My 24/7 MOM days can be crazy. I am sure they are similar to yours – laundry to fold, lunches to pack, beds to make, errands to run, floors to be mopped, meetings to attend, dinner to cook, children to be taxied, and the list goes on and on of the life of a 24/7 MOM… never a dull moment. I realized early on in my mom journey that if I was going to survive this I better get organized and find systems to keep us organized.
Today’s 30 Minute challenge is to create family files to help you keep all of those important kid and family papers organized and accessible when needed.
Family Files
Do you find yourself searching for your child’s birth certificate, ID cards, passport, Social Security number, savings account register or other important info? How about those gift cards or tickets to an upcoming event or other important items that seem to disappear?Create Family Files: A file for each member of your family Use these files to hold all those items you are constantly searching for. You can even keep up-to-date health records, emergency information, etc. in them. I then place them in a desktop file system so they are quickly accessible. Now with teenagers they, too, can find what they are in need of by going to their own family file.
“Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst.” ~William Penn