Reflection of Home Management
Taking time to sit down and make a list of how to manage the home is a very good way to ensure that everything around the home gets done in a very orderly fashion. After all, running a home is very similar to running an organization.
A list like the one below is a good example of what to make when you’re making a home management outline.
Financial Management System
· Bills
· Reporting (for tax and to help us review our spending)
· Filing & Archiving
Kitchen Management System
· Keeping General Kitchen Area Tidy
· Fridge Shelf Management
· Pantry Shelf Management
· Weekly Shopping (groceries and supplies)
· Weekly Meal Planning
· Rubbish and Recycling
Clothes Management System
· Sorting
· Washing
· Drying
· Folding
· Storing
General Home Management System
· Lawn & Backyard Maintenance
· Clean Toilets & Bathrooms
· Keep Living Room, Offices, Landing & Corridors Tidy
· Keep Car Clean And Tidy
· Monthly, Weekly & Daily To Dos
Leisure & Recreation System
· Hiring & Returning DVDs, library books, etc …
· Weekend tasks and activities
· Planning and co-ordinating family activities and events
· Planning and co-ordinating events, activities and engagements for the kids
After creating the list, break all the systems down into smaller processes and figure out the best and most efficient methods to tackle the list. Also work out the different chores which could be delegated to other members of the family. For instance, have the eldest help with the trash and recycling; assign cleaning the house to all the family members, figure out which chores you can hire people to do for you (such as gardening). If all runs smoothly then your home will be ship-shape.
The Good Housekeeping magazine’s website also has some wonderful home management tools. Check out http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/toolarticles/tool-articles It is the bible for all home makers. You can find anything here from how to treat stains to coordinating your time to housekeep to suggestions on how to declutter rooms. There is even a nifty iphone application which you can upload to your iphone.
Again home management is a very personal issue and differs largely from person to person and from family to family. Just bear in mind that the key to running a manageable household is efficiency. Like in an organization, there must be a clear set of plans and every person designated to a certain task must know their job description well. If there is any hitch or glitch in the orderly way of things, then surely things may fall apart and crisis prevention must be called upon to fix the break in the order. However, if you have maintained the methods you have applied, even small hiccups will not deter from keeping home management from flowing. So remember, Order and Diligence is key.
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