Share your best tips for an organized, efficient week

[Anonymous]

I’m talking about at home!

I recently changed my hours at work and I’m feeling so disorganized and everything chaotic.

Just looking for general advice, things that anyone reading can use, on the things you do each week that ensure things run smoothly and efficiently! Maybe something will stick out that’s really helpful!

[Anonymous]

Just set a schedule - not sure what that is for you. I do one load of laundry most days. I'm newly starting to do a better job of getting things ready for the next day the night before.

[Anonymous]

Here are some things I try to do on weekends or days off:

1. Look at weather forecast and roughly plan my outfits. This helps me know what is is clean, etc. and when I’ll need to do laundry.
2. Have a ChatGPT make a meal plan for the evenings we will be in. I throw in a couple of food blogs and cookbooks I like, and it plans my meals.
3. Then I have ChatGPT make a grocery list based on the meal plan it just made. Add in lunches and breakfast items, and go to the market.
4. Pick up the house Sunday evenings with the kids (we do a buzzy-bee ten minute cleanup).
5. If time allows and I’m not feeling lazy, I’ll make hard boiled eggs or breakfast burritos or muffin tin egg bites for the week.
There’s more, but I gotta go do cleanup. 😃

[Anonymous]

I plan my outfits the night before, and base them on the weather and what I'll be doing, and set out the clothes. I pack my back the night before too. I plan what I'm eating for the day the night before and type it in the Notes of my phone. All my socializing for the upcoming weekend is planned by Tuesday night. I plan one night per week to do laundry and go through mail. Each night before I go to bed I set out all the bowls, pans, spatulas etc I'll need for breakfast the next morning.

[Anonymous]

I have a simple weekly calendar page where you rip off the top page at the end of the week. On Sunday me and my spouse go over the week together and make sure we are on the same page about kid activities, school pick up and drop offs, who is using which vehicle which day, who is working at home which days and any major to dos. We jot it all down and refer to it during the week to make sure we keep it all straight.

[Anonymous]

I have a Word doc where I keep all my to-dos, meal plans, shopping list and social plans. I plan out my days and assign tasks to specific days, then move them if I need to. Everything goes in that document, and I check it multiple times a day.

[Anonymous]

I make sure to do a little something “here + there” that needs to be done now, but could wait if I chose to.

In other words - I choose to take care of things as needed because if I procrastinate for a later day, I usually find myself overwhelmed w/even little bits of stuff to do!

For example, I only check my mail every 3-4 days on average but when I do, I make certain to open & go through all of my mail vs. just tossing it somewhere to open for “later.”

I also take out the full garbage can tonight even though it could reasonably sit around until the next morning.

I try to keep up the laundry, doing a load every few days and if the kitchen sink looks even mildly full/cluttered, I will wash the dishes now before letting them all pile up.

Hope this helps! 👍🏽

[Anonymous]

If your kids are old enough, have them help! It seriously makes things go so much more smoothly on a daily and weekly basis.

My 10 year old lays out his clothes the night before, makes sure his backpack and after-school stuff is ready, and packs his water bottle. He also gets himself up each morning and makes his own breakfast (usually toast or cereal). My 7 year old isn't quite that independent, but she helps me pick out her clothes the night before, and gets herself dressed in the morning.

We are always pressed for time during the week between work, school, and after-school activities, but having the kids manage some of their own tasks helps us stay organized and efficient.

[Anonymous]

Wake up an hour before anyone else. Fold laundry, make lunches, unload dishwasher. Get dressed and have your coffee in silence. Don’t check email. It’s the only way to start the day on the offense.

[Anonymous]

Sunday family meeting to go over the schedule for the week. Who is driving whom where, who is in charge of dinner that night, etc. talking about it ahead of time is so helpful.

Shared list app for groceries and other to -do items.