Category - Getting Organised…
A Common Chaos Work Space… Creating A Home Office Space!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Earlier this week I blogged about setting up a Homework Station for my kids to do their nightly readers and homework at.
If you missed it, you can find it by clicking HERE.
What I failed to mention is that I have been quietly putting together an area of my own to work from, in order to keep the dining table clear and have a space of my own that allows me to clear my mind and think.
I just cannot [...]
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Setting Up A Homework Station At Chaos HQ!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Keeping up to date with homework has always been a priority of ours at Chaos HQ.
We have always had a loose kind of routine around it, which involves one kiddy reading to me while the others write and draw, then we rotate and swap around.
In the past, homework (and by homework I mean nightly readers and words, as that’s all we’ve had so far!!) have been done at the dining room table.
Or on the end of my bed.
Or on any [...]
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Time Management! Using a weekly planner to plan my time effectively!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
So many times I have muttered the words “there’s just not enough hours in the day”.
And it’s true there isn’t.
No matter what I do I seem to get to the end of the day and have a sense chaos and as though I have achieved nothing at all.
Those of you that follow Common Chaos Chronicle on Facebook would know that I have been aiming to achieve 3 things each day, aided by the introduction of my morning welcome [...]
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The ‘C’ Word – It’s time to get organised!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Last night on the Common Chaos Chronicle Facebook Page I mentioned the ‘C’ word…..
That’s right I sure did.
Christmas.
Now for most of us who seem to lose weeks at a time, last Christmas feels like it was only a month or so ago, but back in the land of reality, we’re facing the big day in approximately 11 little weeks.
Where has 2012 gone?
Sigh…..
{Our Xmas Card Photos From 2009!}
So I have put it upon myself to become [...]
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Feeling Lost In My Lists!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Lately, I have been feeling very lost and overwhelmed in my surroundings.
The more I try to get done each day, the less I seem to achieve and the more anxious I get.
My usual solution to help me achieve things and get things done is to write myself a ‘To Do’ list.
Really, I’m quite good at them.
Here are the kid's daily lists. I think I need to make myself a cool clipboard for myself!!!
I can whip up a [...]
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Making The Most Of Monsters – The Chaos Creators Earn Their Keep! – AUGUST 2012
Written by commonchaoschronicle
Chaos is what we do best…..obviously, but lately the chaos has been doing my head in.
So I have devised a plan, well more like I have just ranted and written a list, a list of jobs that I expect the kids to do each day/week otherwise they will be cut off from all things electrical.
Hit them where it hurts and right now that’s the computers, laptops, DSi’s, the iPad and so on….
So after a status update on the Common Chaos [...]
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The Portable Clothes Rack – A MonsterSquad Chaos Eliminator!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
When I went into to hospital to have Levi 3.5years ago, I knew my hubby was going to struggle with getting the monsters ready each morning.
It’s not the getting them ready each morning that he struggles with, it’s the actual clothes they wear.
Let’s face it, with mum not in the house, they will try anything to pull the wool over dad’s eyes.
And the arguments that result are just not worth the heartache.
So I set up a clothes rack, labeled each [...]
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Feeding The Monsters For A Month – Meal Planning Around the New Arrival.
Written by commonchaoschronicle
I recently wrote on the Common Chaos Chronicle Facebook Page, about how I had managed to plan enough meals to feed our family for around a month.
Meal planning is normally a fortnightly thing here at Chaos HQ, but with the baby arriving in less than a week and the school holidays also almost upon us again, I decided that I would give monthly planning a go.
Planning for a month would normally be impossible for us as we budget [...]
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Craft and 30 Things In 30 Days List Update!!!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
A while back I wrote a blog post about some craft goals that I wanted to achieve before our new baby arrived.
The aim was to keep me busy and make the wait for bub go faster.
You can catch up on that blog post HERE.
So with only just over 1 week to go until bub does enter the world, I thought I would update you on where I am at!
WEEK 1 – I wanted to get the car seat [...]
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Cooking Chaos Style – BULK LASAGNE!
Written by commonchaoschronicle
There has been many a time where I have just not been organised enough to have a decent meal prepared each night.
My worry with adding another baby to the chaos mix is that I’ll be even less organised.
So I have decided to get my act together and start cooking and preparing food in bulk. Well as much as my 2 little freezers will allow anyway.
If anyone knows anyone who is a PR rep for a freezer company, send them our [...]
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