What tips do you have to simplify your life? We all want to know!
Plan your family's clothes the night before (27.5%)
Go through your mail daily & toss all junk mail (65.6%)
Keep to-do-lists (59.8%)
Decide on weekly meals before going shopping (30.4%)
Say "no" if you don't have the time (37.3%)
Other (leave a comment) (2.9%)
I wish I was more organized! Too much mail and toys lying around!
I find that I get more weekly and monthly household jobs done when I have a list.
I need to organize everything, lol
I establish patterns; monday is for phone calls and errands, tuesday is for cleaning, and etc . This is besides everyday housework such as dishes, trash, litter,beds, and recycling.
I have to start saying No to some product reviews on my blog. Right now I have 20+ products pending an article!! =]
I find I am more calm and much less stressed if I stay organized. Baskets, colorful folders, anything that helps me stay neat and find things easily - these make life so much more simple. And that leaves more time for fun!
I like to keep my list as a small stack of post it notes with one item each written on them. Then each time I complete something I toss the post it. My list is never larger than a square post it and I never have to re-write.
I am soooo organized. Maybe too much! But it really does simplify things!
The best thing i could have ever bought for myself and my family when it comes to keeping up with to-do's is a dry-erase board for the refrigerator. If I notice we're running low on something I jot it down. When we run errands over the weekend, my list is already complete. I have each family member's names on the board. If I need them to do something or have an important date to remember, it gets listed under their name. So simple, cheap and easy system. We erase things as they complete.
I hate all the junk mall laying around so that is the first thing I do is de-clutter the counter or table with mail or papers.