By: ReOrganize with Rachel, ReOrganize with Rachel October 2015
Do you struggle to get out the door in good time in the mornings? These tips will help you start your day with everything under control.
Feed Me
- Have healthy breakfast options ready and available so that people can help themselves. Yogurt, quick oatmeal cups, and nutritious cold cereals are all good options.
- Pack bagged lunches the night before. I suggest the reusable sandwich and snack plastic food containers (by Glad or Rubbermaid) and insulated lunch bags with a freezer brick. Older children can make their own lunches ahead of time.
- Grocery shop on weekends for several day’s worth of food at a time.
Dressed and Ready To Go
- Kids and adults can choose clothes the night before and hang them up ready to go. Hang the day’s wardrobe on a coat hook on the closet or bedroom door.
- Check a day ahead to see if clothing needs to be laundered or ironed.
- Purge your wardrobe of clothes that don’t fit, that you haven’t worn in months or that don’t make you feel great.
- Keep only your good-quality clothes that fit well.
Ready for Work and School
- The night before, pre-fill sports bags, school backpacks and your work briefcase.
- Each afternoon, ask your children to give you all homework to be signed and permission slips. Put them in a durable designated folder in your mail handling action center to go to school and return home each day.
- Each evening, check your child’s homework and school project deadlines. Purchase or collect needed supplies ahead of time.
- Charge your phone and other mobile devices.
Rachel M. Gambone is the owner of ReOrganize with Rachel, LLC. In addition to general home organizing, she specializes in helping you organize your office, papers and digital information. Her signature approach is positive organizing where she builds on your strengths, helps you find your treasures, and teaches you life-long organizing skills. See more organizing tips and a link to her free podcast at www.reorganizewithrachel.com.
