One thing that never crossed my mind when I was dreaming about one day owning my own home, was the amount of maintenance and upkeep a house requires. While of course I love our home, there is a lot that goes into maintaining it - cleaning, gardening, fixing, building, decorating... I do love tackling new projects, but cleaning? Not so much. Can you relate?
Last week I shared 5 things we do the night before to make our mornings stress-free and easier to get out the door on time. I'm back today with 5 more tips - some I've only recently started doing and I'm feeling a lot more organised for it. Sometimes being organised is all about the 'prep work', which may feel like a bit of an effort at the time, but is so helpful in the long run. Nothing worse than feeling stressed and flustered as you're heading out the door!
Our year so far has been full of changes and new routines, and therefore more need to get ourselves organised! My husband started a new job a few weeks ago, my nearly-4 year old has started kinder this year, and I am working 1-2 days per week as well as working on the business and taking care of my 21- month old. Things are busy to say the least! We have had to make a few adjustments to our routines in order to make the mornings run smoothly, and so we can get out the door on time.
I don't know why, but I am really terrible at choosing cards. I stand for ages in the card section, looking for one that's not too cutesy or bad-humoured, that has the right colours and message, is appropriate for the person... there's too many factors! Maybe I'm over-thinking things? Totally goes with my personality :)
A recent client of mine asked me to help organise her home office, where she and her husband run their 2 businesses (I will share 'part 1' of this on Thursday). They have a lot of paperwork and needed systems for keeping the paper clutter at bay. When putting the plan for the space together, I researched lots of different organising methods, as I know paperwork is a real nightmare for a lot of people. Here are some ideas you might find helpful:
