Index card cleaning system

Are you struggling to figure out a chore system that works? Try index cards! It's been a game-changer for our family. Now it's much easier for everyone to get their chores done every day.

Today I've gotten my mother's permission to repost her index card cleaning system, a practical and easy way to maintain your homes cleanliness without having to put much thought into it. This system allows you to utilize your few spare moments throughout the day to get some of those bothersome chores done and remember the less frequent monthly cleaning that helps a home stay in good condition. Personally, this has been a major part of my learning curve since I've graduated college. I feel…

I came up with a simple cleaning card system that allowed me to break the chores into manageable weekly tasks.

This week has been a crazy week in the Getting Organized series. (Most of them will not be quite so full!) But I'd like to share one more thing before we move on -- I'd like to give you a closer look at some of my task cards. My "periodical task" cards seem to have disappeared, and I will have

I got the idea for creating individual flash cards to create a chore cards system for my cleaning routine because I love checklists. I love being able to feel like I have really accomplished something

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Really. I think this should be called: "Now I have three mobile children and I just can't wing it anymore. I need a system that thinks for me." When this inspiration first hit me I was so excited. But then I reminded myself that I still had to be disciplined and do the work. This is just a system to help guide me better. It is a variation taken from Sidetracked Home Executives. I have read blogs about others making up this 3 x 5 index card system and it just seemed to make sense to me. So…

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The S.H.E. System: To keep me from pulling my hair out. - The Elliott Homestead

Back before we got computers and I started using an LMS for building and planning the kids' homeschooling, I used a 3x5 card system. As far as I know, it was an original idea. It worked fantastic to...

Because we touched yesterday on the subject of freshening our home, I wanted to introduce you to my "chore organization" system. My Mom int...

The older you get, the more need there is to learn how to organize your life, getting organized at home, and how to organize your day. Life just gets busier and doesn't stop just because we aren't sure what to do next! These instructions will help you pull together an easy daily and weekly organization system that will teach you, ultimately, the life organization skills we all need!