A House of Order and FUN: Day Keeper Part 1!

Are you ready to get started?!?

This is something I've been working on for a few years.

I have a background in organizing
and have been organizing since 1989.

Durring that time, and I have had the opportunity

to work with lots of different women

in every season of life.

We have alot on our plates and it's not always easy

to get everything on our list done.

Especially if our lists are written on

the back of receipts, post-it notes, and old shopping lists.

Hopefully this will help.

(It's been a lifesaver for me and my family!)

The Day Keeper can be adapted to work
for whatever season you're in, including Grandparenting!

Most of my planning is done on a weekly basis.

Even though each day of my week has a
different purpose and focus,

the daily format is very consistent.

Consistency IS Key!

If you don't have to think about
Everything Everyday

you will save time and energy.

It's kind of like going into Auto Pilot.

You just do it without thinking!

(And that's actually a good thing when you are running a household!)

So . . . Here WE Go!
Grab some post-it notes and a pen.
Start by listing each of the days of the week on a seperate
post-it. I put mine up on the wall so that I could really
get an idea of how my days looked.
List each of the other tasks you have as a homemaker
on a seperate post-it.
For Example:
Grocery Shopping, Menu Planning, Paying Bills,
Cleaning and Laundry, Yard Care . . . etc.
Next:
List appointments and regular weekly schedules.
Place each appointment under the day it happens.
Include the name of the person(s) involved in the activity
as well as the time and place.
Here's a picture of what mine looks like:

Once you have this part complete, you can start filling out your

Weekly Overview Sheet:

You are basically transferring what you have on the wall.

I did mine with post-it notes first so that I could move

different assignments to different days . . . That way

I could make my daily work load a little bit more even.

I didn't want to have to deep clean

Bathrooms and the Kitchen on the same day.

I do a quick pick-up in all the rooms, but I deep clean

certain rooms on certain days.

This information is then transfered to the

Days of the Week Pages!

Here are the PDF files:

 Day Keeper Set 1

Day Keeper Set 2

Day Keeper Set 3

It might seem like you are doing a lot of extra work to set this

Family Organizing System up . . . but I promise, this is the best

way to put it together and have it be unique to

YOUR FAMILY'S NEEDS.

That's all the homework for today!

Tomorrow we will start to assemble the book,

and YES, you'll finally get to see what it looks like.

I just want you to be able to complete each

section before you move onto the next.

NO UNFINISHED PROJECTS FOR US!!!