Hi Ladies,
I need help with organization. I'd like to have a method/calendar/chart or whatever you want to call it, that helps me keep track of weekly meals, the kids and parents activities and weekly chores. Or am I asking too much. I need order!!!
Does anyone have any ideas --- maybe something online (preferably free) or a good place buy a big wall calendar, or something.
Please help!
Thanks so much everyone for your great ideas! This helps a lot!
I'm the same way with activities and bills and wardrobe. I create forms for everything, and am obsessed ith organizing things.
I have a large dry-erase calendar that I label with the dates every month. I also use a calendar from calendarsthatwork.com. There are color and style options.
get one of those big dry erase boards with allotted days, they work wonders, for keeping track of days
Check out http://www.flylady.net/ - this site will become your new best friend as you attempt to get your life organized.
Good luck!
M.
I just make my own charts on Excel. If you happened to have that on your computer it's user friendly. I like it because I can personalize it to what I need and I can change it up anytime. My daughter loves to have charts and lists to keep her on track, she likes to be organized as well. I hope this helps. God bless!
http://www.flylady.net/index.asp, if you go to this website you will find ideas, and support for free. They also have tools, like a calendar, that will help you to organize. Buying anything is not required. I hope this helps.
i use google's free calendar that comes with their google mail. you can color code stuff, set reminders up to a week in advance, etc. i live by it! :)
Have you tried the Flylady? My daughter-in-law loves the site.
You can get a big "blotter" size calendar at Office Max or another store. Hang it up on nails and write different people's activities with different colors."3 Steps to a Strong Family" and "7 Habits of Highly Effective Families" have great ideas for organization in busy families.
About food: You can have your kids (because they are waaaaaay old enough to be doing chores and making household decisions under your direction and guidance) write up dinner menus with you. You can go to the free nutrition guidelines suggested by the gov't. and then the planning becomes educational because then they get to write down whatever they want for dinner, but they have to include enough variety for their health. When they make the plans then they "own" it, and they'll take pride in it and enjoy it. Plus you'll be helping them be proactive in choosing healthy foods and enjoy the blessings of planning ahead.
I think www.mealmixer.com has outstanding features. But you can check out dozens of kid-friendly cookbooks (for a jumpstart, not for every single thing you're going to make or you'll burnout) from the library for free. They can write down foods that they like on index cards and sort them into groups like entree, side veg, side fruit, grain, drink, and then have them put them together and see what they want to combine for taste and appearance....and they're things that you already know your kids like, so you can introduce new things to them if you want to in addition to what you know they'll eat and be healthy eating. Probably one of the easiest way to come up with a successful menu. You can post the cards on the fridge in order so you know what's on the menu for the week. I also recommend www.flylady.com for free ideas and support.
I found a great calendar through flylady....I don't know if it's flylady.com or .net, but it is a free site and they sell the best organizational/home care products. Hope that this helps.
