The start of a new year is a great time to adopt new habits and throw out the old. Lack of organization can be a huge source of stress to any mom or family in today’s busy modern world. A few minutes each day spent on pre-planning can help eliminate hours of feeling frustrated and helpless throughout your weekly routine. Here are some ideas on how to help you keep everyone’s schedules, commitments and needs and wants in order to help 2012 be as stress-free and as productive as possible!
Create a master calendar for your family.
A great amount of being organized is about knowing what is actually going on. Having a color coded calendar for the entire family is a great way to keep track of where everyone is supposed to be. This calendar should include:
- family plans
- work schedules
- appointments (Doctor, hair, exterminator, etc…)
- after-school activities
- field trips
- vacation days
- school assignments
- and of course “Daddy & Mommy” time!
First assign each family member a color of their very own. Make sure to display the calendar in a central location where there is easy visibility and access to. Hang the coordinating colored markers, with string on a hook right beside (this helps eliminate them from walking off.) Now everyone can add new task and events as they come up.
At any given moment, you should be able to look at the calendar and immediately know where everyone is and what they’re up to. Most important, you’ll be able to see what arrangements need to be made – booking a babysitter, arranging for a carpool or baking cupcakes for the PTA bake sale. Knowing these things ahead of time will allow you to take care of them when your schedule allows – rather than feeling the pressure at the last minute.
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