General Chat

Do we have any superwomen or supermen out there?

How do you do it all? Do you have any tips on being organised?

managing your own work load, I do it by list and they come under differant headings , very important important can wait dont bother..

Thanks Hayley :-)

I am a great list maker. I find if I have a list to tick off jobs get done, if I don't I spend all day on here or making cards etc. If I have a list I feel guilty if I don't do things to cross off. Must be psychological.

Nope... everything tends to be wing and a prayer, flying by the seat of my pants stuff.... although... I am very organised when I move house, with my towel and bedlinen cupboard, and all the kitchen cupboards... I like them neat and tidy........ I like to start in one corner when (operative word being *when* lol) I clean, so that when I am diverted (frequent) I at least know where I started.

I love lists... never seem to do anything on the list, cos of said diversion... so add what I have done that is not on the list, onto it, just so that I can at least cross something off, and therefore don't feel a complete failure.

So really... I only know how to be dis-organised!! Not much help. was I? lolol

Love

Daff xxxxx

When I do h....work I have a routine that works for me. I don't leave a room until it's finished. I take all cleaning stuff into the room and anything that has to be taken out of the room is put just outside the door until I'm finished. Once I've done every room - I have a small house so it doesn't take too long - I vaccuum each room.

Sue xx

Oh Sue I wish I had that discipline!!.... I'd be stuck in the same room for a month... at least!! I suppose hubby would send me meals in to me... do you reckon?

Love

Daff xxxxx

Daff of course he would send in your meals - would he be able to find you? lol. I never used to be that organised but I found that I would leave the room to put something in another room, then I'd find something in that room to do, then I would leave that room etc. etc. So I tried it and it worked:)) Now I need to learn to get rid of stuff I never wear or use and - even harder - get my OH to throw stuff out.

Sue xx

Good planning and prioritising your time.

Example: I work full time and am at my worst first thing in the morning. I know it's not a good idea for me to have to iron something first thing. So, with a huge effort of will I make sure some time over the weekend that I iron at least enough to last me the week. If I feel really virtuous or if the weather is a bit changeable then I iron more items. I'd rather spend one hour at the ironing board once a week than faff around for five or ten minutes each morning.

I try to do things in order of importance - even if I don't want to do them in that order!

Also, if I have several things to do, none of them more important than the others, then I try to do all the horrible things first. That motivates me to get to the end of the list. Definitely not an easy option though!

Jill

I WRITE MYSELF LITTLE LISTS
THEN FORGET TO TAKE THEM WITH ME
OR WHERE I PUT THEM

My lists are a family joke. I have made lists for as long as I can remember:))

Sue xx

Lol...I love Daff's idea of completing a job not on the list THEN adding it and crossing it out.

I think I could manage that.

If you came into my house now, you'd think I'd never even heard of the word organised
BUT
I must have my cupboards in order and foods in a particular place in the freezer, so I guess I've just got to extend that organisation into the rest of the house now ?

Gwyn

I have always written lists of everything which has to be done - then I work out how many times per year each job is to be done and write that job in a special diary. Then, I forget to look in the diary!

Couldn't go to the supermarket without a list. I'd be lost. Don't look at the list until I have bought everything I can think of - then check the list to see if I've forgotten anything. Usually I haven't - but still wouldn't be able to get started without the list.

Just had a re-think and have to say I am among the world's worst at doing regular h*******k. So when we have visitors I imagine they may be going all over the house and the week before I blitz it. Then it will have to last until the next visitor (we don't have many visitors!!!) I also do like daff and add jobs done not on the list and cross them off. that dates back to when I worked, always had a daily to do list of jobs but always added jobs not on the list so i would know they were done.

Shopping I am like Berona, must have a list but usually get it all then look at the list!!

As to ironing..... Well I have a man who does!!! bless his cotton socks.