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[quote=Anonymous]I am a single mom with no money and no help and full time custody. I had an organizer organize my entire house. Everything has a place. I couldn't afford to keep buying new things because they couldnt be found. Kids have different baskets for each activity they are in and those clothes go in there. They also have a Monday to Friday drawer set where they put their clothes in on Sunday for school. It has a phone charger on top and they make sure they charge their phones there too. I have labels in the fridge for food. I have an area for kids to put their sports bags in. The kids have checklists to take care of their stuff each day and for hygiene and homework. I have my own checklists on a family planning app for my housework and home tasks. My kids are older and we started this when the youngest was around 10 after the divorce but it's worked much better. Before it felt like I always had a backup and after I knew I wouldnt. I have a cleaning person come and do a deep clean 4 times a year and an organizer come twice a year. I also hired a driver for the drives I couldn't do but with more help that wouldn't be needed. I have a smart oven I can meal prep quickly for for meals and turn on in the afternoon and we also heat up frozen meals several times a week.  My kids buy lunch at school and as they've gotten older can make some of their own meals. It does get better when they are older. Just give it a couple more years. [/quote]

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