction. Placer Title Company is proud to continue to provide the same great service that our reputation has been built upon since 1973. Contact us today to discover how we have been unlocking the door to more business and more success for our clients for more than 40 years! PTC Red Bluff 955 Main Street, Suite A Red Bluff, CA 96080 Office: 530.527.3335 Fax: 530.527.5578 Page - 06 - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 We are a full service independent insurance agency. We Broker thru many companies and have been in business since 1924. Michelle Blunkall has been in the industry since 1985 and has worked at Blunkall and Napier since 1988. Michelle became an partner/owner in 2003. Lydia Culligan has worked at our agency for over 11 years, is the office manager and a licensed property and casualty insurance broker. Aracely Valdovinos has worked at our agency as a Customer Service Representative for over 6 years. We specialize in personal and commercial insurance and guarantee the highest customer service available. Call us at 530-527-1313 for a competitive quote. 44 Chestnut Ave., Red Bluff WOMEN IN BUSINESS Red Bluff Daily News