Lets get organised
 Orgnaising the whole house sounds like and is a huge task for most of us.
It even sounds unrealistic, such a big task and no time!
One of our favourite lines at, A good sort, is, “sit down with a cup of tea”, read this article and you will see how easy it really is to get organised once and for all.
 
Do not look at it as one huge task, break it up into little bite size pieces.
Of course in the beginning there will be a little more to do, but once everything is in its right place and the routine has been set you will be amazed at how organised you stay without even thinking about it.
If everyone in the household is on the same page and everyone knows the rules things will be kept reasonably organised and a huge time consuming effort will not have to ever take place again.
 

Here we go:-
 

First we have to declutter every room,if we don’t do this we will just be trying to organise things that you don’t need and are just taking valuable space.
Now, find a place for everything, homeless items get lost causing stress and unhappiness. Everything in your home, no matter what, should have a home–a consistent and appropriate place where that object is normally kept.
It might seem silly setting up a “present wrapping box” but everything to do with wrapping gifts can go in there and stored away till it is needed. Just label it clearly and it can go next to the “present box”(little gifts you find on sale during the year that you think would come in handy as a last minute gift.).
 

Now that everything is how and where you want it, let’s get into a rountine  to keep it that way. Of course there are all the regular household duties, washing, ironing, cleaning etc. Add one of these extra tasks to your daily rountine and things will stay organised.
 

Monday is “menu Monday” sort out a menu for the week and write it in my.org®aniser. Work out your shopping list and do it.
Tuesday is tidy day :-anything hanging around and not in its spot, tidy a bench, tidy a cupboard, clean up the shoes at the back door.
Wednesday is “one draw Wednesday” Clean out one draw (or two) every Wednesday, a cutlery draw, undies draw or games draw etc.
Thursday is “throw out Thursday” Everyone in the family must throw something out. It might be as small as a sock or as big as the broken outdoor setting.
Friday is “finish off day” Finish off some unfinished tasks eg. Hem those jeans, take the thrown out items to St Vincents, finish off that book you are reading, up load you photos from your camera.
(Friday can also be Fridge Friday. )

 

Apart from the obvious of what you can do in each room etc. a big part of organising a family starts in the kitchen.
This is where the paper starts to build up, on the bench and your table, not to mention the fridge, resulting in many Australian families eating on TV trays because they have lost the kitchen table and bench under paperwork . This is where our family organiser comes in.

my.org®aniser  the smartest family

organiser ever!!

Designed for mums by mums, my.org®aniser, is a combined 2007 diary and filing system for use in the home.  It will totally organise the mass of paper around your kitchen and with everything in one easily accessible place, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without it!
my.org®aniser is designed to manage and schedule the myriad of tasks that family life encounters. Its not only an organisational tool for busy mums, it also acts as an information hub for the whole family – conveniently collated in a hard-bound A4 ring binder with an easy-to-use tab system. my.org®aniser has thought of everything – all you have to do is add the information that is integral to the complex business of running your family.
 

My.org®aniser includes

• A 2007 Week to View Diary plus monthly budget calendar. Monitor and schedule your finances, appointments and family commitments.
• Comprehensive guides to national holidays, school holidays and term dates, including special days such as Valentines Day, Mothers Days and Daylight Saving changeover.
• Three ‘due this week’ pockets, a ‘receipts/Tax pocket’ and a ‘Holidays’ pocket – mini filing cabinets where you can keep all your loose receipts, bills and pamphlets. More importantly… the ‘Dream’ pocket – a special place to keep your hobby ideas, lottery tickets, recipes and personal interest items.

 

Businesses have personal assistants who organise everything to ensure they run smoothly and efficiently, organising your life or family’s life is also a business!