Feasibly Organized: organize my day

Thursday, January 3, 2013

organize my day

If you work part time or are a stay at home mom, like a lot of my friends, you have a lot to accomplish in a week around your home. Some days you have too little and some days too much time to do it in. How do you get everything done in a week without feeling overwhelmed and give up?

Step 1: Make a list of all of the items you have to complete in a week
EX: laundry, fold & put away, clean bathrooms, pick up & organize, vacuum, pay bills, mop (etc.)

Step 2: Make a list of the things you'd like to do in a week
EX: work out, crafting, read a book, blog

Step 3: Write out your current schedule to find the holes
EX: 8:30-12:30 Work
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3 Free Time
3-5 Social Time

The holes I've created are 1:30-3 and 3-5 - what makes the most sense to me would be to have the "have to do's" 1:30-3 and the "want to do's" 3-5

Step 4: Make a schedule for each day of the week so you get everything done but it's spread out and doesn't feel like an overwhelming task.

1:30-3 3-5
DAY OF THE WEEK HAVE WANT
Sunday Laundry time with husband
Monday Fold & Put Away work out
Tuesday Clean Bathrooms read & blog
Wednesday Pick Up House work out
Thursday Vacuum see a friend
Friday Mop work out
Saturday Pay Bills craft

Step 5: Display this somewhere in your home to motivate you. Stick to it but give yourself grace if it doesn't work every single day!