If you’ve ever ended your day exhausted but unsure why, you’re not alone. For many, what’s actually draining you is how your time is being used. The good news? With a simple schedule audit, you can uncover what’s weighing you down and start redesigning your days to feel more energizing and intentional.

A schedule audit is a practical review of how you spend your time. Instead of running on autopilot, let’s take a step back to analyze where your energy goes, what energizes you, and what leaves you feeling drained. Once you know what drains you versus what energizes you, you can start making small and powerful shifts that compound over time into clarity.

Why Am I So Drained All of The Time?

I know it’s challenging, but you you need to stop packing your schedule with obligations, meetings, and responsibilities. You need to remember to leave space for activities that make you feel good. The imbalance between work and play is what’s leading you to functional burnout. You’re still performing, still checking the boxes, but the joy and energy are nowhere to be found.

A schedule audit helps reveal:

• Hidden time leaks (scrolling, over-committing, unnecessary obligations)
• Energy drainers disguised as “must-dos”
• Opportunities to reintroduce fun, rest, or creativity

Step 1: Download The Free Schedule Auditor Excel Sheet By Adding Your Email Below (turn off pop-up blocker to download on mobile)

Step 2: Write Down Everything In The Schedule Auditor

Write out your typical schedule for one full week. Meetings, errands, workouts, downtime, and even social media scrolling. Nothing is too small to include. Even if you’re weeks are “unpredictable” there is ALWAYS some level of predictability.

Step 3: Label Each Task

There’s a drop down for the day of the week, the category, whether or not it’s draining or energizing, and the trim plan.

Step 4: Trim or Reframe

• Remove or outsource draining tasks one at a time.
• If something unavoidable feels draining (like paperwork), see if you can shift your mindset or change the way you approach it, like habit stack it.
• Add one activity each day that recharges you. Examples include journaling, a walk, or connecting with uplifting friends or family, or listening to your favorite podcast.

Step 5: Calculate Energy vs. Drain

On the second tab, notice the ratio. Are your days stacked with hours of draining activities? Or maybe you notice how energizing your weeks actually are?

How a Schedule Audit Creates More Energizing Days

When you zoom out and align your time with what fuels you, your days feel less like survival and more like intentional living. Once you complete this schedule audit, you’ll start experiencing:

• More clarity of exactly where your energy leaks are.
• More balance to make space for rest, joy, and meaningful work.
• More motivation for progress since your days actually energize you.

One Small Shift Can Change Everything

You don’t have to delete your entire life to feel less drained. Start with a schedule audit, notice what isn’t serving you, and trim at least one draining activity this week.

Over time, these small shifts will add up to days that feel lighter, more aligned, and full of energy you can use where it matters most.