Order can seem to be an impossible goal with the whirlwind of motion involved in raising children, working to support the family and keeping the household running smoothly. It can seem as though there is never enough time to get everything done, let alone have the free time available to relax and recharge. It doesn’t have to be that way.
A Plan Makes All The Difference
As good as it is to have a day off from work, it’s not really a day off if you spend it working harder than you would have at your job. Having a plan helps to avoid that. List all of the daily, weekly and monthly tasks required to keep the house orderly. Schedule those tasks into a month-long household plan, balanced with work and family obligations, keeping each day’s overall workload as even as possible. Fine tune the schedule during the first month or two to maximize efficiency and soon you will have an orderly home and time to enjoy it.
Everything Needs A Place
Organizing your home is simple when you have storage designed specifically to ensure that everything does, in fact, have a place. Welded cabinets from Quantum Storage are a highly versatile storage option. Available in a broad range of sizes, these durable, sturdy storage systems are as practical in the house as they are in the garage or workshop for keeping things neat, in order and out of sight. You should also consider adding dividers in your drawers to keep things even more organized around the home.
Seek Freedom From Those Burdens
Some Eastern cultures note the burden of material possessions and the value of becoming free of them. There’s wisdom in that concept. Many things in a home are more burdensome than they are pleasurable, requiring time-consuming or costly care and serving as sources of stress and worry. Free yourself of such burdens. Get rid of things that don’t have their own place. The less you have, the fewer things you will have to dust, clean, repair or otherwise deal with.
Many Hands Make Light Work
To have an orderly home while raising children and bringing income into the home, you’ve got to delegate. Otherwise, you’ll be overburdened to exhaustion, making it difficult to do the most important things in your life as well as you’d like to. Sharing the work makes a busy mom’s life easier, but it also transmits essential life skills to children. They need to learn these things. Everyone benefits when you delegate.
Staying organized can seem impossible when you are busy with kids, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Consider these tips to keep your life in order so can focus on more important parts of parenting.
Anita is a freelance writer from Denver, CO and often writes about family, home, finance and health. A mother of two, she enjoys traveling when she isn’t writing. You can connect with her on Google+.
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