Mom’s Manual Day #3: Clock Out Routine: How is your day going? Have you had your 7-UP first? Is your afternoon routine ready for you? Are you working on your dailies each day? Today we are going to set up our “Clock Out” routine. If you work outside the home or ever have, then you […]
How to Organize a Master To Do List Using a Brain Dump
I have had this post sitting in my draft folder for a very long time. Today, I received an email that pushed me to actually complete my Brain Dump (aka: Master To Do List), get it all organized, and complete my post. A couple weeks ago, I bought Christy Love’s Gold Package on her Simple […]
Mom’s Manual Day #9: Bonus Rooms Zone Cleaning
DAY NINE – You remember that we should spend 15 mins per day cleaning our zone… at the end of the week your zone/focus area should be nice and clean. But, you may need to do some major decluttering first – start the first day off my wiping down flat surfaces, vacuuming/sweeping, and emptying the […]
Mom’s Manual Day 8: Cleaning the Kitchen
Today we are going to be hitting up the heart of the home! Mom’s Manual Day 8 focuses on setting up a kitchen and dining room cleaning plan. Your “eat-in places are Zone 2 – the things that get cleaned on the 2nd week of each month. You remember that we should spend 15 mins […]
Mom’s Manual Day #7: Cleaning Your Entryway
Starting with Mom’s Manual Day 7, we begin breaking down our home into deep cleaning areas and figure out the tasks needed to clean them. You remember that we should spend 15 mins per day cleaning our “zone”… at the end of the week your zone/focus area should be nice and clean because you will have put almost 2 full […]
Mom’s Manual Day #6: Kids Chores
Day SIX: How is it going? Is your Mom’s Manual Coming together? Do your chores look overwhelming? Now, you need to learn to delegate. Today we are going to set up some chores for our kids to do. No matter the age, your kids can do chores! This handy little chart tells you the types of […]
Mom’s Manual Day #5: Weekly Master To Do List
DAY FIVE: Hi! Today you need your weekly brainstorm list to help you complete your Mom’s Manual. We need to decide which days to devote to which weekly chores. Below is how my schedule is set up, however, you may find that doesn’t work for you. You have to really think about your week and how […]
Mom’s Manual Day #4: Weekly To Do Brainstorm
DAY FOUR: How did yesterday go? Is your Manual coming together? You should have your dailies, morning routine, afternoon routine, & evening routine all set and have done them! Do you need to change some things? Don’t forget to do your 7-UP before continuing on. Today we are going to get started on how to […]
Ok, I already love my Notebinder from Mead!
My days have gotten so busy that I have not had time to blog! I noticed that I have only managed to send in my Menu Plan and nothing else. Today, I had some down-time so I started looking at blogs… I came across List Mama’s Blog through Org Junkie’s and let me tell you, […]
Mom’s Manual Day #15
OK, you have your list of all the things your family likes – today we are going to start sticking those on our weekly menu. Begin your menu on the day after errands – pull your calendar and plan your meals that way. Just do one week… I always figure in quick meals on my […]
Mom’s Manual Day #14
Today is the hard day – sit down with a pen and paper and start making a list of all the foods your family enjoys. Ask the kids and husband, too. Main dishes are the most important but if there is something you always eat with a certain dish put it beside it.For example: my […]
Mom’s Manual Day #13
Today you need to be thinking of the things that only get done certain times of the year and put them on the correct monthly sheet some examples are: Jan – Take down Christmas Decos Feb – Mardi Gras , Valentines Day, Park Baseball sign ups (for me anyway LOL) March – ?? April – […]
