Aug. Cards

[Nancy]

I used a colored marker at the top of some cards
when I ran out of colors.

My weekly ones were blue,
daily white or yellow what ever I had the most of.
Pink was personal,
green for $ and holidays
purple for church and club group activities.

http://shesorganized.organizedhome.com/ ... -card-file

[helia]

Thanks Harriet and Nancy. The colored marker on the top of a card is a good idea. I haven't heard of grouped cards, but I think I understand the concept. Is a grouped card when you have several "cards" on 1 card?
For example, when I clean the main bathroom, I sometimes clean the MBR bathroom too since the main bath is right next to the MBR, and I have the cleaning supplies out already. . .It makes sense to do those 2 together, and neither is huge. I could put those 2 on 1 card.

I have:
yellow - dailies
blue - weeklies
hot pink - errands/meetings outside the home
striped - monthlies or less often

I think that is it.

Yes, i can see how rotation is important; I sometimes get stuck on something and can't move on until it is done "perfectly."

[Nancy]

I have my "weeklies" on one card,
now I keep that in my journal so when
I'm writing I can got over it and see what I need to
focus on the other day I realized I'd forgotten one
Clean Mic. [microwave] so put that on and went
in and did that one right away as it was really needed!

[Harriet]

helia, the link Nancy gave, about 1/2 down that page, is info about grouped cards with the heading, "How Many ... ..".

I have a grouped card for every room, no matter how small ... ... even "hall" for instance, and "walkway". I have a grouped card for regular errands, one for Desk Day (and now for Desk Day for my parents). That sort of thing.

I like paper clips and post-it flags because I can change my mind over and over. I actually use my paper clips to send myself a message - yellow for "caution, I've skipped this card" and red for "stop skipping this card!"

[blessedw2]

I like how you flag the card not done harriet. it gives a visual reminder.

[Harriet]

blessed! Hey, girl! You've been missed. Hope all the travels went well. Indiana has not been feeling well while you were gone.

[blessedw2]

hi, I want you to know I thought of you and twins while I was driving south... I waved to you as I drove past your state.

[blessedw2]

I may miss the kids but it does feel good to have some assemblence of routine.

I am changing my card file a bit. my dailies will remain on cards but my weeklies and monthlies will go into a journal as well as my focus, I am trying something new. I will continue to list my errands in the errand section, things I must write, call etc. but I noticed I kept moving cards ahead for weeklies and each day ran into problems to get monthlies done.
I also am changing my summer to only weeklies and outside focus as well as dailies as we are always so busy and I need the freedom. it will at least focus me to once a week to do weeklies.
once dd13 goes to college then that will change again back to focus during summer.

today: august 27
fill out form for picture day tomorrow
mail out dd20's house cd
dailies
and my laundry
lunch with dh
pilates 3pm
pick up book in morning

[blessedw2]

need to pick up school book and read
pick tomatoes and make soup
mail dd20's present
go to donation place.
get paper together to make oak leaves with dd13 for window.

cleaned major in dd13's bedroom as it was way too much for her and want the school year to have a great beginning.
it will be my beginning of the school year suprise.

white laundry
bathrooms
exercise
christmas binder
house journal

[Nancy]

I have the dishes going
h. made the bed
a.m. routine is under way now.