Janny Robichaux, general family and consumer sciences senior from Gray, is a nontraditional student with a packed schedule, who serves as her family’s chauffeur, chef and much more.
Robichaux is a mother of two and a full time student. She said between bringing her daughters, Madison and Brooklyn, to tumbling, dancing, soccer, play practice and football games, she finds time for schoolwork.
“When I bring my kids to their after school activities, I study. Instead of wasting time and gas to drive home and drive back, I sit there and study,” Robichaux said.
Besides taking care of her daughters and going to school five days a week, Robichaux also said doing housework and cooking for her family take up a lot of her time.
“It is super-duper important to micromanage. I know that certain days I cook, certain days are leftover nights and other days we eat out,” Robichaux said.
Robichaux said values play a big part in time management and students have to know their values to get things done.
“Your values dictate how you spend your money and how you use your time,” Robichaux said.
Robichaux said that students should get a planner or organizer to keep track of their deadlines.
“The more you have on your plate, the easier it is for you to forget things. You have to use an organizer to map out everything,” she said.
Robichaux said she did a time management research paper in her resource management class and it helped her manage her time better and know her time wasters.
“We had to research ourselves and other information to backup what we learned. For three days, every 30 minutes, I wrote down what I did to see how my time was actually spent,” Robichaux said.
She said students should do the experiment or take the class to learn to manage their time.
“It shows how your values have dictated what you did,” Robichaux said.
Robichaux said her family lives on her husband’s salary so a budget is very important. She said students should manage budgets like they should manage their time, with values.
“Pretty much all college students have to live on a budget,” Robichaux said.
She said students should weigh their values when it comes to budgeting. Students should not spend all their money on partying instead of textbooks, Robichaux said.
Robichaux said she has this advice for students: “Choose your battles. Choose what nights are appropriate for what activities.