tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post5801287330538733956..comments2018-10-31T03:34:50.096-07:00Comments on QueenB Says...: How I Live EfficientlyQueenBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05542573325710853799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post-83300721533210261312010-06-11T10:12:19.920-07:002010-06-11T10:12:19.920-07:00Betsy, you are amazing. You and your Mom need to ...Betsy, you are amazing. You and your Mom need to come organize me. What happens to this plan when you are gone for the whole week-end? OK, I've got all that, but when do you wash horses, dogs, clean the litter box? I'll just have to be amazed. No way can I be this organized. Get a Keurig individual coffee brewer (the one with the 60 oz capacity and choices including iced tea). LOVE IT. No pre-prep, no waste. See, I can do SOMETHING right!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873660567638455215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post-8702500851842924222010-06-02T12:21:21.548-07:002010-06-02T12:21:21.548-07:00I'm glad to know I am not the only one who liv...I'm glad to know I am not the only one who lives this way. My routine is almost exactly the same. Except I get up at 4:30 to workout, have a 4yo to get up and out the door and said 4yo and a baby to take care of when I get home at night.<br /><br />I am lucky that my hubby works at home so he makes dinner and does most of the laundry. I am however responsible for my own ironing.<br /><br />I also make sure my purse and work bag are by the door, my lunch is packed and breakfast necessities are set out.<br /><br />I find living this way makes life so much easier!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646909668836688575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post-27354485067970226132010-06-02T09:22:10.992-07:002010-06-02T09:22:10.992-07:00Funny Leah - I have become more organized since ha...Funny Leah - I have become more organized since having a baby. I feel like it is easier to find (and put up) when everything has a place! Every evening we do a quick run through of the house - toys are put up (I hate having a living room look like a daycare belongs in there), no dishes are in the sink, the faucet is shined (I did the fly lady approach a few years ago, and this stuck), 98% of everything is put up. We have bags with our initials on them that stuff goes in throughout the day that will need to be put up in the evening, or stuff that we will need in the morning.<br /><br />HOWEVER, I have to ask - what do you do with the stack of "stuff" that you need to go through?Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867824464360625837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post-65058471532029767532010-06-02T07:15:35.191-07:002010-06-02T07:15:35.191-07:00I also plan a menu before going to the grocery sto...I also plan a menu before going to the grocery store, but I do it for two week periods (because I despise going to the grocery store). I also iron in bulk but I don't plan my outfits for the week...I like to leave room to pick and choose depending on my mood. I'll just wait until I have 5-6 pieces that need to be ironed and iron them all at once. My hubby does all his own ironing so I don't have to worry about that. I spend about 1-2 hrs every Sunday cleaning. I make sure to do it every week so that nothing ever gets too gross. I think I'll rotate some of your "extra categories" each week as you suggest. I also try to make sure the house is "picked up" before I go to bed. And last but not least....I do pack my gym bag each night so that it's ready for the next day...the hard part is using it. My gym bag has been packed with the same clothes in it for a week now, lol.<br /><br />Love this post - Thanks for the tips!Real Housewife of the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620698816257599670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196946683755753870.post-17362653672983696432010-06-01T15:38:07.690-07:002010-06-01T15:38:07.690-07:00I have excel maps of the grocery stores i frequent...I have excel maps of the grocery stores i frequented in Houston. I planned out the week and made the grocery list according to the map of aisles in the grocery store. If an item is not on the list it did not go in the basket. Period. We did not have junk food around and we always ate healthy. My kitchen was an organizer's dream. <br />Then, i had a kid. I swore that having a child would not wreck havoc on our organized world. Boy was I wrong. <br />I hope that you, my dear, will be able to keep up with your efficient living once the efficiency leaches, also known as children, enter your world. :) <br />I will be trying your clothes tactic. <br />I've had a housekeeper since graduating law school and everything is turned upside down when my nanny is out of town. She is going out of town next week in fact. I pledge to follow your steps while she is gone!LeahRudnickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592053065633736463noreply@blogger.com