some of the things we do to save time or stay organise:
make the next days pack lunch when dinner's simmering away. so that after dinner, all food prep is finished, kitchen cleared.
bring down a machine load after putting dc's to bed. load machine before bed. machine ready to switch on in the morning. hang up when i get back from school run.
before hanging machine washed clothes, give them a good downward thrusting shake (to get creases out & get back their shape)and hang tops upside down (so no peg marks on the shoulders) and no twisted seams - straight as possible.
Do this, so don't need to iron casualwear.
keep a brush in the car, after dc's had a crumbly snack we brush down the seats and car mats, takes a couple of mins and saves us having to vacuum it all the time!
have a nappy changing bag upstairs and downstairs.
bought a few of rolls cheap loo paper, to give the loo a spray and wipe, then flushed/binned. easier than a cloth, cheaper than wipes. (AND means that there is emergency loo paper in the bathroom at all times!)
when something runs out, add it to the shopping list straight away.
write the shopping list in rough order of finding them in the route around the supermarket.
pack shopping in bags depending where they go, i.e. cupboard/fridge/freezer/toiletries etc. that way fridge/freezer items get put away first. (the rest after a cuppa!) i sort it as it goes on the conveyor belt.
have a check list for the end of the evening in regards of everything you need to have ready for the next day, workclothes/uniform/lunches/take food out to defrost/calender check/handbag check (purse/keys/nappy/wipes/shoppinglist/vouchers/school forms etc).
AND then i can relax!
dc's clothes ( and mine!) in their own piles, so no hunting around for things in the morning.
set an alarm on my phone, rather than the time to leave for school run, time to put shoes and coats on, 5 mins for that (and last minute faff around), and then out the door.
the dc's are so used to it, when they here the bell, they race off for their shoes! they have been programmed!!
(all shoes/coats kept by front door!)
oh and when taking shoes off, properly undo laces/straps/buckles ready to put them on again next day. i'm the worst culprit for kicking off my trainers and having to fight with knotted laces in the morning.
hope something there helps someone!