My goal for the next month is to simplify our family life. I don't think that our family life needs a complete re-haul; our daily routine runs pretty smooth. But, things like cleaning out our kitchen cupboards, labelling Molly's shoes and coats with her name, will make all the difference in keeping our lives simple and letting us focus on the important things (like playing with Mr. Potato Head.)
One thing I've done this week is create a standard weekly shopping list for our family. It's just a simple word document, but I've formatted it to be listed by section in our grocery store. Each section includes items that we buy regularly, plus spare space for extras. As it's a check-list, all I have to do is tick what we need (included quantity if need be), and off we go. May not seem like much, but it saves me writing 'milk, bread...' out every week. I've also written a list of our favourite meals -- about 30 meals I know that Mike and I both know how to make, take little time to prepare, and are easy to clean-up.
Sometime this week I'm going to make a 'daily chore chart' for us. We won't live and die by the chart, but it will be nice for both of us, when we have time after Molly is in bed, to see what things need to be done around the house to keep things in order. It will also keep me from nagging Mike -- which is definately a perk. If we can do one thing, like vacuum the living room, or wipe down the bathroom counter, I think we'll keep our house in fairly good order.
What about you? What do you do to stay on top of things?
Click here to see the inspiration for the shopping list. What would you put on the Foster weekly list?
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