Making my days productive and organized

 When I worked at GMAC as a supervisor I had to be very organized. At one point I had as many as 12 agents under me that I was responsible to counsel, train, monitor, and encourage to do their jobs. Keep all this organized I started keeping a calendar, and setting goals for each day that needed to be done.
  Now that I am a stay at home mom, and have two very full time girls to take care of I knew I needed to adapt my former system to get anything done (including making it to appointments on time teehee)
  Seriously, on days I don't do this I get nothing accomplished.

 So I went to Wally-world (Walmart to my not-so-southern friends) and bought a simple academic planner and some pens. These are the planners that have a full calendar on one page, then the days broken up individually on the next few pages where you can fill in you plans.
 I set a goal of THREE household things that have to be done that day. They become my priority. For example:
 *Clean Kitchen/Dining Room
 *Fold laundry that's been sitting forever in a basket
 *Sweep and mop floors
 Then I put my not-so important stuff on there like(and this can be any number of things that I think of either the night before or that day to be done, but isn't pressing):
 -Organize the girls clothes
 -Clean the guest bathroom
 -Write Grocery List
 -Get the brakes done on car
 -Etc...etc...etc...
  I also write on there what the plan for supper is, so I know what should be set out for dinner.
 Of course I record doctor's appointments.
  Once my primary objectives are completed I move on to the rest of the tasks. Whatever I do not complete for that day I move to the next with a new set of priorities.

My trusty planner with all my scribbles that keep my life sane.

 What do I do with the main calendar? I put down my workout routine, my weight and measurements for that month, and what order I will do everything in to hopefully give me the best results.

 

  The KEY to getting a good head-start on everything is getting up earlier than everyone else. Yes, that means 0530 to 0600 everyday. Some days I slack and don't get up until the girls do at 0730, but the days I do I feel very accomplished. 

  I prefer to get up early so I have time to read my Bible, pray, and shower before the chaos that I love so much starts once my girls are out of bed. Sure, I love sleeping in as much as the next person (to me sleeping in is no later than 0900 LOL ), but as a mom I need to be mentally and spiritually prepared for the day. So I grab my coffee, my Bible, and embrace the sweet stillness of morning. Then move forward with my little planner and face the day!