Free Printable Family Organizers, Calendars, To-Do Lists. Storage & Organization Products. Day / Month / Year Planning. Clean Mama — everyday life. simplified. Sane Spaces. Have you noticed that there’s a lot of attention lately on working moms and how they should find their bliss??
Well, I’m on the cusp of calling BS on yet another word that I believe is shaming working moms… bliss. As in – Dear working mom, (this is the popular press talking, and yes – we’ve now affected your sub-conscious…) You’re just not good enough yet… You haven’t found your bliss! Although you represent the majority of people employed, you carry arguably 85% of the domicile duties, you are responsible for 90% of childcare responsibilities, you are relied upon by all, you’ve absorbed centuries of gender expectations from the generations who’ve gone before you, you’ve assumed the roles of mom, bread-winner, organizer, communicator, family nurturer, scheduler, errand runner, home-maker, and now, all you have to do is find your bliss… No worries, just add it to your schedule. I'm an Organizing Junkie. The Domestic Life Stylist™ Organizing Tips For The Home. Forget all the fancy gadgets out there for organizing small things.
All hail the clothespin! By nature, I’m not that crafty, so if you’re with me, here are 6 everyday uses for clothespins for the ordinary person (AKA the non-crafter). While these 6 everyday uses hardly cover then endless uses of clothespins, they are actually things I use them for! For one inexpensive bag of clothespins, you will probably have over 100 uses! 1. What do you do with the single sock while you wait for it’s mate to show up?
Just get a hanger and clip the abandoned socks to it. 2. Seriously, clothespins make the BEST bookmarks! 3. I absolutely LOVE using clothespins to keep my cords together. 4. This is such an easy way to remember things as you walk out the door. I use this to remind myself and my kids of things we need to take with us on the way out the door-lunch money, notes, and other reminders. 5. Don’t waste anymore money on other food clips. 6. Live even better: Half Hour Organizing Projects. Half Hour Organizing Project #1:Organizing Tax Files March 28, 2014 – 12:20 pm Most of you have done your taxes already, but there are a few stragglers like me that are still pulling it together!
In 2013 I did a series of Half Hour Organizing Projects and the very first one was on taxes! Since April is almost here and that always means tax time, I thought we would revisit the idea of organizing for taxes! This short video will show you how to get it together now so you can get your taxes done and that next years taxes will be a snap! Click here if Video not displaying live even better: Half Hour Organizing Project #41-Holiday Planning {The Christmas Card} Clean, Smart, Simple Style. Simply organized. My Home: A Tour. Here is my Home....room by room {and closet by closet} Welcome!
Here's a little tour of our home. Enjoy! Come on in to our front entry: The kitchen: The living room: Rachel's gray and turquoise room: Her organized closet: Adam's room: Our Music Room {Back Entry}: Get Organized and Stay on Schedule With a Weekly Planner Designed for Moms. Photo: Katie Morton Like many new moms, keeping on top of my to-do list has been a challenge for me.
I've tried blaming my disorganization on lack of sleep, mommy brain and intrinsic ineptitude, but those excuses aren't helpful. I'm accepting that my life is very different now, and so I need different productivity tools to stay on track. I've long known that my old technology-based systems for staying productive as a childless executive have completely fallen apart. Since having my daughter, I've tried a few different techniques to stay on course. My Planning FAILS I've tried using a household notebook to organize everything from my work schedules to weekly meal plans, but there's something about that format that I found unwieldy and awkward, both mentally and physically.
I blame the size of the binder format (there's no way I'm carrying that monstrosity around with me) and the need to organize pieces of paper. Enter the Mom Planner. 15 Resources to Organize Your Home, Computer, Work, and Life. Photo: Rubbermaid I feel sometimes that I am on a constant quest to get organized.
There is just so much I want to do with my life, and so little time in which to get it all done. My eternal hope is that being more organized will allow me to do and be more, and miss and regret less. That might be a lot to expect from a day planner. Even if these resources don't make me into Super Woman, they may help us control the chaos - at least a little. For Your Home Photo: Jeremy Levine/Creative Commons 1. 2. Simple Ways to Make Over Your Child's Closet.