2013 Monthly Focus Areas

[Kim Loves Snow]

Hello! A new year brings renewed energy to me! I mapped out a year of focus areas and thought I'd share to help keep me on track. Does anyone else map out their year in terms of projects and cleaning?


January 2013:
1. Set up filing system
2. Clean out cabinets
3. Clean out drawers
4. Clean out 13's closet
5. Fix 15's loft bed

February 2013:
1. Clean out closets
2. Clean out pantry
3. Clean out storage room

March 2013:
1. Basement

April 2013:
1. Garage

May 2013:
1. Yard work/planting/mulching
2. Back porches
3. Front porch
4. Touch up outdoor paint

June 2013:
Spring Cleaning
-Clean under and behind furniture
-Clean furniture
-Clean curtains
-Clean vents
-Clean appliances
-Clean windows
-Clean moldings and baseboards

July 2013:
1. Touch up indoor paint
2. Detail cars
3. 13's 14th birthday

August 2013:
1. Deep clean boys rooms
2. Go through boys cloths and weed out those that are too small; buy new clothes
3. Prepare boys for school

September 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Decorate for Fall

October 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Decorate for Halloween
3. 15's 16th birthday

November 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Prepare for Thanksgiving
3. Decorate for Christmas

December 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Christmas Preperations
3. DH's birthday

 

[JennyMariePhoto]

Wow that is great, I may have to use this idea. I am all about lists

 

[Christmaslvr]

I like the idea of assigning tasks to each month. I usually have a list of things to do and quite honestly I don't get a fraction of them done.

I may need to do it this way this year!

 

[halimer]

Very nice. I don't know if I can be that organized

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Phew Kim that is some list,
I like lists, I like to know what I need to do, I like to know what I have done. I love the way that you have broken chores into months with specific goals. I think the key is to not have too many chores to do in an allotted time, and then struggle to get it all done. I think you have struck a great balance Kim.

 

[housewife2]

great list tfs

 

[AliciaKnits]

I love your focus list and have modified it to fit my family/time below:

January 2013:
1. Basic cleaning/decluttering of every room
2. Filing system/shredding papers
3. Clean out cars and storage area


February 2013:
1. Clean out closets
2. Clean out pantry
3. Fridge/freezer/pantry inventory
4. Begin couponing

March 2013:
1. Organizing crafts

April 2013:
1. Help parents with yard

May 2013:
1. Spring Cleaning
-Clean under and behind furniture
-Clean furniture
-Clean curtains
-Clean vents
-Clean appliances
-Clean windows
-Clean moldings and baseboards


June 2013:
1. Revisit goals and dreams
2. Plan August vacation


July 2013:
1. Detail cars


August 2013:
1. My birthday/debt free trip to Disneyland

September 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Decorate for Fall
3. Celebrate our 3rd anniversary

October 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Decorate for Halloween
3. DH's birthday

November 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Prepare for Thanksgiving
3. Decorate for Christmas

December 2013:
1. Follow HGP
2. Christmas Preparations

 

[DawnSu]

I started something like this. but haven't followed thru. now I am going to have to do this tonight. lol thanks for the boost....
great to know others r thinking the same.

 

[Kim Loves Snow]

AliciaKnits-Hi! Thanks for sharing your list. What fun to plan for a trip to Disney! My DH and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last week.

I hope you will continue to let us know how things are going.

I'm still cleaning out drawers and cabinets. I just reviewed the list with DH since he needs to fix 15's bed and it was a great time to offer a gentle reminder.

Good luck!

 

[missjane]

Wow! AliciaKnits and Kim make me feel like a slacker! I really need to take an inventory this month of what does need to be done as far as repairs on our house....in the 1,000s of dollars, but as some of you know, we have just come out of bankruptcy. For two years after, you cannot borrow money from anywhere.

This month I am just doing general decluttering since that seems to be pushed aside during the holidays. I started a magazine declutter that's been going pretty well, so that will continue.

 

[aggy]

Kim and Aliciaknits you ladies are ready!

I need to think about this. I have few things, like painting the walls in both bedrooms. Mainly this year I want to get new furniture and home accessories before the holidays. I plan to purchase a new living room set (sofa, arm chair and two armless chairs). I want to add shelving in the bathroom as there is no storage other than the sink cabinet. Purchase some art to hang on these bare walls. Replace the window treatment. Yes, yes, I really need to give this more thought.