Get an hour back of your life every day!
Did you know the average woman spends 55 minutes daily looking for things? I make up that the more kids you have, the more that number rises.
You have probably heard the saying, “A place for everything and Everything in its place.” While I believe that we should all strive for this with everything in our home, I would like to also acknowledge that this can feel like a daunting, unachievable task.
So let’s break it down.
- Know this is very achievable and that it will help your sanity throughout the day to strive and make this happen. It will lessen that decision fatigue and will allow you to be more efficient with your time.
- Decide what needs a home. Think about the things in your day-to-day life that get lost regularly (shoes, keys, etc.) and think about the things that pile up in several spaces around the house that could be simplified and need JUST 1 central location (like bills, paperwork, shoes)
- Decide right now where the most logical place for these things to be is. Not where it should go but where would you go to look for it? (Help your brain get to finding it faster by organizing your home this way)
- As you are putting things in their new home, get rid of extras or things you do not use anymore. This way, you will have less of that thing to keep track of.
- Would an organizational tool be helpful? If so, think function over form. While I love a good Ballard Design furniture system but if it is something that no one will use it is not worth it. Grab a bucket from Target and call it a day!
- Teach your people where things go and how they should go there and have them practice. Show them where the backpacks or jackets go and then show them how to hang them up to set them up for success.
Thinking about the math of it all, you really can take 30 mins a day to start working through some areas, and in the long run, you would be saving hours.
You got this, mama.
Laura
P.S. If you need help thinking through a space or getting creative with the space you have; grab a call with me, I would love to help! https://calendly.com/mamasystems/30min-coaching-call?month=2023-06
