tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393975285398704992024-03-14T14:46:45.507+11:00Beautifully OrganisedTips and tools for busy mothersMarissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-43929321630841849092023-08-28T12:01:00.000+10:002023-08-28T12:01:00.144+10:00Teaching Your Children Responsibility with Age-Appropriate Chore Charts<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENfYPiqCB3k8RSftEhc4LjXskXN2RR1qkiXTfiHC0S-JU7Ic2P83J-x7KXMutVKlGrwZhkiv4jLAi72z6doXg-tyBdfFJXLWWdSrNyt2_aydZXDFbZgRtzjwUBqnT4MvK4ZPPZTUQVutjW9YjZ6smiM_BZla2t9UzDj1rsLZkUEcXOras4XLAM8AC/s816/How%20to%20simplify%20your%20life%20with%20young%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENfYPiqCB3k8RSftEhc4LjXskXN2RR1qkiXTfiHC0S-JU7Ic2P83J-x7KXMutVKlGrwZhkiv4jLAi72z6doXg-tyBdfFJXLWWdSrNyt2_aydZXDFbZgRtzjwUBqnT4MvK4ZPPZTUQVutjW9YjZ6smiM_BZla2t9UzDj1rsLZkUEcXOras4XLAM8AC/s816/How%20to%20simplify%20your%20life%20with%20young%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1FtZe95-mSkRcBOrDJSZSKsNNyRonoslOaN9BEhDZNHG1DTmkmzKcoI1hYV7wDlI2iDfELr_4yqryvGHHzkJMH4cjW1fVanS5ADfxnG-muD0xmpr8X5wf4rL_83Z2B08PwoJYb3plKprvVWGZhBRmSmnvERy6Ymt00eVT-Jqbk_QzVf8Bw0sDrK8mb4/s816/Teaching%20Your%20Children%20Responsibility%20with%20Age-Appropriate%20Chore%20Charts.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1FtZe95-mSkRcBOrDJSZSKsNNyRonoslOaN9BEhDZNHG1DTmkmzKcoI1hYV7wDlI2iDfELr_4yqryvGHHzkJMH4cjW1fVanS5ADfxnG-muD0xmpr8X5wf4rL_83Z2B08PwoJYb3plKprvVWGZhBRmSmnvERy6Ymt00eVT-Jqbk_QzVf8Bw0sDrK8mb4/s16000/Teaching%20Your%20Children%20Responsibility%20with%20Age-Appropriate%20Chore%20Charts.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?si=ataO9ko7Rf-Ux6GW90-RZQ" target="_blank">Click here if you prefer to listen to the podcast</a></span></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Raising responsible young adults is the goal for many of us parents, and the path is much easier if we start when our kids are little.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">One effective way to teach responsibility to young children is through the use of age-appropriate chore charts. They encourage independence and self-discipline while also providing opportunities for children to contribute to the household in meaningful ways.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are a few ways you can create and implement chore charts tailored to your children's ages and abilities:</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Understanding the Importance of Chores.<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /></strong>Chores go beyond simple household help. They’re a foundational part of child development and help to teach essential life skills like time management, discipline, and organisation. When your child completes a chore, they develop a sense of ownership and pride in their contribution to the family unit. This fosters self-confidence and allows children to recognise their abilities and grow as individuals.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Starting Young, but Sensibly.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Introducing chores at a young age, like during the toddler years, helps to nurture a sense of responsibility. Simple tasks like picking up toys or placing napkins on the table are appropriate for young children. Align chores with their developmental stage, and provide support and guidance so they don’t get overwhelmed. Early introduction lays the groundwork for more complex tasks as they grow.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Creating a Chore Chart That Works.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Creating an effective chore chart requires a little thoughtfulness. Pictures for younger children can make the chart engaging and easier to follow. Stickers or ticks for completed tasks help give a sense of achievement and motivation. Tailoring the chart to your child's age and personality ensures it becomes an empowering tool rather than just a task list.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Incorporating Choice and Flexibility.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Involving your kids in the chore selection process allows them to feel a sense of control and engagement. By giving them choices, chores become collaborative rather than directive. Flexibility in scheduling, such as allowing for changes or negotiating deadlines, accommodates children's unique needs and interests and shows they are valued family members at any age. This approach nurtures a more positive and responsive relationship with chores and reduces pushback and arguments about doing them.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Setting Clear Expectations and Rewards.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Clarity in what’s expected from each chore helps children understand their responsibilities. Defining the steps involved and the desired outcome makes the chore clear and easy to understand. For young kids, reward systems like verbal praise, extra playtime, or special treats, add incentive and reinforce positive behaviour, making chores much more appealing.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Fostering Collaboration.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Chores should be a communal experience, not a lonely obligation. Doing tasks together like cooking, cleaning or gardening fosters teamwork and strengthens family bonds. It provides opportunities for us parents to model desired behaviours and it creates a shared sense of purpose and achievement as a family.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Evolving the Chart as They Grow.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">As children grow and their skills develop, their chores should evolve too. Regularly reviewing and updating the chore chart ensures that it remains challenging and relevant. This ongoing adaptation keeps kids engaged, encourages continual growth, and reflects their maturing abilities and contributions.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Avoiding Common Pitfalls:</strong> A mindful approach to assigning chores avoids common mistakes like setting unrealistic expectations or offering excessive rewards. Overcomplicating tasks or turning chores into a power struggle can undermine the educational value of chores. Recognising potential pitfalls and navigating around them ensures a more successful chore experience.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Celebrating Achievements and Effort:</strong> Celebration is a crucial component of teaching responsibility through chores. Recognising effort, not just completion, emphasises the value of hard work. Acknowledging milestones, both big and small, reinforces positive behaviour and builds your child's self-esteem. Even when the reward is simple, like a kind word or a special sticker, the impact is profound.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Marissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-56611467580347594932023-08-21T12:00:00.004+10:002023-08-21T12:00:00.151+10:00Creating a Calm Evening Routine for Young Children<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENfYPiqCB3k8RSftEhc4LjXskXN2RR1qkiXTfiHC0S-JU7Ic2P83J-x7KXMutVKlGrwZhkiv4jLAi72z6doXg-tyBdfFJXLWWdSrNyt2_aydZXDFbZgRtzjwUBqnT4MvK4ZPPZTUQVutjW9YjZ6smiM_BZla2t9UzDj1rsLZkUEcXOras4XLAM8AC/s816/How%20to%20simplify%20your%20life%20with%20young%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">An evening routine that brings peace and calm to the household is a dream for us parents!</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s understandable - with the bustle of everyday life, winding down can feel like an uphill battle, especially when the kids are little.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">But I promise, creating a calm evening routine is achievable, and there are benefits for you as the parent too.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my key factors to creating a calm and peaceful evening at home:</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Understanding Your Kids’ Needs:</strong> Each child is unique, and understanding their specific needs and preferences is the first step towards a calming routine. You know your kids better than anyone else, including their signs of being hungry and tired, and you know your typical day to day schedule around work, school and social activities, so you’ll know the best time of day to start your evening wind down.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Gentle Transition from Day to Evening:</strong> Instead of a sudden shift from playtime to bedtime, consider creating a gradual transition. Soft music, dimmed lights, or a calming activity like reading or drawing can signal to your child that it's time to wind down.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Incorporating Baths or Showers:</strong> A warm bath or shower can be soothing, and prepare the kids for sleep. adding bubbles, calming scents and softer lighting like lamps instead of bright overhead lights can enhance relaxation, turning this daily task into a nurturing ritual you do together.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Developing a Consistent Bedtime Ritual:</strong> A predictable series of events leading to bedtime helps kids mentally prepare for sleep. This can include activities such as bath time, brushing teeth, putting on pyjamas, and cuddling with a favourite stuffed toy while reading a bedtime story.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Creating a Comfortable Sleep Environment:</strong> The bedroom can be a haven of peace with soft bedding, pleasant colours, lamp lighting and minimal clutter. You can also add blackout curtains to discourage super early wake-ups or a white noise machine for less sleep interruption.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Turn off the tv before starting the bedtime routine: </strong>Encourage quiet time after dinner so the household becomes calm. If you have teens or young adults who want to watch tv, ask them to use headphones, turn the volume down low or shut their door so you can still have a calm environment for younger ones.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Providing Positive Reinforcement:</strong> Acknowledging and celebrating progress can make a world of difference. Words of encouragement, lots of praise, special cosy time together and even small markers like giving a special sticker for a job well done can help create a positive attitude towards bedtime.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress and overwhelm.</p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Marissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-3129954551316715902023-08-14T12:00:00.000+10:002023-08-14T12:00:00.151+10:007 tips for keeping your car organised with kids<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENfYPiqCB3k8RSftEhc4LjXskXN2RR1qkiXTfiHC0S-JU7Ic2P83J-x7KXMutVKlGrwZhkiv4jLAi72z6doXg-tyBdfFJXLWWdSrNyt2_aydZXDFbZgRtzjwUBqnT4MvK4ZPPZTUQVutjW9YjZ6smiM_BZla2t9UzDj1rsLZkUEcXOras4XLAM8AC/s816/How%20to%20simplify%20your%20life%20with%20young%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Kids are cute but can bring a little chaos to your life, especially when you’re on the go!<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />The family car often bears the brunt of family life - toys, clothes, crumbs, rubbish and usually a couple of hard to identify sticky things ;)</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The good news is, keeping the car organised is simple when you have a few hacks to help!</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my favourite ways to turn a cluttered car into a well-organised travel hub:</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create Individual Travel Kits.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Going on a road trip? Give your children personalised travel kits with their favourite toys, books, & snacks. These help keep your car tidy and also provide entertainment for the journey. A small backpack for each child works well, and you can switch out the contents regularly to keep things fresh.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Invest in Car-Friendly Storage Solutions.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">There are some great storage products designed specifically for cars like back-of-the-seat organisers and multi-compartment bins, car boot organisers and caddies to house everything from wipes and tissues to electronic gadgets. Modern cars also have plenty of little storage spots in them so have a good look at the spaces you have inside your vehicle. Cars only look cluttered when items don’t have a place they belong. Everything gets much neater once you sort your stuff into spots and pockets!</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Implement a Clean-Up Routine.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">A simple routine can make all the difference. Encourage your children to collect their belongings at the end of each trip and pop their rubbish in the bin every time you get out of the car. This habit will not only preserve the car's cleanliness but also teach them responsibility and organisation.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Designate a Rubbish Bin.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you find yourself with a lot of loose wrappers thrown about on car trips, having a designated bin in the car can really help. Pop a portable container with a lid in the car and before everyone gets out, pass it around and get them to pop their rubbish into it.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep Essentials on Hand.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Store essential items like wet wipes, hand sanitiser, and a first aid kit in a central and easily accessible location or the glove box if that’s your only storage option. A small container or zipped pouch can hold these necessities, ensuring that you have what you need when you need it.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Set Rules for Eating.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you allow eating in the car, setting clear guidelines can prevent unnecessary messes. Use spill-proof drink bottles and pack easy-to-handle snacks (nothing too sticky), and make sure that everyone understands the importance of keeping the car clean. Whoever eats the snack takes care of the rubbish, it’s not solely mum’s job!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Marissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-42691228018134995982023-08-10T11:10:00.007+10:002023-08-10T11:10:58.642+10:00How to create a productive study space for your children<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENfYPiqCB3k8RSftEhc4LjXskXN2RR1qkiXTfiHC0S-JU7Ic2P83J-x7KXMutVKlGrwZhkiv4jLAi72z6doXg-tyBdfFJXLWWdSrNyt2_aydZXDFbZgRtzjwUBqnT4MvK4ZPPZTUQVutjW9YjZ6smiM_BZla2t9UzDj1rsLZkUEcXOras4XLAM8AC/s816/How%20to%20simplify%20your%20life%20with%20young%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you’d like to encourage your kids to do their homework, complete their assignments or spend a little more time studying without having to nag, push or argue about it, creating a space they enjoy using is key.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Having a cosy and functional space helps make studying more enjoyable, and the more we enjoy something, the more likely we are to do it!</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Try these ideas for creating a homework or study space for your kids:</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Choose an ideal spot: </strong>A quiet room or corner of your home with natural light, away from distractions like the tv or noisy & busy family areas helps to create a peaceful haven where your child can focus. Let them choose the space with you so they can take ownership of their study area.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Simple, comfy furniture: </strong>Choose a desk and chair that supports posture and feels comfortable. Adjustable chairs and desks that can grow with your child are always a good idea. You don’t have to spend hundreds on furniture, check Facebook Marketplace or your local op shops or thrift stores for second hand pieces at a fraction of the price, or ask friends and family members if they have any items they are thinking of decluttering.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Time to get organised:</strong> Keeping study materials organised and within arm's reach can make a homework session easier and less stressful. Use shelves, drawers, and containers to make everything accessible and don’t go overboard - more materials means more clutter and makes it harder to find items when you need them. Get the basics, organise them neatly and label where everything goes so items are easy to find and easy to put away again.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Make It Their Own:</strong> Personalisation adds comfort and ownership to any space. Let your child choose their favourite colours, artwork, or motivational quotes to adorn the walls. Having control over these choices helps boost their confidence and motivation.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Add lighting:</strong> Proper lighting can greatly affect mood and productivity. Ensure that the study area is well-lit, either through natural sunlight or adjustable lamps. Use warm-toned light bulbs to create a cosy atmosphere that encourages focus without straining the eyes.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create a routine: </strong>A consistent homework or study routine helps to form positive habits. Add a short study session to your daily routine to help create a rhythm that can make studying more predictable and manageable. If your child has no homework or assignments, general study or reading time can be done in this session.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Add space for creativity: </strong>If you have extra space, designate a nearby area for a more relaxing experience with a small comfortable armchair, sofa or bean bag, and a spot for library books, puzzles, and art & crafts.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Gadget Guidelines: </strong>Technology is a powerful learning tool but can also be a distraction. Set clear guidelines for technology use at study time and check in with your child regularly to see if the guidelines are helping or hindering their study, so you can tweak as needed.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Open communication and help: </strong>Chat with your child regularly about their study needs, preferences, and feelings. Being responsive to their opinion builds trust and helps the take control of their learning. Offer to help with tricky projects so they don’t feel overwhelmed and put off working on them.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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They tend to dump their shoes wherever they happen to take them off because they’re focused on whatever they’re about to do next</span></li></ul><ul class="unordered_list" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Kids grow out of shoe sizes really quickly in their first 10 years so it’s not unusual to have lots of shoes in different sizes and lose track of which ones actually fit and get worn regularly</span></li></ul><ul class="unordered_list" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">We get given shoes as hand-me-downs from well-meaning friends and family, and while it’s a thoughtful idea that saves money, we have to store the shoes somewhere while we’re waiting for kids to grow into them</span></li></ul><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Messy shoes make the house look more cluttered than it really is, and it’s hard to relax when we’re tripping over random shoes or spending way too long looking for them when we’re in a hurry in the morning!</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my favourite tips to keep shoes tidy:</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Set a designated shoe spot.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Choose a hallway, an entryway, or a cupboard that’s specifically for shoes so everyone can find them easily when they need them. Shelves, shoe racks, or baskets are all great ways to neatly organise shoes, but choose the one that you think your family will find the easiest to manage. It’s totally fine to just line them up against a wall at the back door it if you like, as long as they have a spot where they live.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Pack away seasonal or special occasion shoes.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you have a lot of shoes, just keep the ones out that you regularly wear and pack the good ones for special occasions or the ones for other seasons into boxes with lids and pop them in the garage. You’ll free up space and reduce clutter, making it easier to find and look after the shoes you need right now. Have shoe-free spaces in your home.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It could be “no shoes inside”, or “no shoes in the bedrooms”, whatever works for your family. Having shoe-free spaces can really reduce the amount of dirt that accumulates. Pop a sign up at your front door for guests or make it a family rule that shoes are taken off before entering those spaces.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Check your alternative storage options.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Over-the-door shoe organisers, hanging shoe storage bags, ottomans and under-bed storage containers can all help optimise however much space you have.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Regularly Sort and Donate.</strong></p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I like to go through our shoes twice a year and donate any that are too small, damaged or just not worn much.</p><p class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?si=ataO9ko7Rf-Ux6GW90-RZQ" target="_blank">Click here if you prefer to listen to the podcast</a></span></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2hb1miFuUhRb1g8DxvUP85?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="152" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Keeping your home tidy feels like a huge job when the rest of your family messes it up again right after you’ve tidied it!</span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Yes, we should be encouraging our partners and children to tidy up after themselves.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">But the reality is, they don’t.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">This leaves you with 3 choices:</p><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Fight about it with your family daily (extra stress)</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Live in the mess (goodbye tidy haven to relax in)</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Tidy it yourself (more work for you)</span></li></ul><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I prefer to relax in a tidy haven, but I don’t want to spend much time tidying up, especially when it’s not my mess, so I have a few little hacks that make the tidying quicker and easier.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">And honestly, it's not all the kids messing it up and leaving it - some of it is stuff I never really thought about myself until it built up and created a mess.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Think of these as little habits that don’t take a lot of time and effort but have a big impact when you add them to your day:</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Sort and recycle mail as I open it.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I open my mail by the bin and get rid of anything immediately after actioning it so it doesn’t become a big pile.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If it’s a bill, I pay it with my phone right after I open it, then I throw away the paperwork (I can get copies online whenever I need them - and so far, I’ve never needed them).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Make my own bed when I get up in the morning.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">So no matter what the rest of the house looks like, I still have a tidy bedroom to relax in</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Let the fresh air in.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I like to open windows so it doesn’t feel stuffy inside and we get as much natural light as possible, keeping the space feeling fresh and airy.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Wipe surfaces after using them.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s tempting to leave those crumbs or small coffee spills because you’re hungry and want to eat now, and you think you’ll come back later to wipe down the counter. I usually find I forget about it, so I wipe it down just before I sit down to eat.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Nothing sets in, it’s an easy wipe-and-go rather than needing to scrub.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Hang my clothes or put them in the basket as soon as I take them off.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">No extra chair or pile to hold clothes waiting to be worn again. If it’s clean enough to wear again, it goes straight back into the wardrobe. If it’s dirty, it goes straight into the washing basket.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Do a quick reset before I relax in the room.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If I’m about to have a bath, I give the bathroom a quick clean as the bath fills. If I’m about to relax in the lounge room, I’ll collect everyone’s things they have left out and put them in their bedrooms, then straighten the cushions.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Empty smaller bins regularly.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">My kids have small rubbish bins in their bedrooms, and I tend to find they need to be emptied once a week, so I do them on Saturdays as a regular habit.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">This means the bin is never overflowing or crammed down and hard to empty and the kids keep putting rubbish in the bin instead of dropping it on the floor (usually).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Shut the doors on messy bedrooms.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It's quick and easy to do, makes a big difference to the look and feel of the house, and saves me from tidying up all the time or feeling cranky walking past the messy room.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Wash dishes as I cook.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I put my dishes in the dishwasher as soon as I’m done using them, but unfortunately, my kids don’t.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">So just before I start cooking, I collect the dishes lying around the house and bring them into the kitchen. I fill the kitchen sink with hot soapy water, stack the dishwasher and hand wash the rest and the cooking utensils as I cook - usually while I’m waiting for water to boil, onions and garlic to sauté, etc.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Using those little waiting moments to take care of the dishes means less work later and helps keep the house tidy without feeling like I’ve created an extra job for myself.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 18px;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Not only do you not have to tidy it yourself anymore, but other tasks like changing bedlinen, decluttering and deeper cleaning become much easier because you don’t have to wade through everything to do it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Kids like a tidy room too, they just feel overwhelmed when we ask them to do it because they don’t know where to start and they don’t have a step by step to follow.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Give them this simple one and you’ll find they’ll pick it up quickly and easily!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Step 1: Rubbish</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The first step is to grab every piece of rubbish in the room and put it in a bin. I recommend keeping a bin in their bedroom so they don’t have to leave the room to take care of the rubbish. All they have to do is pick up any wrappers, papers, or other rubbish and pop it in. This makes the rest of the job feel easier because now there’s less to deal with.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Step 2: Make the Bed</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It doesn't have to be perfect, they just need to pull up the covers and put the pillows in place. Avoid adding extra cushions or throw blankets to the bed, the fewer items there are, the easier it is for them to make it on their own.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Step 3: Put Like Items Together</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Next, they create piles for different categories of belongings. Books can be stacked in one pile, clothes can be gathered in another pile, papers in one place, shoes in another, and toys in a separate pile.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Step 4: Put Each Pile Away Together</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Once the items are grouped, help your children put each pile away in the place it belongs. They have trouble with this step initially, so doing it together makes it feel more doable and shows them there actually are places designated for each item. After a few times, they’ll remember where things belong and can then do it themselves.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Step 5: Quick Vacuum</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If they can handle the vacuum, let them do this one themselves. Younger kids find it fun and older kids can manage it easily.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 18px;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The washing pile looks more like a mountain when you’ve got young kids - and it can really add a lot of overwhelm to your week, especially if you need particular items on specific days or have a run of bad weather.</span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">While it seems like a simple job at first glance, when you consider every step of the task - sorting, treating stains, washing, drying, folding and putting away its actually 6 jobs in one. No wonder we feel like we’re drowning in it!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my favourite ways to simplify laundry and make keeping up with it all a little easier:</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Sort as You Go.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Separate washing baskets makes sorting as you go so much easier it doesn’t even feel like a job anymore.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You can sort by type (whites, colours, sports clothes, bedlinen, towels) or by person (in my house it’s mums, dad, oldest kid, youngest kid, and then towels, kitchen cloths, bedlinen).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Label your washing baskets to make sorting as you go easy for everyone in the house and you’ll save yourself time and effort sorting at wash time. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Optimise Stain Treatment.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Stains are a pain, but the faster you deal with them, the less effort you have to put in. Keep stain removers handy in your laundry so you can grab them and put them back easily, and treat stains as soon as you notice them.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Getting to a stain before it sets in means you can usually get away with a quick stain treatment spray and just pop it into the wash.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">For stains that are harder to remove, dedicate one bucket with a lid to be your soaking bucket. You don’t need to use anything expensive, even soaking in regular laundry detergent can really help.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a href="https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/31737" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sunlight soap</a> is also really good for quick stain removal before washing, keep a bar handy at your laundry sink along with a nail scrubbing brush and you can get pretty much any stain out in 10 seconds with a little scrubbing. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Set a Schedule.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Create a laundry schedule that works for your family's needs. It’s the simplest way to avoid accumulating large piles of washing and it really helps make the job more manageable.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You could try doing one load a day:</p><ul class="unordered_list" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Monday: Towels</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Tuesday: Parent 1 clothes</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Wednesday: Parent 2 clothes</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Thursday Kid 1 clothes</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Friday: Kid 2 clothes</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Saturday: Kitchen cloths</span></li><li class="list_item" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Sunday: Bedlinen</span></li></ul><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You’ll need to tailor your schedule based on your family size and how much washing you have (especially if anyone does sports), but once you set your own schedule, especially for a daily task, it really helps reduce the mental load.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In my <a href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">House & Family Binder</a>, we have a simple laundry print for writing down which days are for which type of washing. You can print it out, write on it, pop it in a frame and put it in the laundry so you (and the rest of the family) don’t have to remember which day goes with which laundry type. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Teach the Kids to Help.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When the kids are really young, fold and put away the washing together. It’s just another household task to us, but sitting down and folding laundry with you is a game to young ones and they love that time with you.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">As the kids get older, they can put their own laundry on, you can hang it together, and they can fold and put it away when it’s dry. You can even skip the folding and have older kids put their wet washing straight onto hangers, then hang the hangers on the line and when the washing is dry all they have to do is grab the hangers and put it all straight into the wardrobe.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Involving the kids helps to lighten your load, and it also teaches your kids valuable life skills and responsibility. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Choose the Quick Wash Cycle.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your clothes aren’t too dirty, just use the quick wash cycle on your machine, they are designed to save time by reducing the wash and rinse times.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Wash less.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your clothes aren’t too dirty, it’s also ok to wear them again a couple of times before you wash them. You’ll reduce your laundry workload, use (and pay for) less water, and it’s better for the environment.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Jeans and jumpers can be worn lots of times before needing a wash, and anything else that isn’t directly against your body can be worn 2-3 times too before washing unless there’s a stain that needs to be taken care of. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Ditch the ironing.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Choose wrinkle-free materials when buying clothes so you have less to iron in the first place and feel free to skip folding altogether by hanging wet washing on hangers to dry on the line, or taking a bunch of hangers up to the line when you take dry clothes down and putting them straight in the wardrobe. Less folding means fewer creases, which means less ironing. Save the ironing for really special occasions. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Delegate and Outsource.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You don’t have to do it all yourself.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you have the budget for it, send it out to get done and returned clean and folded to you.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Or let your partner know that you have enough on your plate with your and the kids' laundry and ask that they take care of their own plus towels and bed linen. Split the laundry 50-50 if you can so you’re not chained to the washing machine and won’t have a mountain to deal with if you go away for a weekend or a few days in the future.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Trying to do everything can leave us feeling overwhelmed and burnt out.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Let’s take a bit of a breather and let go of these 5 things (if you want to):</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Cook every meal from scratch.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Preparing home-cooked meals is important, but it doesn't have to be done for every meal. You can opt for simple, healthy meals that take less time to prepare, or if budget allows, you can outsource it to meal delivery services, meal prep companies or take turns hosting an extended family or friends dinner night to help take some of the burden off your shoulders. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep up with a spotless house.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Keeping a clean and tidy house is important, but you don't have to strive for perfection. A little mess and clutter is normal in a family household. Focus on maintaining the areas that matter the most - kitchen, bathroom, rubbish, and washing - the rest can be done a little less and you can also delegate chores to other family members to share the workload. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Attend every event and activity.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">As a parent, it's easy to feel like you have to attend every social event to keep up with your family, friends and community. But trying to attend everything is only going to lead to burnout. You need down time for you and your family too! Prioritise the activities that matter the most to you and your family, and don't feel guilty about saying no to others. Keep the no short & sweet - “Thanks but I can’t make it to that one” - and move on. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Volunteer for every school thing.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Volunteering at school is important, but you don't have to do it for every activity. Focus on the ones that are most meaningful to you and your kids, and kindly but firmly say no to the others. Your time is valuable too.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Do everything on your own.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It's easy to feel like you have to do everything on your own, especially when the kids are little. It can feel like it’s easier to just do it yourself rather than explain what you need done and how to do it, but the more you reach out to family, friends, and professionals for help, the less pressure you’ll feel to be the superhero and handle it all. It’s ok to ask for help regularly and have sharing the load become the new normal, and it gets easier every time you do it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0sF9yOrtiH9sLR8xFE7q73?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you’re a busy parent of young children, it can often feel like there's never enough time in the day to get everything done.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Between work, school runs, sports or other activities and everything else that comes with family life, it's easy to feel overwhelmed or like you're not making any progress, and when you start to feel that way, it’s really easy to slip into a state of procrastination, which then makes your to do list feel even more difficult.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Over the last few years I decided to really embrace the art of baby stepping my way through things in order to get them done without procrastination or overwhelm.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">For me, breaking down tasks - even the everyday ones - into much smaller steps has been a game-changer, and it’s also helped a lot when it comes to delegating and teaching the kids how to get things done too.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When we look at a task as a whole, it can be intimidating. We feel like we don't know where to start. But when we break that task down into smaller, more manageable steps, it takes the pressure off. You’re not as stressed about completing the task because you don’t have to think of it as a big task anymore. It’s just that one step you’re focused on.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you're trying to declutter your entire house, the thought of tackling it all at once will make you want to give up before you even start.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Decluttering one room at a time can still feel like too much. Even one cupboard.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">But one shelf in one cupboard? That we can handle, and we can take that task - that one shelf - and break it down even further.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Don’t tell yourself to declutter and organise that shelf. Just start by removing the easy things.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Take out anything that’s broken, anything expired, anything you know you don’t want anymore.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Give or throw them away, and consider the job done for now.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you’re ready, head back to the shelf, take everything out, wipe down the shelf and put everything back in again neatly.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Done!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Breaking down tasks into smaller steps also makes it easier to involve your kids in the process.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you ask your kids to fold the washing, it will feel like a huge task.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you do it together and break it down into tiny steps, it becomes do-able.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Start by sorting into into a pile for each family member.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Then sort the pile into big clothing items (shirts, pants, etc) and small items (socks, undies).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Put socks and undies away.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Next sort the big items into shirts, pants, pyjamas, jumpers. Fold each smaller pile one by one and put it away as you go.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Done!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Breaking tasks down into smaller steps might slow the job down a little at the start, but it will save you procrastination time and stress in the long run. It makes tasks feel more manageable and encourages your kids to get involved, so it’s definitely worth a try.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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We love our kids but it would be nice to have some uninterrupted time to just get things done!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you have babies, toddlers or primary school aged kids, that uninterrupted time might not be a reality for a few more years, but in the meantime a simple simple daily routine can help you keep the household (and life!) running smoothly.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here’s an example I found helpful when my kids were little, feel free to try and tweak it to suit your household:</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Morning.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Wake up before your kids if possible to have some quiet time to yourself. If that means drinking coffee in bed while you scroll on your phone, so be it. This time is for you.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Take a minute to look over what you’re doing that day and make note of any appointments or errands to run.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Start a load of laundry and let it run while you go through your morning routine.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Make breakfast for yourself and your kids.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">While the kids are eating, unload the dishwasher and put away any clean dishes from the dish rack.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">After breakfast, have your kids help you clean up any dishes or mess from the meal, or take care of it while they play or watch a show (after meals or snacks is the easiest time to get things done when the kids are little because their tummies are full and they’re not looking to you for comfort).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Get everyone dressed and ready for the day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Mid-morning.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Take a few minutes to tidy up any clutter in the living room or playroom. We have a ”put away basket” in the high traffic rooms so I just toss everything in there and straighten up the lounge cushions.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you have things to do outside of the home, now’s a great time to do it. Pack a snack and drink for all of you and head out.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you’re staying home, do a little play time together, then have a snack with the kids (something simple).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Set the kids up with a simple activity to do, and do it with them for a couple of minutes, then tell them you are going to do a quick job, to keep going, and you’ll be back in a minute.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do a quick clean of the bathrooms, wiping down the sink, toilet, and bathtub/shower. If the kids follow you, give them an extra cloth each and have them do the outside of the bathtub or bathroom cupboards.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Afternoon.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Have lunch with the kids (leftovers, or a simple sandwich and something little and fun).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Clean up any dishes or mess from the meal and encourage the kids to help.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your kids nap, put them to bed, hang the load of washing from this morning, and then take some time to rest too.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your kids don’t nap, hang the washing together (I used a little clotheshorse and an indoor rack to make it easier), then have quiet time with them, lay down and watch a show or a movie and snuggle up together.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">After rest time, have a small snack, then go for a little walk outside.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Late afternoon.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Start preparing dinner, and if the kids are a bit clingy, give them a little bit of whatever salad, cheese or veggies you’re making to play with or snack on while you prep dinner. Wash dishes or stack the dishwasher as you go.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Evening.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">After dinner, clear the table, finish loading the dishwasher and run it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Put toys, books and anything else that’s out away again.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Vacuum or sweep the floors.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do bath time, story and bedtime with the kids.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Look at your plan for tomorrow and gather anything you’ll need into a tote bag so it’s ready for when you need it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do something just for you.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Choose your outfit for tomorrow and have a shower before bed so you have two less things to do in the morning.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">My favourite tips for getting things done with young children.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Involve the kids in tasks where you can but don’t feel bad about letting them watch tv while you whiz through it if that’s easier for you.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Lower the bar for yourself, especially when the kids are young. Take shortcuts to make tasks quicker and easier. Have the same breakfast every day, keep dinners really simple, use a rotating meal plan, get groceries delivered, clean with wipes, use technology to lessen your workload. Life gets easier as the kids are older, it won’t always feel this busy.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Don’t stress if you don’t get everything done. There will always be more laundry to do, more meals and snacks to prepare, and more cleaning that needs to be done, and honestly, no one will notice if you don’t do it all every day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Over the years we tried a few different ways of celebrating birthdays and other special events, and these ended up being my favourite ways to make itemiser and less stressful so we could enjoy them as parents too:</span></span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Plan ahead.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Decide on your date, time, and location for the party. Once that’s done, it’s easier to figure out how many people you should invite because it’s very dependent on your location. Choose a couple of activities to include at the party (you don’t need more than 2) and any special requests your child might have for the day. Once you have those basics in place you can plan out the rest in a simple timeline like buying supplies, decorating, and food prep.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep it simple.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When it comes to kids' birthday parties, less is more. You need to plan elaborate activities or serve gourmet food. Keep the menu simple and easy for kids to eat with their hands like sausage rolls and sandwiches, water and a couple of soft drink or juice options for drinks, and 2 games like pass the parcel and statues. Have the party go for 2 hours at most and don’t plan anything else for the day - you’ll want recovery time ;)</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Ask for help.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Hosting a kids’ party is a big job, so don't be afraid to ask for help. Your friends and family will likely as what they can do or bring anyway, it’s perfectly ok to ask for help with setup, cleanup, and supervision during the party. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Delegate responsibilities.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you have older children, give them age-appropriate tasks to help with the party. They can help with decorations, putting food out, clearing away rubbish, and helping with party games. This helps you get things done and also includes the kids who aren’t having the birthday, giving them a sense of belonging and responsibility. </p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Outsource if you want to.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your budget allows, use a party planner, hire catering, bring in an entertainer, book a cleaner, or just book a McDonalds party. If you have limited time or don’t host parties often, don’t put pressure on yourself to be the expert at it or the only one responsible for everything.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Lower the bar for yourself and don’t feel bad about it - the kids won’t notice the planning and prep that goes into a party, they just remember the fun they had on the day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Give yourself a chance to have fun too and the party will be a hit without the stress and overwhelm!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Throw away any rubbish (including broken toys), vacuum the seats and floor, and wipe down the surfaces.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Add a couple of storage items.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If the kids are little, back seat organisers on the front 2 seats of your car are a fantastic option for holding toys, snacks, a drink bottle, and things you might need for longer trips like an iPad or activity book.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If your kids are older, a car boot organiser is a great option for carrying sports clothes and equipment, swimmers and towels, musical instruments, art supplies etc so you have everything you need safely stored for after school activity drop offs and pick ups. It’s also very handy for holding your grocery shopping bags in place so they don’t roll around in your boot when you drive home!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep these items handy for a clean car and organised life.</strong></p><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Pack of disinfectant wipes: The easiest way to keep your car surfaces clean</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Small pack of rubbish bags: Handy for multiple reasons!</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Small umbrella: Because without it we always get caught out</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Phone charging cord and car charger plug: Your phone will never die again</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Two foldable shopping bags: Ready for errands and unexpected grocery pick ups</span></li></ul><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Habits for a clean car in the long term.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do a quick clean out and wipe down weekly.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Go to the car wash and vacuum your floors monthly.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Put an old towel on the floor if the kids are little and make a mess with snacks and drinks. It’s so much easier to just wipe mess from the seats on to the floor towel, then bundle it up and shake it out compared to vacuuming it all the time!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">As the kids get older, make it a rule that everyone takes their things out of the car when they get home.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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font-size: 18px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Bathrooms are one of the most frequently used rooms in our homes, and can get dirty pretty quickly.</span></span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you’re already busy, especially with young children at home, it can be a challenge to keep up with cleaning and maintaining your bathroom, but the good news is with a simple process for easy maintenance, you won’t have to deep clean and scrub as often and your bathroom will still be sparkling <img alt="✨" aria-label="✨" class="an1" data-emoji="✨" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2728/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my favourite tips for maintaining a clean bathroom the easy way:</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WqLisr9HRTI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep it dry.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">This one little thing makes such a big difference to how your bathroom looks on a day to day basis. Quickly wiping your sink, bathtub and toilet surfaces after use and leaving the bathroom fan on for a little while after your shower will help to help reduce moisture levels and make it harder for mould and mildew to grow.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Clean as you go.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It's easier to keep your bathroom sparkling if you clean as you go. Wipe down the sink and counter when you brush your teeth, pack your toiletries away so you don’t have much clutter on the counter top, and clean up spills from make up as soon as they happen, before they have time to dry out and settle in. When you keep up with the small, repetitive actions, they don’t get a chance to become big cleaning tasks.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Use tools that make the job easier.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Spend a few extra dollars to get the toilet brush that can reach every nook and cranny of your toilet bowl when you clean it and has a lid for when it’s not in use so it’s not gross to look at. A simple dishwashing wand with dishwashing liquid and a little white vinegar in it placed in your shower means you can scrub the tiles and keep your shower clean almost effortlessly the next time you’re in there. A small squeegee for your shower doors reduces build up, and microfibre cloths clean really easily as opposed to Chux wipes or paper towels when you want to keep your surfaces shiny. If you’re really pressed for time, a pack of disinfectant wipes in your bathroom drawer makes cleaning surfaces a quick and easy action that only takes seconds.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create a simple cleaning routine.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The best time to clean your bathroom is when you’re in there anyway. Wipe down your sink after you use it, clean your bathtub just before your bath and then wipe it down when you hop out again, give the toilet a quick wipe and swish after you use it, clean the shower while you a have one. Designate a day of the week to empty the bin and restock toilet paper, soap or whatever else you’re running low on and you’ll find taking care of your bathroom becomes something you do on autopilot, with no need to do a big deep cleaning session every couple of weeks.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Use minimal cleaning products.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You don’t need 10 different products to keep your bathroom clean. One surface spray and one toilet cleaner will take care of everything. Even your surface spray can be simple, we’ve been using a homemade one made with dishwashing liquid, white vinegar and water for years without issue. Better for your budget and better for the environment. You don’t need strong cleaners when you’re maintaining your bathroom regularly.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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font-size: 18px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">More and more of us are working from home now whether that be running your own business, working remotely for someone else, or managing everyday life admin.</span></span></div><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Having a comfortable, functional and organised home office is a real productivity and efficiency booster, but you don’t want to spend hours maintaining it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are six easy steps to organise your home office so it always feels good to work in!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wyImc6nKYCM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Get rid of the clutter.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Before you organise the space, get rid of the things you don’t need. Take a little time to sort through your paperwork, office supplies and tech, keeping only the items that are essential to your work.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Throw away anything not useful anymore or anything out of date or with missing pieces, sell or donate the rest. Make sure to shred any confidential papers you're getting rid of.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Set up a simple filing system.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">A simple filing system that is easy to use makes such a difference to your productivity. No one likes setting up their filing system but it’s so worth it when you can file AND find everything quickly & easily.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I recommend setting up a small physical filing cabinet and also a digital version as more and more bills, invoices, and receipts are heading to digital rather than hard copy these days.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When it comes to filing categories, think in terms of “What would I search for if I was looking for this?” and categorise your folders and files in line with how you’d find it later.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Feel free to use my <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/mvuxvr678xi5hgoe9xoam/g3hnh5h37w37e5cr/aHR0cHM6Ly9kcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tL2ZpbGUvZC8xVmk5RzFLVUpDX3BvM1ZEcWpLWTh5ZkpWNjhmZGlENnUvdmlldz91c3A9c2hhcmluZw%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1680558500818000&usg=AOvVaw2FAPi5Aqg2SeMbIgKRsEQM" href="https://marissaroberts.ck.page/1a76000500" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">filing cabinet categories list</a> if you'd like a quick and easy way to organise yours!</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Add some clever storage solutions.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Bookcases, shelving units, and filing cabinets are all great options to keep your office supplies and equipment organised. Make it pretty with decorative storage boxes or baskets for storing smaller items, choose a stylish pen holder, cute usb drives, invest in a beautiful, good quality bag for your laptop and chargers and get yourself a special coffee cup and coaster just for the office <img alt="😊" aria-label="😊" class="an1" data-emoji="😊" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f60a/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Add feel-good touches to the room.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You’ll be spending a lot of time here, why not make it feel good! Add cushions, a throw blanket, soft lighting, a candle, artwork, a lovely plant in a gorgeous pot, and anything else that helps turns your office into more of a haven and you’ll find yourself more motivated to get in there and get your work done.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create a simple work routine.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You don’t need to schedule every minute of every hour, but a little direction for your workday will keep you on track and help you get things done without too much procrastination or distraction.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Divide your work time into segments and set boundaries for your office hours, meetings and email. Take regular breaks to recharge, make a to-do list or schedule your to-dos directly into your calendar and when your work time is done, leave your laptop in the office so you’re not tempted to work unpaid overtime <img alt="😉" aria-label="😉" class="an1" data-emoji="😉" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f609/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Clean it regularly.</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">Keep your home office clean and tidy the easy way by taking cups, glasses and dishes out at the end of each day, dusting your furniture and equipment regularly, and wiping down your desk and other surfaces once a week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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Clothes, books, shoes, toys, blankets, devices, charging cords, it all adds up to a lot!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Plus, if your kids are like most kids, they’re great at getting things out, but not great at putting things away again.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here are my favourite tips for organising your kids bedrooms so you don’t get exhausted tidying them over and over again:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cVJFQEa35dY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Declutter and Sort.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The first step is to declutter and sort through the items in the room.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You don’t have to do it all in one session, you can break it down into stages if that feels easier. Do toys one day, books another day, clothes another day, etc.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><em style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Should you involve your kids in the process?</em></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s completely up to you. A few things to consider:</p><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">You’ll move a little slower if the kids are involved</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">They usually want to keep everything</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">They tend to rediscover forgotten items and then get distracted playing with them</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">On the positive side, they’ll feel more in control if they're involved, and there's less risk of you decluttering something you didn’t realise was important to them</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">It’s a great way to role model regular decluttering and organising so they have an opportunity to get better at it over time</span></li></ul><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">To begin decluttering, pick a category, gather up all of the items in that category and take them into a big open space like a table or clear floor area.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Sort them into piles: Keep, Donate, Throw away.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Pop the throw away items in the bin, put the donate items into a bag and in the back of your car ready for dropping off when you drive past a collection point, and then put the keep items back neatly.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Make the most of storage space.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Once you’ve decluttered and sorted, take a look at storage opportunities in their bedroom.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You can create additional storage like under-bed boxes on wheels for smaller toys like lego, dolls and cars, bookshelves with baskets for books and soft toys, hooks on the back of doors for backpacks, and cupboard organisers for clothes and hats.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Give every item you keep a place to belong so it’s easy to keep the room organised and tidy, and if the kids are young you can use picture labels on cupboards and drawers so they know what’s inside.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create a simple cleaning routine.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Create a simple cleaning routine to stay on top of it all and get your kids involved.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Try having tidy up time right before bath time each evening, just a few minutes together putting things where they belong, at the same time so it becomes a regular part of each day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Dust, change bedsheets and vacuum on a Saturday and you’ll find this routine helps keep clutter at bay (there will always be new things coming in!) making it easier to manage rather than leaving it and having to do another big clear out every few months.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Keep it light.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The more light and breezy you are about taking care of the room, the easier it will be to keep your kids involved in helping take care of it.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If budget allows, let kids choose their bedding and a few decorations for their room, pop their artwork on a bulletin board and place favourite toys in spots where they are easy to get out and easy to put away again.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When it’s tidy up time, let them choose a song to tidy up to and see how much they can get done in those few minutes.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Follow the same simple rhythm each time you tidy. Rubbish in the bin, pjs under pillow, dirty clothes in the washing basket, books on the book shelf, toys where they belong.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">And if all else fails, just close the door and ignore it all <img alt="😉" aria-label="😉" class="an1" data-emoji="😉" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f609/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress or overwhelm.</p></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Make small decluttering steps part of <span class="il">your</span> regular day to day <span class="il">life</span> and you’ll feel more organised and less stressed.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">My favourite way to declutter is to always have a donation bag set out in one specific part of the house, and as I go through my week, whenever I see or pick up something I know we don’t need anymore, I pop it into that bag. When the bag is full, it goes into the back of the car, ready for drop off when I’m next out and about.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Create gentle routines (rhythms).</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Routines aren’t helpful if they’re rigid, but a gentle rhythm to <span class="il">your</span> day can work wonders. Think of it like a flow or a pattern you follow each day and focus less on an hourly schedule and more on time blocks (morning, afternoon, evening) or tasks (getting ready for school, after dinner bath & bed time).</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">A pattern / rhythm / flow to <span class="il">your</span> day helps it become more predictable for both you and the kids, which makes it much less chaotic and helps you feel more in control of <span class="il">your</span> day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">One example:</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Morning: Breakfast, get ready for the day, load of laundry, errands</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Afternoon: Homework, cook dinner, washing dishes as you cook</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Evening: Bath & bedtime for the kids, an hour or two to relax, then take a warm, relaxing shower before bed (you can also give the bathroom counters a wipe and the toilet a swish before you get into the shower)</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Prioritise Self Care.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s easy to slip into the habit of serving everyone else and putting <span class="il">your</span> needs last, but taking care of yourself is crucial to being able to take care of others. Plan self-care activities like a walk, meditation, long bubble bath, or a hobby you like into <span class="il">your</span> week just like you would a doctor’s appointment for the kids, you’re more likely to do it that way.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you’re really short on time for self care, build it into <span class="il">your</span> evening shower time. Once the kids go to bed, take a book or magazine, lock yourself in the bathroom, run the bath, and relax for an hour. Bring <span class="il">your</span> manicure kit in with you and give yourself a hand treatment after you get out, or pop a face mask on.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Treat yourself to a set of beautiful towels & facecloths and a fluffy robe just for you for this purpose, and create <span class="il">your</span> own little spa to escape to so you can unwind after a busy day.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><span class="il">Simplify</span> household tasks.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Delegate tasks to family members, starting with the ones that don’t have to be done a certain way so you don’t have to micro manage them. Outsource <span class="il">your</span> oven clean, systemise <span class="il">your</span> meal planning, and create a simple cleaning routine.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I focus on one room each day and do 4 steps - rubbish out, put things away, dust or spray & wipe surfaces, then sweep, vacuum or mop the floor.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If the kids are little, do these tasks separately through out the day, each one only takes a few minutes. You can take the rubbish out in the morning, put things away after lunch, dust or spray & wipe in the afternoon, and do the floor after dinner.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">With the laundry, set theme days. Try towels on Mondays, Dish Cloths / aprons / tea towels on Tuesdays, parents' clothes on Wednesday, kids' clothes on Thursday, parents' bedding on Friday, kids' bedding on Saturday, and take Sunday off.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Tech boundaries.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Keep <span class="il">your</span> technology boundaries really simple to make the easier to stick to.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">A few examples - devices away at 8pm, no devices at the dinner table, and for parents no work messages or emails after 5pm.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span class="il">Your</span> boundaries will change over time as <span class="il">your</span> kids get older, so don’t pressure yourself to set “the perfect technology boundary”, just with what feels easiest to remember and manage right now.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress or overwhelm.</p></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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When your space is clutter free and you can find what you need quickly & easily, everything just seems to flow more smoothly and the job doesn’t feel as difficult.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Let’s make things a little more smooth by organising your kitchen so you can enjoy cooking and keep your kitchen clean and tidy!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J_vA3XKUNAM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Declutter and organise your cupboards.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">One by one, go through each cupboard, take out the things you don’t use, and donate them. You’ll have more room to store the rest neatly and give everything a proper place to belong.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Once you’ve decluttered your cupboards, organise them in a way that makes sense to you. Set them up by category - plates, glasses, bowls, etc with the items you use most on the shelves that are easiest to reach.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Put the things you use the least, like Christmas platters, at the back of the cupboard on the higher shelves.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Put kids cups, plates and drink bottles lower if you want to encourage your kids to get their own drinks and snacks or help you in the kitchen.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Treat your kitchen as a dedicated workspace.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Your kitchen isn’t just there to hold your food and utensils, it’s there for a daily purpose and process.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Think about the tools you use the most when you cook, and make sure they’re ready to use when you need them.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The knives, cutting boards, pots and pans you use each day should be easy to grab without having to kneel down and hunt around in cupboards.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">This will help you cook more efficiently and reduce the time you spend looking for tools and utensils.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Clever Storage Solutions.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Using storage tools can help you keep your kitchen clean and tidy. Items like drawer dividers, turntables, and tiered shelf extenders can help you make the most of the space you have and keep your kitchen organised.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Drawer dividers help you keep your utensils organised and prevent them from getting all jumbled up.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Turntables help you store and reach items in deep cupboards or cupboards with corners.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Tiered shelf extenders help you store tinned food in step format, making use of the typical “dead space” you get above tinned foods on your pantry shelf and allowing you to store 3x the amount and still be able to see what you have at a glance.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Now you can actually enjoy cooking in your kitchen!</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Play some music while you cook or wash the dishes, put things away as you use them so you don’t have a big mess to tidy after dinner, and enjoy the extra chill time you’ll have now that the kitchen is easier is organised and easier to keep tidy.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found these ideas helpful! 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress or overwhelm.</p></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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I have aprons for cooking and aprons for cleaning and while I love the look of some of them - cute colours and prints - that’s not the main reason I wear them.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here’s how popping an apron on makes a productive difference to my day:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sZEkqQ9KY4E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">I don’t stress about ruining my outfit when I’m cooking or cleaning and don’t have to change into ”house clothes”.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I work from home and tend to potter about my day, doing a work thing, then a home thing, then I chill out, then I might do another home thing or pop out for a bit and the last thing I wan to do is change my clothes to suit the task I’m doing.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Lately I’ve really kind of flowed through the day doing things as I please rather than following a schedule, so I keep it simple and get dressed in the morning in whatever nice outfit I want to wear and then if I’m cooking or cleaning I pop an apron on so I don’t get anything on my clothes.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Aprons have pockets.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Most of my outfits don’t have pockets (so annoying, why don’t they have them?!?) so wearing an apron gives me a spot to put my wedding rings when I take them off to knead bread dough, or a spot to put random little things i pick up and put away as I tidy the house, or I’ll put my phone in my apron pocket so I can listen to a podcast as I get a few things done.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">I get into “job mode” when I put one on.</strong></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">There’s a little mindset shift that happens for me when I pop an apron on. It’s like a little motivation kick, and I feel ready to get started with cooking, tidying, cleaning or organising.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I feel more focused and efficient when I’m doing each task, the time seems to fly by and I get things done quickly & easily. Then when I take it off again, it’s like it signifies the end of my work time like I’m clocking out of a shift.</p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">So that’s why I’m an old-school apron wearer! Do you wear one too or are they too old fashioned for you?</p></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you’re ready for the next step in organising your home, you might want to check out my popular <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">House & Family Binder</a>. 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Finish the job. Close the loop.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Whatever you call it, this one practice can make such a big difference in your day to day life.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">We have a lot on our plates and everything feels important and urgent, so it’s no surprise that we can easily get distracted when doing any task or working on any project.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You start making dinner but the sink is full of dirty dishes from lunch and your sandwich press is still on the counter with melted cheese and crumbs on it. Now your two choices are cook dinner around the mess (overwhelming) or clean up before you start cooking (dinner will be late and now the kids will be cranky, which makes cooking even harder).</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You start decluttering your wardrobe and a half hour later there are clothes all over the bed and the floor, one kid interrupts you to ask for a snack, and while you’re getting it another kid gets into your make up bag and there’s so much mess when you return.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You go to put a load of washing on, and while you’re in your kid’s room picking up dirty clothes, you notice some dirty dishes, so you put the laundry basket down and take the dishes to the kitchen. You start washing the dishes and notice the rubbish bin is full so you stop and take it out. When you’re outside you realise no one put the outdoor toys away and it’s going to rain so you start to pack them away yourself.. and the next morning in the school rush you realise you forgot to put the washing on and the kids don’t have clean clothes for school.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">We all struggle with this and it’s simply because of the sheer volume of stuff we have to manage - physical stuff and the mental load.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">We all know what it’s like, that feeling like we have to cram as much into the day as possible just to keep up.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">That’s why I found it so interesting when I decided to slow down and stop multi tasking.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">To close the loop on each activity:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jkdJ2_AJuz8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">To focus on the one job I was doing until it was done and ask people to please wait or help themselves if I was in the middle of doing something.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">To let a few things slide and see whether it really was a big deal that it didn't get done.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">To show my family that while I can juggle lots of things at once, it takes its toll and it’s not worth it for the burnout I experience as a result.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Now, if I’m in the kitchen, that’s my kitchen time. I’m focused on what I’m doing there. I still wash dishes as dinner simmers on the stovetop, or clean a shelf of the pantry while I wait for the water to boil, and in fact that version of multi tasking doesn’t feel like work, because I’m in my kitchen, doing kitchen things, at kitchen time. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When I’m doing washing and the machine finishes the cycle, that’s my laundry time. I hang the wet clothes, I take down and fold the dry clothes, I put them away. I finish the whole job. I close the loop, and then I don’t think about washing again until tomorrow.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If I’m cleaning the bathroom, that’s bathroom time. I spray and wipe the counters, I change the bins, stock the toilet roll. Clean the bath and then run it, lots of bubbles, candles, a book.. and I take a long bath and really enjoy that clean bathroom while in soak in the tub. When I'm done, I tidy up after myself before I walk out to get dressed, so the next person doesn't walk into a room with wet towels on the floor and I don't have to go back and tidy it later.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you start a job and only focus on that until it’s done, it takes a lot of pressure off and becomes more enjoyable.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s like you’ve yourself permission to do things at a regular pace. There’s no rush anymore.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Some of the things that felt urgent and important before now don’t seem like world enders if they don’t get done.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Because you’re focused on just one thing, it feels more gentle and smooth. You’re not bouncing from one thing to another anymore.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Your family can see what you’re working on (instead of just a whirlwind of action) and if they need something else from you, they realise it’s not that hard to wait or pitch in so that you can get your thing done and then help them.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You do less, and prioritise the non negotiables like food and basic cleaning.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You simplify and lower the bar for yourself.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Simple lunches and dinners, closing the kids bedroom door instead of tidying it, doing just one load of washing a day, wearing clothes multiple times before you wash them. Asking for help with the less important things without checking to see if it got done.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You let go of the need for perfection and realise good enough is fine. You hold yourself to the standards you set when you visit friends - no need to have everything just right.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You find easier ways to do things, shortcuts that save time and effort, because you’re not reacting to things anymore and have the mental space to consider how you’d like to do it.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">It’s a calmer way to live. You have more time to rest, so you have more energy, the things you do don’t feel hard anymore.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">And the important things, they still get done.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found this helpful. 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress and overwhelm.</p></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Things that don’t get used much, toys that don’t get played with, clothes that don’t fit anymore.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">One small step at a time.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Setting aside a few days to go on an organising mission will just put you into overwhelm and make your home feel messier than ever.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Think of this as a long term change, not a project.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Organise one shelf of one cupboard while you’re chatting on the phone, or listening to a YouTube video, or waiting for the oven to heat up before you cook dinner.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Declutter your wallet one day, your handbag another day, one bathroom drawer the next, etc.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">You’ll find these small spaces add up to big results without feeling like a lot of effort.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">When you bring something new in, take something old out.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you buy a new pair of shoes, let another pair go.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you get a new a winter coat, donate the old one.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you buy a new set of coffee mugs, say goodbye to the previous ones.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Get into the habit of “processing” the items in your home instead of “collecting” them. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Pay attention to how you feel and break the job down into simple steps.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you feel cranky every time you walk past the clutter hotspot on top of your freezer, today is the perfect day to deal with it. Keep it simple and do it in 4 steps: Rubbish out, put the other stuff away, spray and wipe the surface, then out the rest back neatly (if there’s anything left that actually belongs there).</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you get frustrated trying to cram your socks into your sock drawer, it’s time to declutter your socks. Dump them out, match the pairs, let go of the ones with no match or that you don’t wear regularly, then fold the rest & put them back in.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you hate opening the fridge because of how messy it looks, it’s time to clear it out. Rubbish or expired items out first, then clean one shelf at a time, put whatever is left back in neatly. You can do each section in 5 minute blocks over the day if you feel like doing it all at once is too much.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you can’t stand walking past the kids bedrooms, it’s time for them clean them. Rubbish out first, then dirty washing in the basket, then make the bed, then put things away, then spray and wipe surfaces, lastly vacuum the floor. If that feels like too big a job at once, break it up into 5 minute jobs throughout the day.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found this helpful. If you’re ready for the next step in organising your home, you might want to check out my popular <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">House & Family Binder</a>. It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress and overwhelm.</p></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://marissaroberts.lpages.co/bo-freebie-library/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjYKSgoghlriK5zcAPDMhn1OE-dx_ulA2iutAf9OSxIRAXtgl-ye7wW25Z3utQuF2J8w8f18ADLqVPyDCOzZbcYKEJxGFN0Eq9N5F6wZPzHGnU0AOWxu78jfBlAxRLEKAj-vI8QIAqEA/s1600/freebies+3.png" /></span></a></div>Marissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-85088479436925331572023-01-23T11:47:00.004+11:002023-01-23T19:29:47.088+11:00A simple list to make Back to School easier<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTSCZf2vpJ2zICmr27wJnmLAl-W8BjRQzJHrCKdtMtZ4ZCD0MefkwQyPoyGIyrSTm-I5rg2vmS4cUDlX1tBacNYb5tW9NJPE2E3bDsQoXG4wFt4yOO-utohsnvo9j4y65bFFWgNdu5GAHpDwIsCdAxN2eAVwwsjvHODqZFyu9HEW0zp_F-r5lOglb/s816/A%20simple%20list%20to%20make%20Back%20to%20School%20easier%20.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTSCZf2vpJ2zICmr27wJnmLAl-W8BjRQzJHrCKdtMtZ4ZCD0MefkwQyPoyGIyrSTm-I5rg2vmS4cUDlX1tBacNYb5tW9NJPE2E3bDsQoXG4wFt4yOO-utohsnvo9j4y65bFFWgNdu5GAHpDwIsCdAxN2eAVwwsjvHODqZFyu9HEW0zp_F-r5lOglb/s16000/A%20simple%20list%20to%20make%20Back%20to%20School%20easier%20.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eZ0QRPpwyvrO7ELoTLC72?si=1uOkD9UKQHi0ky1E3IOtcw" target="_blank">Click here if you prefer to listen to the podcast</a></span></i></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2eZ0QRPpwyvrO7ELoTLC72?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="152" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In Australia, we’re almost at the end of our summer holidays, which means it’s time to start preparing for starting school (or back to school).</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I have a simple list I follow that helps me keep track of the to-do’s without the overwhelm and thought I’d share it with you in case it comes in handy!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Here’s what we cover in the lead-up to the return to school:</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">The personal stuff</strong></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Nit checks</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Haircut if needed / wanted</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Eye checks</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Hearing checks</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Check vaccines are up to date</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Asthma plan update from GP / Telehealth</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Book in for dentist check-up</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">The school stuff</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Basics: </strong>School bag, hat, lunchbox, drink bottle. Don’t buy super expensive ones (especially if the kids are little) because they’ll get lost or broken and need replacing pretty quickly. It’s fine to use last year’s if they are still in good condition.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Uniforms: </strong>Do last year’s still fit? If not, or if this is your first year of school, check in with your local school’s website and Facebook page for uniform updates as emails and phone calls may go unanswered at this time of year. Lots of schools have a second-hand option if uniforms are too expensive and you may also see posts in your local community group on Facebook with parents offering to donate old uniforms to other families if their kids have grown out of them, so check there too.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Books, pens, and pencils:</strong> Our school does a book pack each year so we don’t shop separately for them. You can usually find information on your school’s website or Facebook page on whether purchasing school supplies in necessary.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Transport: </strong>Do you need to order an <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/0vu6o2gwk6f9hok3p3dil/25h2hoh7xdx9z4s3/aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFuc3BvcnRuc3cuaW5mby9zY2hvb2wtdHJhdmVsLWFwcGx5&source=gmail&ust=1674519708986000&usg=AOvVaw1eHTuO6b9_wttDBUyQEnmk" href="https://click.convertkit-mail.com/0vu6o2gwk6f9hok3p3dil/25h2hoh7xdx9z4s3/aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFuc3BvcnRuc3cuaW5mby9zY2hvb2wtdHJhdmVsLWFwcGx5" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Opal card</a>? If you’re going to drop off and pick up, can you drive past the school this week and check the parking options so you don’t have to wing it on the first day?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Lunches:</strong> Pack lunch for the first day in case the canteen isn’t taking orders yet. Keep it simple - a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a snack, and a bottle of water.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Extras</strong></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 1em;"><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Stock up on sunscreen and mosquito repellant to put on the kids before school each morning. In our area, we have lots of mozzies at this time of year!</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 15px;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Grab a packet of bandaids with your next grocery shop, a couple of bandaids on heels make new school shoes less painful (no blisters) for the first week.</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">If this is the first year of school for your child / children</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Use the week before school starts to practice opening lunch box containers, using a public toilet unassisted, putting on or taking off jumpers, filling up a drink bottle.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Go somewhere this week (library, park etc) and let the kids take their backpacks with lunchbox, hat and drink bottle inside so they can practice carrying and using it (zips can be tricky at first).</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Give yourself buffer time on school mornings for unexpected delays like last minute nerves, finding shoes, trying to get a car park, etc.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Check backpacks for school notes each day and take a photo of them so if they get lost, it’s no big deal.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Check the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/0vu6o2gwk6f9hok3p3dil/qvh8h7h83n3w5nal/aHR0cHM6Ly9kcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tL2ZpbGUvZC8xZ0hGLXZqNjBWQWVfVGFybXN3dzI2MUs2WmREaDlTcWQvdmlldz91c3A9c2hhcmluZw%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1674519708986000&usg=AOvVaw3UeZhK7g0uLYvDfphq75nV" href="https://marissaroberts.lpages.co/38-school-starter-hacks-for-mums/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">school starter hacks eBook</a> for other (optional) ideas<br /><br />I hope you found this helpful. 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<a href="https://marissaroberts.lpages.co/bo-freebie-library/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjYKSgoghlriK5zcAPDMhn1OE-dx_ulA2iutAf9OSxIRAXtgl-ye7wW25Z3utQuF2J8w8f18ADLqVPyDCOzZbcYKEJxGFN0Eq9N5F6wZPzHGnU0AOWxu78jfBlAxRLEKAj-vI8QIAqEA/s1600/freebies+3.png" /></span></a></div>Marissa @ Beautifully Organisedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01109113260215229739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139397528539870499.post-17849332131426447352023-01-16T10:22:00.007+11:002023-02-08T09:59:22.179+11:007 things you can stop buying this year to save money, waste and clutter<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy-YFiZEFFAGI8r61SA8ivLCUaBkToaCVX3RaD8h_EZwLT65Rm7FbcIrTyJvL2rvRxZVy3PI8MWu0dDX1RjO86B44V-B97uKo-AgzsDKdwN1paXVM67Lk8CGvaj6mFi9XMhAz5A9ccc_YrhNoD52oDI4vNyKiGJMR5b4k4tS_ymtjl0k_x6rTOiHI/s816/7%20things%20you%20can%20stop%20buying%20this%20year%20to%20save%20money,%20waste%20and%20clutter%20PIN.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy-YFiZEFFAGI8r61SA8ivLCUaBkToaCVX3RaD8h_EZwLT65Rm7FbcIrTyJvL2rvRxZVy3PI8MWu0dDX1RjO86B44V-B97uKo-AgzsDKdwN1paXVM67Lk8CGvaj6mFi9XMhAz5A9ccc_YrhNoD52oDI4vNyKiGJMR5b4k4tS_ymtjl0k_x6rTOiHI/s16000/7%20things%20you%20can%20stop%20buying%20this%20year%20to%20save%20money,%20waste%20and%20clutter%20PIN.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4U5q3JNcSnLuok3rG50a7H?si=3c8e72cc0a334dc4" target="_blank">Click here if you prefer to listen to the podcast</a></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="152" loading="lazy" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/4U5q3JNcSnLuok3rG50a7H?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius: 12px;" width="100%"></iframe></div></span><div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Want to start the new year off with less clutter, less waste and more money? <br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />All you need to do is shift your perception a little on things that feel perfectly normal but are actually costing you time, space, money and effort in your day to day life.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">This is the year you stop buying things you don’t actually need and enjoy your extra cash and space! <br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />Here are 7 easy ideas to start with: <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l-gF0U9H8po" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Bottled water.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">So easy, and you’ll save hundreds this year from just this one step. Take your drink bottle out with you. Get a small one that fits in your bag if you don’t like carrying it.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Books and magazines.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Use your library app to place the books you want to read on hold. When they come in, you pick them up, read them, and bring them back. No charge, no clutter, and you can re-order one any time you like if you want to read it again.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Brand new clothes.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do you really need to keep up with every trend? Let go of fast fashion this year.<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /> Wear the clothes in your cupboard that make you look and feel great, say goodbye to the rest. You’ll enjoy having less laundry to do, you’ll love the extra space in your wardrobe.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"> If you have an event you’d like to dress up for, rent a gorgeous outfit for a fraction of the price of buying one.<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />If you need new clothes, save your money and go thrifting, it’s so much fun rummaging through everything to find the perfect new piece for you for just a few dollars, and you won’t have to worry about showing up to the office or at a party wearing the same outfit as someone else.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Kitchen gadgets.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Most of them don’t get used enough to justify the space they take up in the cupboard. How often do you really use your food processor or waffle maker? If you have gadgets and appliances you use all the time, keep them. Let go of the rest and don't immediately buy the next one you see being raved about on TikTok.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Anything that will put you in debt.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Is it an impulse purchase, or do you really need it? <br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />Can you get it for cheap or free at an op shop or on Facebook Marketplace? Does a friend have one you can borrow? Can you get it from a share shop and return it when you’re done? <br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />Do presents actually need to be expensive?<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />Can you go on a simple picnic dinner at a lovely location instead of putting an expensive meal on your credit card?<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />Can you choose a <em style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">not new</em> car, save money on the purchase and enjoy the savings on your registration and insurance as well?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">New versions of things you already have.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Do the kids really need new school bags, lunchboxes and drink bottles , sneakers pens, pencils, pencil cases etc just because it’s the start of the school year, or are last year’s perfectly fine?<br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" /><br style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;" />If they want the newest coolest thing, can they save up their pocket money for it? You’ll find out fast if they <em style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">really</em> want it when you suggest that.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Ingredients specifically for just one recipe.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Instead of spending an extra $20 on ingredients you’ll use once, forget about, and then throw away, Google “substitutions for” and use what you already have in your pantry. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found this helpful. 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It’s a simple set of prints to help you get organised and run your household without stress and overwhelm.</p></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://click.convertkit-mail.com/lmuw2d3enwfmh0zk3wpu6/25h2hoh7q65w6ps3/aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXJpc3Nhcm9iZXJ0cy50aHJpdmVjYXJ0LmNvbS9ob3VzZS1mYW1pbHktYmluZGVyLz9jb3Vwb249SEZCU1BFQ0lBTFBSSUNF&source=gmail&ust=1672181338335000&usg=AOvVaw0lBkHfCqza5lh7LaYGimjs" href="https://marissaroberts.thrivecart.com/house-family-binder/?coupon=HFBSPECIALPRICE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(8, 117, 193); color: #0875c1; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Check out the House & Family Binder here >></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">x Marissa</p></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Now it’s ready for people to stack it as they go throughout the day instead of piling dishes into the sink or on the kitchen counter.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">While you wait for your pasta water to boil for dinner or your oven to heat up, clean one shelf in one kitchen cupboard. Now you’ll always have clean interiors - no dust, no crumbs, etc - because one shelf only takes a couple of minutes but over the month, you’ll cover every space effortlessly.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Whenever you open the fridge (to make a snack or lunch, etc) take a quick look for any expired food items or produce that needs to be disposed of. Taking care of one or two items at a time through the week saves a big clean out on shopping day.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you’re keeping an eye on the kids in the bath, spray and wipe your bathroom sink and mirror. You’ll never have toothpaste stains again.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Keep a pack of freezer bags and cleaning wipes in your glovebox in your car and whenever you do drop offs and pick ups, quickly grab any rubbish and pop it in a bag to throw away when you get out of the car. Give anything sticky a quick wipe and pop the wipe in the bag too so you can throw it out easily.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you’re watching free to air tv and an ad break comes on, use it to quickly today up the room you’re in.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">While you’re on the phone, pop it on speaker or put your earbuds in and organise one shelf or drawer in your bedroom as you chat.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you put laundry on to wash on Mondays, wipe down the washing machine too so it stays clean.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The next time you check your mailbox, take a dustpan and brush and give it a dust, removing any spiderwebs.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Use a dish wand to clean your shower when you’re in it.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Those are my favourites, and I'd love to know yours if you have some too!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">------</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found this helpful. 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It feels like a big job to go through everything, declutter what you don’t need and set up your home so that everything has a home to belong in and is easy to get out, use and put away.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you picture getting your home organised, do you picture having to do it all at once?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If so, this is the year we are going to let that go.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><strong style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">It’s much easier to organise your home in small steps, starting with the ones areas that need the most attention and going from there.</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Which part of your home makes you feel stressed out or cranky right now? Is there a particular cupboard you hate opening? A room you don’t like to go into? A box of stuff that makes you feel guilty when you look at it?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Let’s choose just one of those spaces and work on that in small steps:</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="✅" aria-label="✅" class="an1" data-emoji="✅" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2705/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> Step 1: Just throw away any rubbish, anything expired, or anything broken. Pop it into a bag and into your bin. Then move on with your day.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="✅" aria-label="✅" class="an1" data-emoji="✅" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2705/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> Step 2: The next day, go back to that space and remove anything you don’t want to keep anymore (it doesn’t matter the reason). pop that into a bag and put it into you car to donate the next time you drive past a donation bin.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="✅" aria-label="✅" class="an1" data-emoji="✅" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2705/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> Step 3: The next day, head back to that space and look at what’s left. Is there anything you can spot that you know would be better suited in another space? Put those things away where you think they should belong.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="✅" aria-label="✅" class="an1" data-emoji="✅" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2705/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> Step 4: When you’re ready, go back to that space, take out anything that is left, and wipe down the surfaces so they are nice and clean. Put the remaining items back in neatly, and you’re done!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you declutter, clean and organise one space at a time in small steps, the overwhelm disappears and it becomes much easier to do it.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">If you feel like it’s too much when you start, remind yourself you’re not doing it all, you’re just doing one step. You only have to do it for a few minutes. Then begin, pick up one thing, then another. and you’ll feel the momentum build as you go.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">When you’re finished with one space, choose another one that feels frustrating and start again.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Let it become a natural part of your daily rhythm, just one of those small steps in one small space. You don’t even have to do a whole cupboard at once! Just one shelf is fine. Every step is progress and will feel good when you look at what you have achieved!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">I hope you found this helpful. 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