7 Ways to create a more Organised Home

1.     Preparation is key: Think about your pain points in the morning routine and set aside 15 minutes ‘prep time’ the night before. This could be locating uniforms, preparing school lunches, finding shoes or socks, laying out or ironing your own clothes for work.

2.     Meal Plan: Meal planning can alleviate the stress of cooking last minute, reduce unhealthy food choices, save time and money, reduce waste by using food already in the fridge, pantry or freezer.  

3.     Use Visual Aids: sit down for a few minutes every Sunday and map out the week ahead. Write down all the family’s movements, work and school activities, sporting commitments, uniform or library days, any bday party or social commitments planned for the weekend.

4.     Create a physical space for a family ‘organisation station’ or ‘command centre’. This can include visual aids such as wall or magnetic planners, a calendar, your shopping list, birthday invitations, notices from school, bills that need to be paid.

5.     Create a cleaning routine: allocate days to do some of the bigger household cleaning tasks so that the workload does not build up and become overwhelming. Eg. Do a load of washing every day, do the floors on Tuesdays, wash the towels on Wednesdays and sheets on Sundays.

6.     Team work: share the load and allocate age appropriate household tasks and chores to your children. Chores are character building and teach your kids valuable life skills which they will need in the future.

7.     Chore & Responsibility Charts: charts provide a good visual aid for the kids and can help to both allocate and motivate the kids to work through their chores. Provide some incentive, whether it be an ice cream for dessert or weekly Pocket Money. Whatever works and helps you delegate some of the household chores.