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[quote=Anonymous]I love being organized - I seriously get excited to organize things. Yes, I'm a dork. lol

My DH and I use a shared google calendar - we both have it on our phones and can access it from the computer as well. This way we can both add things to the calendar and it's our family bible. Get rid of the paper calendar and make the transition to electronic. You won't forget if you don't have to write it down twice.

I also use Google Keep (which you can access on your phone or computer) to make my "to do" lists. Then I can just take things off the list as I go.

If I have errands to run, I try to make one stop per day after work on the way to pick up our DC from preschool. CVS, dry cleaning, grocery store, etc.

We do one big Costco shop per quarter to stock our house with paper products, meat, frozen food items, bath items (we often take our DC and go on Friday evening after work because it's less crowded than going on the weekend). I also have several things set up on Amazon Subscribe and Save to be shipped on a recurring schedule so I don't have to remember to go buy them - dog food, coffee, pull ups, etc.

I have set as many things as possible up on auto bill pay. For anything remaining I pay bills twice per month on our pay day. I've split the bills into two groups so I know I have 3 bills to pay with the first monthly paychecks and 2 bills to pay with the second monthly paychecks. The rest are on auto pay. If the due dates don't jibe with the paydays then I've called the vendor and had them change my bill due date to work with my schedule - it's easy.

I agree with what others have said about everything has a place. I don't lose or forget things because I rely on repetition and all things having a particular place. I put my purse/keys and charge my phone in the same spot everyday so I can just grab everything and go. Shoes are taken off in the same spot everyday. Coats get hung up.

I also open the mail each evening while I eat my dinner. Junk mail goes right in the trash. Bills or other things I need to hang onto go in a designated drawer I keep in the kitchen for paperwork. I go through the drawer once per month to pull out anything that needs to be filed. I keep a cardboard box in the coat closet and when I pay a bill, I throw it into the box. This makes it easy for me to know what I can take to the community shred which we go to 2x per year. I keep a filing cabinet with folders for paperwork we need to keep. Most statements can be downloaded online if needed so I really don't keep much paper anymore.

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