Time Saving Tips

  As a working mom, I am always looking for time saving tips!  Here are a few I found recently, and that I would share as they are quite helpful. 

1.  Keep an "everything datebook"

Buy a weekly calendar. Jot down all the traditional things―school events, birthdays, appointments. But use it to keep track of nontraditional things, too. Write down bills that come through the mail and mark their due dates six days ahead. Plan weekly dinner menus and write them on the calendar. Use it to also record the kids' long-term assignments. That helps prevent those evenings of racing around to do everything at the last second.

2.  Never Miss Another Birthday

Send out birthday cards once a month. Receiving one early is better than not receiving one at all.

3.  Have A Shredder Ready

Stow a small paper shredder near the mail to destroy credit-card offers and "checks." 

4.  Keep an Ongoing Shopping List

Whoever unwraps the last bar of soap from the four-pack or scrapes the last spoonful of mayo out of the jar should be responsible for writing it down on the shopping list.

5.  Get Ready for Mornings the Night Before

Set out everything you can―dry breakfast ingredients, clothes, backpacks and bags, and lunches―before going to bed. It means fewer things to think about when you wake up and you're getting ready to leave the house.