Comments on: Schedule Schmedule…Making Lists and Being Organized http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Fri, 25 May 2012 02:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Andrea http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5947 Andrea Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:08:49 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5947 I love your wirebound recipe book idea Tanya. We have a job wheel that we spin. I make it out of two paper plates and they rotate jobs. But I think your way would simplify things. Thanks for sharing. I love your wirebound recipe book idea Tanya. We have a job wheel that we spin. I make it out of two paper plates and they rotate jobs. But I think your way would simplify things. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Tanya http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5908 Tanya Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:37:06 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5908 The laundry on the bed thing is so funny! We do that too, so that it has to be done before I can crawl into bed and sleep (well, sometimes it ends up on the floor for a week, but my plan is to get it done anyway!) I keep a wirebound recipe card thing on my recipe holder in my kitchen. On it I have the day of the week, what week of the month it is (1 - 4), the lunch and evening meal, the daily chores of the kids and me, and the once or twice a month chores also scheduled on it. It is color coded per person as well. That way I don't get overwhelmed with "the plants need watering, and the bathrooms, cleaned, and, and and." I just know that it is scheduled and it will get done. I can also just point the kids toward it when they want to know what to do and I don't have to remember what the daily chores are:) Long winded, sorry:) The laundry on the bed thing is so funny! We do that too, so that it has to be done before I can crawl into bed and sleep (well, sometimes it ends up on the floor for a week, but my plan is to get it done anyway!) I keep a wirebound recipe card thing on my recipe holder in my kitchen. On it I have the day of the week, what week of the month it is (1 – 4), the lunch and evening meal, the daily chores of the kids and me, and the once or twice a month chores also scheduled on it. It is color coded per person as well. That way I don’t get overwhelmed with “the plants need watering, and the bathrooms, cleaned, and, and and.” I just know that it is scheduled and it will get done. I can also just point the kids toward it when they want to know what to do and I don’t have to remember what the daily chores are:) Long winded, sorry:)

]]> By: Org Junkie http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5849 Org Junkie Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:19:12 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5849 You crack me up! Would it surprise you to know that I don't always make my bed either and right now there are toys from one side of the living room to the other. It's just the way it goes sometimes :) Looking forward to learning more about your schedules! I need to be more strict with following one and right now I need to back away from the computer, yikes! You crack me up! Would it surprise you to know that I don’t always make my bed either and right now there are toys from one side of the living room to the other. It’s just the way it goes sometimes :)

Looking forward to learning more about your schedules! I need to be more strict with following one and right now I need to back away from the computer, yikes!

]]> By: Barbara http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5837 Barbara Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:25:52 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5837 I love to make a list and cross things off as I finish them - and I add things that I did along the way that weren't originally on the list, just so that I can cross them off and feel like I accomplished even more! I was extremely organized before children and I didn't keep lists. Now I have a daily minute-to-minute schedule (from the moment I wake up each morning to dinner time - after dinner, hubby decides how our family spends the evening together). We currently live in a large house and if I don't do certain things each day, the entire house will be a disaster and it will take me a week of nothing but cleaning and organizing to get it back in shape - that's too stressful. I can't live without my menu and grocery list. I currently have about 5 loads of clean laundry on my bed too, but it's not 'time' for me to fold it yet! I love to make a list and cross things off as I finish them – and I add things that I did along the way that weren’t originally on the list, just so that I can cross them off and feel like I accomplished even more!

I was extremely organized before children and I didn’t keep lists. Now I have a daily minute-to-minute schedule (from the moment I wake up each morning to dinner time – after dinner, hubby decides how our family spends the evening together). We currently live in a large house and if I don’t do certain things each day, the entire house will be a disaster and it will take me a week of nothing but cleaning and organizing to get it back in shape – that’s too stressful.

I can’t live without my menu and grocery list.

I currently have about 5 loads of clean laundry on my bed too, but it’s not ‘time’ for me to fold it yet!

]]> By: Anna http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5832 Anna Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:28:17 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5832 yes, I make lists - to the point of sometimes driving my dear husband crazy. I find that if I don't have a list (at least when I'm really busy with lots to do in one day) I have a hard time doing my work orderly and completely. Plus, spending all day trying to remember everything makes my head fuzzy. :-) Oh, and I must confess. I add completed projects to my list, too. I thought I was the only weird one... yes, I make lists – to the point of sometimes driving my dear husband crazy. I find that if I don’t have a list (at least when I’m really busy with lots to do in one day) I have a hard time doing my work orderly and completely. Plus, spending all day trying to remember everything makes my head fuzzy. :-)

Oh, and I must confess. I add completed projects to my list, too. I thought I was the only weird one…

]]> By: Sharon http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5829 Sharon Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:07:59 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5829 I do make lists. And I also throw my clean laundry on my bed. Do you know why?? Accountability! I HAVE to fold it before I can go to bed. I do make lists. And I also throw my clean laundry on my bed. Do you know why?? Accountability! I HAVE to fold it before I can go to bed.

]]> By: Andrea http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5808 Andrea Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:11:02 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5808 Amy pretty much summed up my exact thoughts. I would add, I'd like to be more organized. I know I could accomplish more. I'd love to read each persons number ONE tip that they think makes life easier, other than the list. I have one...Just ask my kids about "THE RED FOLDER." Amy pretty much summed up my exact thoughts.

I would add, I’d like to be more organized. I know I could accomplish more.

I’d love to read each persons number ONE tip that they think makes life easier, other than the list. I have one…Just ask my kids about “THE RED FOLDER.”

]]> By: Pam http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5804 Pam Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:29:03 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5804 I used to be very organized. Before I had a child or two. Now I'm in survival mode... I look forward to your ideas! I used to be very organized. Before I had a child or two. Now I’m in survival mode… I look forward to your ideas!

]]> By: The Happy Housewife http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5800 The Happy Housewife Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5800 Laura- I was just sitting down to write a scheduling post, but decided to procrastinate by visiting your blog, and what are you blogging about... schedules! Maybe I will just write a post linking to your site and let you do all the work... then I can write a post about delegating :). I was cracking up as I was reading your intro because I was reminded of the Frog and Toad book where Toad (or was it Frog) lost his list and couldn't do anything for the rest of the day :). Toni Laura-
I was just sitting down to write a scheduling post, but decided to procrastinate by visiting your blog, and what are you blogging about… schedules! Maybe I will just write a post linking to your site and let you do all the work… then I can write a post about delegating :).
I was cracking up as I was reading your intro because I was reminded of the Frog and Toad book where Toad (or was it Frog) lost his list and couldn’t do anything for the rest of the day :).
Toni

]]> By: Joyce http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized/comment-page-1#comment-5798 Joyce Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:01:15 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/schedule-schmedulemaking-lists-and-being-organized#comment-5798 I'm a list maker! I usually have more than one list going at any given time. I have lists for things that need to be done around the house, home repairs, groceries, other items to buy, etc. Oh, when I actually write it down...I guess I am rather uptight.:) It gives me pleasure to cross off the items that are taken care of. I come by it naturally, my Dad is a the king of list making.:) Thanks for your sweet humor, I really enjoy reading your blog each day. Joyce I’m a list maker! I usually have more than one list going at any given time. I have lists for things that need to be done around the house, home repairs, groceries, other items to buy, etc. Oh, when I actually write it down…I guess I am rather uptight.:) It gives me pleasure to cross off the items that are taken care of. I come by it naturally, my Dad is a the king of list making.:)
Thanks for your sweet humor, I really enjoy reading your blog each day.
Joyce

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