Please help me organise my life! How do you do it?

[Namechanger355]

Hi there, am mum to a DD(3), work full time(lawyer with busy hours), am pregnant and starting a refurb. so a few things to think about and am miserably failing at being organised right now - or having a method of being organised.

I would appreciate any tips from you wise and busy mumsnetters on how you organise your life (whether you work or not - all helpful).

In particular, I have so many lists I get lost - I almost need a list of lists. Do you have one list for everything, or a list for e.g. work, kids, house stuff? Do you use paper or an app?

Im happy to update my "lists" every day but I want to be as efficient as possible.

thanks so much,

Don't iron unless essential.

Always have a 'charity shop' bag going in the hall to avoid clutter building up.

Have a cleaner. Above all else, my bathroom and kitchen get a good once -over every week , which makes a big difference.

IKEA Kallax shelving or similar for kids toys

Relax your standards. To be honest, my own house is a total shit-tip. I don't aspire to 'immaculate', I aspire to 'adequate' and sometimes I miss the mark on that too.

😆 No, not at all - it's just one possibility of how to start to clear the brain fog...

Isn't that what the OP is doing? Trying to find how others have coped?

And she has had some fantastic suggestions from lots of posters.

Thanks for all of the suggestions - a lot to think about

key takeaways so far are:

• I can’t do it all! And don’t need to be perfect or always be busy for the sake of it. I know this already really but it’s good to know that others feel the same - I don’t have a cleaner or housekeeper but that’s a priority I think
• loads of good points about how to list properly (my list of lists is really not doing much for my stress levels or productivity)
• loads of household tips which I’m digesting
• I do have a supporting DH but still struggle tbh
• I really like the idea of just stopping to think. That’s something I never ever do. I’m not sure I could do that for a day - that just won’t work tbh. But perhaps carving out a few hours in a weekend could be a game changer for my sanity, overall productivity and eventual success in work and family life

really appreciate the advice again

Hey, if helpful, this looks like it could be really useful:

https://organisemylife.tech/