5 Ironclad Organizing Tips To Get Your Weekend Sizzling

Don’t you just love Monday’s? Without a Monday we wouldn’t have Fridays
and everyone I know loves Fridays. Fridays mean the work week is over and
we can start having some fun for a few days or it may mean we switch from
doing one kind of work to another.

When someone asks me Monday morning how my weekend went I usually
have to stop and think because I have moved on. It doesn’t mean it wasn’t
good or bad, it was just another part of my week.

Weekends can actually be very stressful with all the errands, cleaning,
children’s activities to run them to, and trying to do everything on your “to
do” list. Or they can be a happy memory that you have accomplished most
if not all of the things you planned on doing. It can be satisfying when you
actually take some time for yourself. These 5 tips can help you get organized
for a fabulous weekend.

1. If you have planned on getting rid of clutter on the weekend do it slowly
so you don’t get burnt out. When you estimate how long it will take to do a
certain project and then it takes longer than you expected (this is the story
of my life and I have learned to double the amount of time I think it will
take) don’t consider yourself a failure. Put the project back on your to-do list
and plan on completing it at another time. Give yourself a pat on the back
for starting it in the first place and making progress—no matter how small
you think it was.

2. As you think of all the things you “need” to do, include fun things you
want to do. It could be taking time to watch a movie or a sporting event on
T.V. Set a schedule for yourself that rotates the fun things with the “must
do’s”. I started doing this several years ago and I find I do the things
I “must do” quicker so I can get to my fun projects.

3. Multitask—when you are sitting at a practice or some activity of your
child’s that you don’t need to be watching constantly, or at half time or
on time outs take along something you want or need to do that you can
do during those down times. When my children were little I knit several
sweaters during these down times. Knitting was something I enjoyed but
didn’t seem to find time to do.

4. Errands—when running errands group locations together so you make the best use of your time to save time. Even better if someone else in your
home can run errands give them a list of what you need done and send
them to do it.

Shopping online can save a lot of time. Even ordering your groceries from a
store that delivers is a big time saver. My friend does this to save not only
time but money as she doesn’t deviate from her list when she’s not in the
store being enticed by something she doesn’t need. She said this has helped
her get rid of clutter because it never enters her kitchen as something that
looked like she would like to try but never did and it ends up cluttering her
shelves.

5. Make getting rid a clutter a family activity instead of you doing it all
alone. Teach and train other family members how to get rid of clutter and
what this means to you. Show them what to do. It takes a bit more work
in the beginning but the rewards are great and you see them doing it by
themselves.