Chore Charts Shmore Charts: What to do When All Those Cute Charts Don't Work!

I love pretty things!

 

I love scrapbook paper but I don't scrapbook! Strange, I know!

 

I love looking at all the beautiful pinterest pins of home decor!  But, I'm not much of a decorator!

Truth is...pretty things tend to be a waste of time for me. And sometimes a waste of money!

*I know this post will be anything but popular in blogger world.

But, I just want to be real for a minute!*

I can't tell you how many of those cute and easy chore charts I have
Searched for
Found
Printed
Laminated
Used
&
Filed away!
(I would throw them away but I spent some time and money on those things!)

 

The thing is....a chore chart is one more thing to impliment into my already packed day! 

 

So, what now?

 

Stop doing chores? No way!

 

How can we make sure chores are getting done and everyone is doing their part?

 

Here's 5 easy steps to getting it all done! 

40 Days of Organization

Have you been on Pinterest lately? (Ok, so, that was a rhetorical question :) ) I saw this idea on Pinterest and it was one of those moments when you say....... oh...... as in DUH! I see all these things in my house that need to be done and I never get to them.

Confession .... it's usually because I'm...

1) Lazy: by being on Pinterest too long ;)

2) Forget like 5 minutes after I think about it

3) I don't notice it

4) I don't have a list in front of me of what needs to be done

Action....

Take a sheet of notebook paper,

Write "40 Days of Organization" at the top

Number the page 1-40

List everything you want to get done

Pick 1 task a day!

EASY PEASY

So, here's what mine looks like:

Yes, I have a few blank spaces! I can't think of anything else right off so I figured I'd find some to add as I went along!