Getting Organised

I have mentioned before that I thrive on organisation and order. As we all know, however, with children in tow, this is a difficult and often futile pursuit. Today I thought I would share with you a few signs that you (or perhaps even I J) need to consider the possibility that the organisational department needs an overhaul...

• You bring groceries into the house only to realise that there are still bags on the floor from when you did the shopping three days ago. 
• You go to the supermarket every three days!
• You put an important item right in the door way to ensure you remember to take it with you when you leave the following morning. However, when you leave, you simply step over said item and keep on waltzing.
• You can't stand that gritty feel of the un-vacuumed floor under your feet. Instead of, well, vacuuming it, you don a pair of thongs. Problem solved! No more gritty feeling J
• You wake up one morning and begin celebrating your child's birthday. When you venture into the kitchen and see the calendar, you realise you've made a terrible mistake...their birthday is actually tomorrow! No choice but to keep on celebrating. (True story, it happened to a dear dear friend of mine who is a wonderful mother, albeit an exhausted one).
• You go through the evening routine (we all know the one, where we are rushing through the tasks to get the kids in bed on time!!) You get the kids bathed, dressed and ready for bed then give the command "All right kids, brush your teeth and it's off to bed". There is an uproar from the wee ones and they remark in horror "But you haven't given us our dinner yet!!!" (Also a true story that happened to a friend of a friend of mine).

So these are just a few signs that a little more organisation may be needed. I have no hints or tips on implementing any actual organisation I am afraid. After all, I am six modules behind in my course on becoming more organised so perhaps I am not the best authority to be giving advice on this subject! lol J