OK. I FIGURED IF I PUT THESE 10 STEPS UP, THEN EVERYTIME I CHECK ON MY PLEO, I WILL SEE THIS AND IT WILL REMIND ME OF WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE. YES, I ADMIT, I'M OCD. I AM CURRENTLY CLEANING OUT A DRAWER A DAY AND MAKING SOME PROGRESS. ANY TIPS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO POST =)
1. Lack of clutter is very good because everything has a place. The band-aids are in the kitchen cabinet left of the sink. All videos/DVD's are in the cabinet near the VCR/DVD player. Today's mail is sorted into individual family member's baskets or folders.
2. Refrigerator, freezer and pantry are stocked and organized. There's a planned menu for this week. A grocery list in progress is posted near the fridge.
3. Clean laundry is put away. Dirty laundry is in hampers or is being laundered.
4. Family calendar is updated daily and color-coded by person.
5. Chore list is clearly posted. Everyone does his or her share as a member of the family.
6. There is a key rack, shoe rack and pegs for jackets and backpacks near the door.
7. Sports equipment/Recreational equipment is separated into containers by category and can be put away quickly.
8. There is a portable file box into which bills and paperwork are organized.
9. Home appears adequately clean. Family has a daily system to pick up clutter and a weekly system for cleaning the house.
10. Family members have time for one another because their home is organized.
↓ I FOUND THIS ON A WEBSITE, RESTRUCTURED IT TO FIT OUR HOME, AND FOUND THIS VERY USEFUL! SO....I'M HERE TO SHARE! =) ↓
A GOOD MORNING ROUTINE...
1. Rise and Shine
2. Make your bed as soon as you get out of it (unless your HUBBY is still there).
3. Go into the bathroom.
Shower and clean the bathroom while you are there.
4. Fix your hair and face so you don't have to worry with this later and you're ready to leave if necessary.
5. Swish the toilet and leave the room never to return till later. It is clean and you can forget about it for now.
6. Leave your bedroom with a load of laundry in hand and go straight to the washer.
KITCHEN....
1. Empty the dishwasher.
2. Make coffee or orange juice/tea and start breakfast.
3. Feed the critters.
4. Feed the family (including yourself).
THINK ABOUT YOUR DAY...
1. Check your calendar.
2. Make your list of what you are going to do today (PODA or To Do List)
3. Thaw something for dinner.
4. Checkbook (bring down your balance).
5. Reboot the laundry (put in dryer).
6. Hit the hotspots. Hotspots are these little areas that have clutter. Is your area of clutter too big? Then try a 4ft. by 4ft. space....baby steps =)
NOW THINK ABOUT YOURSELF SO YOU'RE IN BETTER SHAPE FOR OTHERS...
1. Take your vitamins and medications.
2. Sit down.
3. Eat breakfast (if you haven't already).
4. Morning Meditation: God. Read a chapter in your Bible. If you follow the "read the Bible in a year" routine and haven't kept up with it, then why not start on today's reading? You can always go back and "catch up" later when there is time =) This is a reward all in it's own!
5. Now reward yourself with some computer time. Check your e-mail.
oh dear. your post frightens me. lol. i have been searching for pics of danielle and i came across that one very late last night. i was so excited it energized me to continue my search! lol.
I am married to Mr. Organized. When he was sent to his room as a child for misconduct, he got in even more trouble when his parents checked on him and found he was "organizing his sock drawer." He was NOT supposed to be having fun!
It's good to have housekeeping goals. I try to keep the house as clean as possible however when you homeschool somebody is always home. I figure it'll be a clean as I want it when my kids are raised. We can't eat off the floor but who'd want to to that anyway! LOL
ok WELL, since you didn't follow the link that was in on my page i am going to leave it right here for you, ok? AND I am going to send it to you in an email. go here and you should be able to get all the information you need. you can call me if you need more information. or my sister. love you and miss you.
Well, I must admit, everytime I go to the Westside Youth Lectureship in Irving, I come back so edified! If it could be every weekend I would definately find the gas to go! Westside is only about 45 minutes from our house but it's very much worth the drive if you ever get a chance to go! We will most certainly be at the singing which is held there in January right after the FC winter camp Hensel! This is the first year that both of my kids, Blake and Lindsey, got to go together and both of them didn't want to go "back into the world" after camp. I'm so thankful for FC camps and lectureships like the one's in Irving! We need more of these type of things more than once a year! If anyone knows of some more that we can plan on going to, please let me know! Love in Christ to you all!
Having a good time at Fuddrucker's after the last day of the Irving Youth Lectures...
Lindsey and Dani after the Irving West Side Youth lectures at Fuddrucker's.
Lindsey and Jeremiah playing some Guitar Hero after the lecture's in Irving on Saturday
Landon, Landry, Lindsey and Danielle at Fuddrucker's after the youth lecture's in Irving...I believe Dani might have been a little hungry?? haha! Cute!
no, you aren't really dumb, you just aren't from this area. i am the same way when it comes to the dallas/fw area. ask your husband. when we first met he had to constantly keep me from getting lost. then i got tomtom and he was out of a job!
lol it was supposed to say, in that picture both of the boys are hers. her and i have known each other forever. we have raised our children together and she lives about a mile from me here in Victoria!
Hi Melissa! It has been a long time since our kids were in her wedding. Your kids have really grown up. But then I guess mine have too. Welcome to Pleo!
Hey Melissa! I am so excited to hear from you!! On my goodness, your babies are so grown up. Blake will forever be a sweet 3 year old in a tux, holding my hand and smiling. Wow, times flies!
It was great to see you too!! If you'll scroll back through some of my past messages you can see a fairly recent picture of the family complete with daughter's boyfriend.
When we lived in Beaumont, we worshipped with the Rosedale (now Northwest) congregation. We used to visit at Pinecrest and Central (which merged and are now at Dowlen Road) sometimes.
