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I use several tools to manage our household. Ok friends, take and deep breath, exhale, now embrace technology!
#1 Google Gmail: (I would hope that other companies do these things too)
When I am in my email, I can see the calendar appointments for today and the next several days. Documents that I have uploaded and shared with family/friends. Who is online to chat and my task lists. Currently, I have like 5 task lists. I use these lists to get ideas out of my head such as craft projects, things I need to buy and things I need to remember to bring on my next trip to TX etc. I don't use these for daily task (more on that later).
This is our calendar. Each person has their own calendar/color and we share with each other. J can open his email and see the same appointments. So we both know what is going on. Birthdays are on a different calendar. Then you can also import US holidays and your favorite sports team schedules which are public calendars. Clicking the calendar name on the left turns the calendar on and off so you can view on the ones you want at any time and you can print.
#2 FlyLady.Net
This lady is amazing...she is probably a team now. I am pretty sure she is a Christian. Baby Steps is her motto...little cleaning and decluttering each day. Start Here with Baby Steps.
Since I am a working mom, I am not spending my short weekends cleaning. We have a cleaning lady come once a month and I follow FlyLady to maintain. If I was not working, then I would follow her detail cleaning lists. This is my control journal of sorts. I print one each week. On Sunday, Flylady sends an email of a task for each day so I add those as well. Sometimes I don't get to everything but most weeks I do all my tasks.
#3 Meal Planning
The last week of each month, I print our calendar and sit down with my cookbook and new recipe tear outs and plan for the next month. I take a look at the pantry and freezer and try to make plans with what is leftover in there. Then I do a big shopping trip at the beginning of each month to get most everything I need. The rest of the month is just buying fruits, veggies and shopping the sales. Shopping the sales fuels the meals for next month. I will do a separate post on what I have been doing this past year to reduce my grocery budget.
I think that is enough for one post. I am always refining these processes and welcome any ideas/questions for making these better.
#1 Google Gmail: (I would hope that other companies do these things too)
When I am in my email, I can see the calendar appointments for today and the next several days. Documents that I have uploaded and shared with family/friends. Who is online to chat and my task lists. Currently, I have like 5 task lists. I use these lists to get ideas out of my head such as craft projects, things I need to buy and things I need to remember to bring on my next trip to TX etc. I don't use these for daily task (more on that later).
This is our calendar. Each person has their own calendar/color and we share with each other. J can open his email and see the same appointments. So we both know what is going on. Birthdays are on a different calendar. Then you can also import US holidays and your favorite sports team schedules which are public calendars. Clicking the calendar name on the left turns the calendar on and off so you can view on the ones you want at any time and you can print.
#2 FlyLady.Net
This lady is amazing...she is probably a team now. I am pretty sure she is a Christian. Baby Steps is her motto...little cleaning and decluttering each day. Start Here with Baby Steps.
Since I am a working mom, I am not spending my short weekends cleaning. We have a cleaning lady come once a month and I follow FlyLady to maintain. If I was not working, then I would follow her detail cleaning lists. This is my control journal of sorts. I print one each week. On Sunday, Flylady sends an email of a task for each day so I add those as well. Sometimes I don't get to everything but most weeks I do all my tasks.
#3 Meal PlanningThe last week of each month, I print our calendar and sit down with my cookbook and new recipe tear outs and plan for the next month. I take a look at the pantry and freezer and try to make plans with what is leftover in there. Then I do a big shopping trip at the beginning of each month to get most everything I need. The rest of the month is just buying fruits, veggies and shopping the sales. Shopping the sales fuels the meals for next month. I will do a separate post on what I have been doing this past year to reduce my grocery budget.
I think that is enough for one post. I am always refining these processes and welcome any ideas/questions for making these better.
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