Staying Organized as a Mom

Being organized is always a huge mission, and yet, when I'm not organized it feels as if I just cannot function properly.  Things get left behind or not done and then I have to work twice as hard to just keep everything under control.

I've started a new habit since January of this year, each night I sit down and list everything that I should do the next day.  In order from most important to least important.  The next day I start at the top of my list and work through it, things that does not get done moves to the next day and their priority changes to urgent.  I also sit down in the beginning of the month and check for any birthdays, making a list of gifts that I will need to buy.  This is then worked into our budget and I go out and buy all the gifts when I do my main monthly shopping.  Everything gets stored, including wrapping paper etc, in our gift drawer.  All ready!  Doing little things like this has so simplified my life, my life seems to run on autopilot in certain areas.

This has left more time for me to concentrate on homeschooling and caring for my family.  I also write down any cleaning duties that needs to be attended to, for example to clean on top of the fridge in my diary.  This is then scheduled for specific days, in this way I stay on top of any cleaning that needs to be done.  I also schedule my days away from the house to only 2 days a week, all errands are done on these two days, saving time and petrol!

Two brilliant resources for keeping me organized and sane is Flylady and the MOM Diary.

I just cannot function without my beautiful pink diary!  It is A4 sized, which means loads of space for me to write down everything that needs to happen at home, homeschooling, errands or anything else that needs to get done during the day.

The diary was developed by a mom and really meets all my needs.  There is even a little space to jot down any appointments or need to remembers for your kids!

The MOM Diary is available in beautiful colours, A4 and A5 sizes and only costs R175.00 each.  You can order it through Alison, deliveries of the diaries for 2012 is scheduled for November of this year.  I've already ordered mine!