I’ve tried out many systems over the years. There’s always something “new,” from bullet journals, Getting Thing Done, time blocking and so forth. I would often find it very tempting to write the things that I should do, or intend to do, on my calendar. My thought process was that if I put it on the calendar it’s official! With a time and date next to it, it definitely will get done! Life doesn’t often work like that, though, so I’d end up with a…
You can make lists and lists and lists, and have the best of intentions, but some days you can only manage the basics. Having a pre-prepared list of the absolute priorities can help out on difficult days. If you look around at what other people consider to be “basic lists” it can be helpful or sometimes overwhelming at times. But after all, your absolute priorities are up to you. Stephanie O’Dea from Totally Together Journal wrote a great article called The Daily 7 for a…
We are note worthy! We are note worthy!
I’ve got this pair of little black shelves in my dining room, and I had not been keeping up with it. Oh, no, I had not. But last week was dining room week in my focus zones, and something had to be done. So I set my HomeRoutines timer for 15 minutes and got on with it. To be honest, I had to set my timer twice, because I got kind of distracted by the kids and a text from my sister reminding me I…
Creating your own routines is a great way to get in the habit of completing the regular tasks you do throughout the day. Everybody has some sort of routine, but it is not always a good one. A few years ago I had a really crappy morning routine. It involved waking up late, rummaging through a pile of washing, ironing something from the pile, brushing my teeth and running to the bus-stop without any breakfast. Then there was that one bus driver who would flash…
Home Routines is a happy place for all those repetitive (and often thankless) jobs that come with running a household. Each time you complete a job or routine, you give yourself a star. At the end of the day, you can look at the Accomplishments screen and see how much you got done – even on the days that it feels like you didn’t do anything. Home Routines is ideal to store your own personalised routines and detailed cleaning tasks, whether they are your very…
