I've been a stay at home mom now for 3 years and I'm still trying to figure out how to balance everything. I'm sure once I get the hang of it we'll hit another phase and everything will change...again. I'm trying to focus on getting my "work" done first before I "play". I didn't choose to stay at home so I could blog, work on projects or hang out with friends. I became a stay at home mom to take care of my family and home so that has to be my priority.
I really do love to be organized. Who doesn't? But sometimes I spend too much time day dreaming about how I can be better organized instead of actually being organized. I have a planner that I use for meetings and write everything down and get home, close it and forget about it. How is that effective? It's not! So even though I have cute pens and a stinken cute planner my methods are not working. So I've come up with some processes to keep me better organized for myself, my family and the church that I serve (did I mention I'm the Early Childhood Director at my church?) After living in our house for 3 years, I've finally gotten my work space just the way I want it complete with storage bins, bulletin board, shelves and my handy dandy planner stand (also known as a cookbook stand). Now I keep my planner open to the month view so I can better plan ahead. I don't use my planner for every little thing but I save it for my big meetings and events since quite a bit of what I do needs to be done in advance. But I've gotta have break down of my week right in front of me. Am I weird? Don't answer that. I made a weekly planner for myself to hang on the fridge and that's where I write down my meals, errands I have to run, what needs to be cleaned...you know...all the tedious stuff that would otherwise get lost in my big planner.
I hang my planner on the refrigerator using washi tape because I care about details like that! I was using my son's stickers but I just wasn't feeling the cartoon dog.
We made a punch card invite for my sister's engagement party so I carried the theme over to this planner. Circle the month and the days that it's for, or don't. Whatever.
Don't feel like you have to only use printer paper! I used left over brown craft paper to make a statement. It's sturdier too so it'll hold up as I tote it around.
Cute pens are a must. I'm more motivated to write things down when I have a cute and colorful pen. I know I'm not the only one.
In another blog post, I'm going to tell you all about my office organization which includes these really cute jars from Ikea!
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