Planning Ahead, One Week At A Time: A Simple Tool For Peace Of Mind #025

This week we share a little tool we use for keeping our family organized.  It's simple, stress free, and flexible.  It's nothing flashy, but if you're looking for something easy to organize your week with key buckets for the family--meals, parents' to do's, and daily activities--in a short amount of time this might be a helpful resource for you.  We also discuss how helpful it is to provide limits on what is expected to get done each day--an added bonus in the search for peace of mind.


Note: A copy of the weekly planning chart we use is available on our Growing Up With Kids Facebook Group (as is our contribution chart from episode #002).


Some key themes from our discussion:

• Weekly planning is a source of communication between wives and husbands. Don't do this alone!
• Weekly planning offers peace of mind, helps us find time to be together, and reduces our food spending.
• Don't be ruled by the chart. It doesn't have to be too rigid. Make it work for you, not the other way around.
• Limit how many things you can put in each box. When you are done with what is on the chart, then you have done enough. "Enough is enough."

The Stat of the Week is a follow up from last week's discussion on time spent doing childcare duties. Thanks to The Economist's Daily Chart we discuss how that has changed in various North American and European countries since 1965. Plus a bonus article about "The Psychology Behind Being Perpetually Late" from the Guardian.


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