2012 February

Get organized with The Confident Mom Planner!

Susan Heid at The Confident Mom created the 2012 Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner. It will make completing your daily and weekly household chores a snap!

This planner helps keep you on task and productive by utilizing those “in between” moments to complete your household tasks so they don’t build up to become large and overwhelming.

Most of the items can easily be completed in 3 to 30 minutes, and you can select appropriate items to delegate to family members. (Hey, no one said YOU had to do it all!) And nothing feels better than being able to check off those items as DONE!

Here’s a sample of the types of tasks you will find in this planner:

Plan/cook dinner
Make beds
Clean out expired food in pantry
Water indoor plants
Clean bathroom sinks/shine mirrors
Wash car
Pay bills due
Pamper yourself
Plan cards/gifts for January birthdays/occasions
Quiet time (Gen 4-6; Matt 2) (Note: A version without the Bible study is also available.)

You can even personalize the planner by adding special weekly tasks or notes to remember. A fun or inspirational quote is featured each week to remind you about the joys, and sometimes humor, of family and motherhood.

Learn more about Susan’s popular 2012 Confident Mom Weekly Household Planner. Because every mom deserves the feeling of accomplishment and results that will be seen using this planner!

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Have you seen the show Hoarders?

I’ve seen it a few times and it makes me very sad. What I realized while watching it a few weeks ago was that these homes didn’t get that way overnight.

At some point in the person’s life they probably lived in a place that you could walk through without risking injury. But something changed and over time the amount of stuff in their home grew to an unmanageable amount.

It wasn’t as if all of a sudden a dump truck pulled up to the back of their home and dropped off fourteen tons of junk.

Slowly over the years they collected mountains of things they didn’t need, but couldn’t let go. Then at some point they became overwhelmed with the amount of stuff in their house and now cannot even begin to start reclaiming their lives from the mess.

I think we all probably have areas of disorganization in our lives that are caused from a mild case of hoarding. It might not be to the degree we see on the show, but there are probably overwhelming areas of your life that you can’t seem to even begin to fix.

Here’s something to think about if you are overwhelmed in your quest for organizing your life. It didn’t get that way overnight, so don’t try and fix it overnight.

Start small.

Tackle a small space that is overwhelming you. Set the timer and commit to spending fifteen minutes working on a problem area.

Just fifteen minutes.

Don’t answer the phone, check your email, Facebook, or Twitter. Just work on one project for fifteen minutes. I think you will be surprised at how much you can accomplish.

If you just can’t get started ask a friend to help you. A few years ago I was totally overwhelmed with my sewing area. A friend came over and one night we worked together to get it organized. It was much more fun to work with my friend and she encouraged me when I wanted to give up!

If you feel your home is out of control you might want to purchase my friend Nony’s new ebook, 28 Days to Hope for Your Home.

As I’ve said before, this book is not for the mildly disorganized. This ebook is not for those who are mildly challenged when it comes to organizing. This book is for the, “My home is so disorganized I’m starting to lose the kids” folks.

Today and tomorrow you can grab her ebook, regularly priced at $7 for only $2!

Just use the code HOPE when placing your order.

For more ideas to help you simplify and organize one day at a time, visit the Organized in 365 Archives.

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