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Do you ever look at your best friend\u2019s super organized li<\/b>fe and wonder how she does it?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\nDo you ever look at your best friend\u2019s super organized li<\/b>fe and wonder how she does it?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\nIt\u2019s not hard, but it does require some persistence. Half of disorganization is bad habits that have been allowed to carry on. If you want to change, you can try and do it bit by bit, or you can go \u2018cold turkey\u2019 and get everyone in the family on the same page!<\/p>\n
Ultimately, busy moms have to be organized or things would fall through the cracks: forms wouldn\u2019t be signed, mittens would be lost and the all-important uniform wouldn\u2019t be clean for the upcoming game. If you\u2019re struggling a little to get on track and stay organized, here are a few tips to help you along the way!<\/p>\n
Start by establishing everyone\u2019s routines and chores (if they didn\u2019t have any before). To make mornings easier, each kid needs to know their routine.<\/p>\n
Example?<\/i> Get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, put all necessary items in backpack, get outerwear on (in winter, you need to allot extra time for this one!) and be at the door, ready to go by 7:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
Then they need a reverse routine, for when they get home, that might include proper putting away of lunch bags, hats and mitts, any forms that need to be viewed by parents, and so on.<\/p>\n
Chores are the perfect way to create good habits. What kids learn is that they are part of a collective, the family, and have to do their share of the work. Even very small children can be taught to put things away in bins.<\/p>\n
If your family hasn\u2019t been in the habit of routines, it will be a bit of a slog at first. You\u2019ll spend a lot of time reminding them to get things done, possibly even getting down to the \u201c3-2-1 consequence!\u201d countdown. But over time, the effort spent in getting the kids to adhere to new habits and routines will pay off.<\/p>\n
In order to keep some order around the house, every item that comes into the house must have a \u2018home\u2019. Hats need hooks, mitts need baskets, shoes need racks, and coats need closets. Spaces around the house that are just dumping grounds for \u2018stuff\u2019 have to be a no-go moving forward.<\/p>\n
Traditional areas that get cluttered are mudrooms, closets, and kitchens. Spend some time re-organizing closets and storage spaces and sharing with everyone in the family where everything makes tidying a snap.<\/p>\n
Kitchens, in particular, tend to be the room where everyone congregates, and where things get dumped on the counter: paperwork, mail, lunchboxes, and odds and ends. The best way to deal with all of these things is to build a command center.<\/p>\n
Ask most moms and they\u2019ll tell you that the task that takes up the most time is shopping for and preparing meals. This too can be sped up, with a little planning. Preparing a meal plan a month at a time, and shopping only once a week, ensures that you can take advantage of specials, as well as using up ingredients to avoid waste.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Examples?<\/i> If you\u2019re going to buy a BBQ chicken at the store, plan for the use of the leftovers for lunches or the next evening\u2019s dinner. If your two kids have activities on Tuesday, plan a dinner that can be eaten on the run. If you wait until the day of to plan meals, you\u2019re going to end up at the drive-thru more than you\u2019d like!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Staying organized is a question of starting as you mean to finish: if you organize your living space and plan ahead, you\u2019ll be able to stay on top of whatever comes your way!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Marty Basher is the home organization expert at <\/i><\/b>Modular Closets<\/i><\/b><\/a>. Modular Closets are high-quality and easy-to-design closet systems you can order online, assemble and install yourself, in no time at all. Using closet modules (closet units you can mix & match to design your own closet that fits your space and meets your needs), homeowners everywhere are empowered to achieve the true custom closet look- for nearly 40% less than standard custom closets.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Like what you read? JOIN the Mommybites community<\/a> to get the latest on\u00a0FREE online classes<\/a>,\u00a0parenting advice<\/a>,\u00a0events<\/a>,\u00a0childcare listings<\/a>,\u00a0casting calls<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0raffles,<\/a>\u00a0and our\u00a0Parents With Nannies Facebook group<\/a>. SIGN UP NOW<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you ever look at your best friend\u2019s super organized life and wonder how she does it?\u00a0 It\u2019s not hard, but it does require some persistence. Half of disorganization is bad habits that have been allowed to carry on. If you want to change, you can try and do it bit by bit, or you can go \u2018cold turkey\u2019 and get everyone in the family on the same page!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4737,"featured_media":28068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[46,63,53],"class_list":["post-28066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moms","tag-activities","tag-gear","tag-health"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/how-busy-moms-stay-organized\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"How Busy Moms Stay Organized\u00a0","url":"http:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/how-busy-moms-stay-organized\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/how-busy-moms-stay-organized\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-25-at-1.03.18-AM.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-25-at-1.03.18-AM.png"},"articleSection":"Moms","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Marty Basher"}],"creator":["Marty Basher"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Mommybites New York","logo":""},"keywords":["activities","gear","health"],"dateCreated":"2019-02-25T12:00:07Z","datePublished":"2019-02-25T12:00:07Z","dateModified":"2019-02-26T03:17:13Z"},"rendered":"
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