What do you do to make your life easier?

rachbc

snowleopard61 wrote: »

be cheerful and friendly all round but don't get too close to anyone at work.

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Opps I got this one wrong - I married someone from work - though he's very handy so overall I'd say he makes my life easier!

bluebag

I think it's helpful to try and organise tasks according to your make-up too. Either a lark or an owl.

Many people can perform amazing things before breakfast where others are just not alive.
Others can happily bake a souffle at midnight while some are in the zombie zone.

It makes sense to organise your workload according to your particular type if you can.

Honeythief

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

ETA: It just occurred to me that I have a dress for handwashing that's been in the bottom of the laundry basket for, wait for it, 3 years :eek: It's not like it's dirty socks or knickers though is it?

Just put it in the machine! What's the worst that can happen? You haven't worn it for three years so it won't be the end of the world if it gets ruined, and it will probably come out just fine

I machine wash everything I own, including delicates and wool and things marked "dry clean only", on the delicates cycle in our washing machine if that seems warranted, and I tumble dry everything on high. If something doesn't survive that then it will end up at the bottom of my laundry basket for years, as has happened in the past, so I might as well just wash it the usual way.

moneysavingmumofone

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

Oh my god, I am so unorganised compared to you lot! Thankfully my kids are up and take care of themselves, do their own ironing etc.

• I'm deciding what to have for lunch and ironing work clothes 10 minutes before I leave for work
• I'm popping to the shops on the way home from work to decide what to make for tea
• I'm always forgetting I've got washing in the machine and having to re-wash it
• I remember appointments 10 minutes before they happen
• I have 3 tins of chicken gravy granules and 3 bottles of worcestershire sauce in the garage - I have no idea how or why........
• My Xmas tree and decs are still up.......

ETA: It just occurred to me that I have a dress for handwashing that's been in the bottom of the laundry basket for, wait for it, 3 years :eek: It's not like it's dirty socks or knickers though is it?

You are my twin! Decs only came down today and thats because OH took them down.
And on that note Im off to wash DS' school uniform for tomorrow...

esmf73

Great tips everyone.

I've started this new year by keeping the kids organised and planning our menu around what ds2 gets for school dinners.

Will do a wash every day
Keep dishwasher empty so we can load straight into it.
Keep dining table clean so we can use it every mealtime.
Spend 15 mins a night clearing up so house is organised the next morning.
List what's in freezer and cupboards so I can meal plan better

It WILL work x

snowleopard61

rachbc wrote: »

snowleopard61 wrote: »

be cheerful and friendly all round but don't get too close to anyone at work.

/QUOTE]

Opps I got this one wrong - I married someone from work - though he's very handy so overall I'd say he makes my life easier!

I loved this.

I think romance is exempt (I'm a sucker for it!). :rotfl:I was mainly thinking of workplace friendships rather than lurve, but having said that my Mum had a great friend at work for ten years plus and never so much as a cross word.

ETA ... a sucker for romance in general, that is; I've never actually met anyone romantically through work, but my daughter has, a few times, and lived to tell the tale.

snowleopard61

flubberyzing wrote: »

I wish someone had sat me down and told me this when I was younger! Wise words indeed. My philosophy for work these days is pretty much is "head down, mouth shut".

Flubberyzing, I learnt the hard way too. Aged about 19, I went looking for someone in her office, and commented in irritation to someone else, "She's never there!". It was justified but very ill-judged as it got back to the woman in question, who was also a right !!!!!, and she had a real go at me. Never again!

rowsew

• I remember appointments 10 minutes before they happen

I bought a new phone last year (my old Nokia basic was about dead) and I now use the calender with the reminders on it FOR EVERYTHING. It has really helped - ie I am now reminded by it that on Thursdays, term time, my son has guitar lessons at school, so I can get him to take the guitar! I also get reminders for my university study, the children's cubs or rainbows meetings, or that I have to go to the library to collect book orders before they get sent back or just that I need to buy milk. It does make a difference, and as I have my phone on me all the time, and not my kitchen calendar, I am more likely to keep it up to date and thus be a little more organised.

jemb

rachbc wrote: »

snowleopard61 wrote: »

be cheerful and friendly all round but don't get too close to anyone at work.

/QUOTE]

Opps I got this one wrong - I married someone from work - though he's very handy so overall I'd say he makes my life easier!

Me too! I married my old boss!
My top tip is dont iron asa you go as the afore mentioned hubby used to do. It makes you late! AND, if you have an organised wardrobe that saves time too! I dont mean like colour co0ordinated or anything, just jumpers together, shirts together etc. Makes like easier to find things in a rush.

thehappybutterfly

rowsew wrote: »

[/LIST] I bought a new phone last year (my old Nokia basic was about dead) and I now use the calender with the reminders on it FOR EVERYTHING. It has really helped - ie I am now reminded by it that on Thursdays, term time, my son has guitar lessons at school, so I can get him to take the guitar! I also get reminders for my university study, the children's cubs or rainbows meetings, or that I have to go to the library to collect book orders before they get sent back or just that I need to buy milk. It does make a difference, and as I have my phone on me all the time, and not my kitchen calendar, I am more likely to keep it up to date and thus be a little more organised.

I have a Filofax which I keep forgetting to look at

At work I'm much more organised! I use Outlook Tasks and that's been a life saver. Maybe I should include home stuff on that - things like making appointments, paying bills etc? Stuff that I could do at work. No point in including 'empty washing machine' is there?