Everything Homemaking
Do you ever feel like planning is a waste of time? As soon as you get your list made, everything changes! Or you start out strong but then it all falls apart. And when you finally sit down at night and evaluate your day, you did little or nothing of what was on your list. It’s discouraging and sometimes it makes me feel like planning is a waste of time. But it’s not. Even though … [Read more...]
It’s hard to believe, but a new year is just around the corner. And this year flew by SO fast it’s hard to even remember what happened during these past 12 months. So, as is my custom, I’ll be sitting down later with my planner storage binder and skimming through all the pages from this past year. I’ll be writing down highlights, good and bad, from each month. When I’m finished, … [Read more...]
I’m not good at prioritizing my to-do list – at least not in the traditional sense. You know what I’m talking about; you have a list of tasks and you assign them a letter value – A, B or C. A is high priority and must be done today. B is important and should be done today. C is lowest priority and could be done today but probably won’t be. Then you take all the A’s and put … [Read more...]
Let the cooking begin! That’s what’s going on at my house – preparations for tomorrow’s big meal with the family. But just for fun, here are a few last minute tips to help your preparations go smoother: 1. While you’re cooking, clean as you go!!! 2. If you’re hosting, don’t worry about cleaning the house. Tidy, vacuum or sweep and touch-up the … [Read more...]
Do you get tired of making to do lists but not getting anything on the list done? Do you hate seeing that long list of stuff you need to do and knowing you won’t get much, if any, of it marked off? Does having a list with more items remaining than checked off at the end of the day make you feel like a failure? If to do lists don’t work for you, maybe it’s time to try … [Read more...]
If traditional to do lists and scheduling systems don’t work for you, you might want to try a “block schedule”. I read about this recently on Simpleorganizedliving and realized it was something I’d been doing for years. With a traditional to do list, you make a list of tasks you need to do that day, and if you’re really organized, you prioritize it. Then you start tackling the … [Read more...]
by Kate from Spouses in the City Meal plans, family calendars, work schedules, TODO lists and home planning binders are just a few of the methods many of us use to organize our busy lives. Most of us are busier then ever, so planning is a necessity to keep a household running like a well-oiled machine. Controlled chaos seems to be the norm for most of us, but how do we deal with … [Read more...]
