Welcome to my series, Organize your Life! 
Hello everyone! How is your organization lately? Are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed? Or do you feel like you have everything under control?
I have to be honest here, before starting this series and reading/following the book Organize Now!, I did feel stressed out! I felt that my house always looked good and clean and the outside but I felt that insides (the cabinets, closets, drawers, etc.) were a total mess! This weighed me down and was embarrassing to me!
I think I really changed after the first month on this series because it was all about organizing your mind and schedule. I hadn’t really thought about organizing my mind before. It makes sense, doesn’t it?!? I had a LOT to think about! I am a busy momma of three kids now 6 and under. I do all the housework myself and my husband works way too many hours. I have a blog and I own my business. I also try to cook healthy meals, take the kids outside daily, read to them, take a shower and wear make-up, exercise, read, decorate, stay in touch with family and friends, etc. Just thinking about it is a little crazy, lol! That is why organizing my schedule is vital for us to stay on track!
I wanted to do a big post on organizing my summer schedule for you all (I have been getting requests) and I still want to but I am a little busy living it, lol! But I will give a quickie here…
SUMMER SCHEDULE
This is just a sample of our day…
7/8 am- wake up and eat breakfast, get dresses, clean-up kitchen, talk and enjoy the morning together!
9 am- gymnastics (they go 2x a week) or bike ride as a family
10am- this and next week we have swimming lessons but we also like the splash park, petting zoo, etc.
11am- play time/activity/ pick-up house a bit
12 noon- lunch (at home or picnic)
1-4 pm- baby takes a nap (ok, he is not really a baby anymore – he’s 2 1/2) but he needs a daily nap. The other kids will play outside or do a workbook at this time. I will get some house stuff done- cleaning, laundry, organizing or Shaklee emails, phone calls or blog posts. I also like to go outside with the kids too so I hurry up with all my stuff!
4 pm pm- I will start dinner. The kids like to help. If dinner is easy or it’s a leftover day. We will all play outside.
5/6 pm- We eat dinner. We eat as a family every night. (My husband may or may not join us) We works late a lot. 
6/7 pm- play outside again but now with daddy too and then we pick-up all the toys in the house. Then we do a game, baths, get ready for bed and I read to the kids! We all climb into one bed and I read to all of them at one time. I will read different level of books so they are interested. I will also have my oldest daughter read aloud to us too.
8 pm- Prayers and bed. We extended their bedtime to 8 pm over the summer.
9 pm- mom and dad time! We really enjoy our time together!
10/11 pm Bed!
Now this is just a regular day at home. We will change our schedule if we have an event going on or if we take a little field trip.
Here are some other tricks/tips that help me:
I have a mamma’s helper once a week so I can catch-up on emails, posts, phone calls or whatever else I need.
I get my house “guest ready” once a week so I stay on top of everything.
I use lists to let me know what I need to do.
I do 2 loads of laundry a day.
I try to organize one thing a week and I keep up with the things that I already organized.
I will have the whole house picked-up once a day so things don’t get out of control.
I read emails, blogs and facebook on my iphone instead of the computer. (that saves me time)
I try to keep my emails under one page.
I don’t stress out about the little things. (this is hard for me but I just ask myself, what is REALLY important?)
I use a star chart to reward the kids for their good behavior.
I don’t put all my throw pillows on my bed (unless someone is coming over).
We also try to have a date night once a week to catch-up and make time for each other.
I am sure there is more but that is all I can think about now.
If you missed any post about my series so far, here you go!
Week 1: Mind
Week 2: Schedule
Week 3: Cleaning Schedule
Week 4: Priorities
Week 5: Personal Information
Week 6: Finances
Week 7: Bill Paying
Week 8: Receipts
Week 9: Files
Week 10: Magazines & Newspapers
Week 11: E-mail
Week 12: Mail
Week 13: Crafts
Week 14: Children’s School Work
Week 15: Closets
Week 16: Cabinets
Week 17: Party Supplies
Week 18: Closet {extra}
To order the book that I am talking about, click on the link below…
Also, I will probably not post an organizing post next week because my Mother-in-Law will be coming tomorrow and staying for the week. We don’t get to see her a lot so we will by busy spending time with her!
I hope that you are enjoying your summer!!!
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How is organizing going? Do you feel stressed or under control?
What is your summer schedule like?
What tips do you have to help your summer schedule?
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