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[quote=Anonymous]OP here and thank you thank you, seriously thank you.  I'm going to focus on the first few baby steps for now:
1) sticking with a consistent bedtime routine, including prepping for a smooth morning
2) making lists (shopping, meal, to do, and a weekly schedule) in one spot where I can access both with my computer and phone.  Reviewing nightly.
3) discarding, decluttering - this one is not really a baby step, but I can at least start somewhere...

I've bookmarked this thread so I can come back to it and try out a lot of the great suggestions that posters have given.

As for getting my spouse to help out, that is a lost cause.  I am actually the one and only organizer of the family.  He is like an 80 year old grandpa who is really set in his ways.  He refuses to use a calendar, and is anti technology.  Sometimes he doesn't even keep track of when he's scheduled to work or when he has time off.   His one and only organizational strategy that he uses is to TOSS it. He doesn't even remember most of the thing he's tossed, because he does it reflexively - he's thrown out lots of stuff that were not supposed to be. He hardly ever writes anything down - he remembers what he deems important, and the rest of it, he discards out of his brain never to be found again.  Luckily he has a much better memory than I do.  So anyway, it's all on me.

And to the pp who asked about my parents - no, I was not lucky enough to have parents that taught me organizational or even cleaning skills.  I've had to figure it out on my own.  Both my parents worked long hours, so I never saw them until after 8pm, even on weekends.  They didn't have the time or patience to teach that type of thing.

Wish me luck!!  Thanks again...[/quote]

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