Once I had my sisterlocks installed, I quickly began to realize how much time I was saving from not having to style my loose natural hair. This low maintenance hair style provided me hair freedom and gave me a lot of my time back day-to-day for the past four years.
No more detangling, twisting, protective styling, or pre-pooing, etc. I am saving hours a week from not having to cowash, style, and defuse my hair every morning just to have a decent hairstyle.
I’m saving time on the weekends from not having to shampoo, deep condition, or do hot oil treatments when I should be relaxing after a long work week or spending time with my husband and dogs.
Take a second to reflect back on the amount of time you used to spend on your hair prior to sisterlocks. Was it a significant amount? Most likely.
Now, think about how long it takes for you to wake up and style your sisterlocks each day. Probably less than 5 minutes.
Sisterlocks is a time saver and allows you to focus on other things like creating content as an influencer, making your health and wellness a priority or spending time with those you love. In my free guide, I share tips and resources on how you can use your freed up time to focus on taking control of your health and fitness.
Time is a precious commodity. With sisterlocks, you get your time back. So why stop there? Why not continue to set our lives up more efficiently so we can continue to free up more time in other areas of our life?
Check out these six lifestyle tips that will not only save you time but will make your life feel more efficient.
6 Tips To Get even More Time back
1) Utilize Grocery Delivery Services
Ordering groceries online is now a new norm and for good reason. Women are busy and we are tired. Some days we have no mental energy left to go grocery shopping after a long work day.
Luckily, there are many grocery ordering and delivery services such as Instacart, that you can use to help you save time in your week. You even get your own personal shopper to shop the items from your list and it can be delivered to your home the same day you place the order.
2) Skip the Nail Salon
Don’t sleep on press-on nails. This tip falls right in line with getting sisterlocks. Women spend a lot of time (and money) on beauty maintenance. By simply adjusting your mindset, you can save hours by using do-it-yourself press-on nails instead of waiting your turn at the nail salon.
You can get the same fresh manicure right from home using these Bare But Better NUDE Nails. You can apply these press on nails yourself in less than 5 minutes. Your nails will be popping for weeks and cost less than $10.
3) Workout at Home
“Not enough time” is the biggest excuse women use as to why they do not work out. I am totally guilty of that excuse too until I discovered At-Home Workouts.
I use Beachbody On Demand which is less expensive than an annual gym membership with over 1600+ full workout programs. Working out at home can be a really great alternative to going to the gym.
This is perfect for those who are super busy, have young children, and don’t have a lot of time. You can get a great workout without having to drive to the gym or have to wait for weights and machines to become available.
I even have my own accountability group where I provide daily group support, motivation, recipes, meal plans, coaching, and more. For more information about joining my FitSista Accountability Group, click here.
4) Shop Online
So sista to sista: do you hide Amazon packages from your partner too? Shopping online has become one of my favorite ways to save time this past year.
I love the fact that you don’t have to waste time driving to a store, looking for parking, walking around the store just to find out the one item you were looking for is out of stock. I used to love the shopping experience but as I am getting older, my responsibilities are changing and my life seems to feel busier.
Shopping online is one way I am choosing to live more efficiently. Amazon Prime is my go to online choice. Check out my Amazon Favorites Here.
5) Order Healthy Pre-Made Meals to Your Door
Need healthy meals but don’t have time to cook them? Or to be honest, you are just too tired to cook?
These healthy pre-made meals are delivered right to your door so you won’t have to spend time prepping it yourself. Not having enough time is a huge reason why so many busy women result in making not so healthy choices.
Sometimes quick trumps healthy but with Eat To Evolve meals, you can simplify your cooking. These meals taste great and are delivered right to your door fresh and never frozen.
Try these meals for yourself and use my Code “TASHAONLOCK” for a 15% Discount off of your first order. Let me know how you like them!
Outsourcing is the number one boss move you can make this year. Let it go sis! Let go of some of your daily and weekly tasks and hire someone to do it for you.
You can go on Fiverr, and hire an intern, hire a virtual assistant, or someone to do web design and tech for you. Additionally, you can hire someone to come clean your house or send your laundry out to a delivery laundry service.
If you have kids that are elementary age, then put your kids to work. As a member of your family they can (and should) contribute to the household.
You can do anything but you can’t do everything. Meaning, you do not have to do everything by yourself especially in this day and age when asking for help is very liberating, empowering, and an act of self-care.
You shouldn’t feel the need to try to do it all. A simple rule of thumb to follow is, if you do not like doing it or it takes you longer than it would an expert to do, then hire it out. Save your time and your sanity.
I hope these tips have been helpful and even got you to think of other time saving tricks you can do in your life to get more free time for yourself. If you have any other really great time saving tips, share them below!
Don’t forget to grab my free guide on how to take care of you and your sisterlocks. It’s full of tips and guidance so that you can enjoy your free time, grow beautiful long sisterlocks, and keep your body healthy inside and out.
Tiffany Carpenter
I a hip to the press on nails!!! Love them for the inbetween salon nail times. Never tried instacart or Walmart delivery but can see it being good if needed such as being sick, pregnant, surgeries or just to busy or in a hurry.
Never tried a meal preparation company afraid it would be bland and not great but hope to find somewhere one day to cook what I don’t desire to but want! Sisterlocks have made my mornings and work 1000 times quicker! Wish I had done it years ago! ❤️
tashaonlock
Tiffany CarpenterHi Tiffany! Thanks for sharing! Girrrrl same here-about the sisterlocks. We finally get our time back to do other things and I love it here! Yass check out those press on nails girl, they come with different designs for the holidays too. Super cute. About the meal prep companys, see…I thought the same thing too at first. They do a really good job at focusing on low carb meals. The flavors are really good too and sometimes I add a little pinch of salt and it’s perfect. But you are right, there’s so many meal prep companies out there to try. Let me know if you find one you like!
Britneu
Definitely going to have to give the online grocery shopping a try! I always hear good things about it but have just never committed.
tashaonlock
BritneuHey Britneu! Thanks for your comment! Yass online grocery shopping is super convenient especially during those times when you might not have time to make it to the store. Nowadays, many grocery stores offer grocery pickup too. I know Kroger, Aldi, The Fresh Market, and Fresh Thyme do allow pickup. So check that out as an option too.