Organizing Mission Week 2

by | Jan 9, 2012 | Mom | 2 comments

I started this organizing series last week with this post, where I described what I was going to organize (my piles), why I am going to organize (to reduce stress), and explained a little about the M.O.M. method that I was going to use (from The Power of Moms, a Gathering Place for Deliberate Moms). Are you wondering what you can learn from my experience? Read on, especially if you’re a piler like me!

As I said last week, I read through the Mind Organization for Moms (M.O.M.) start up e-book and felt a little overwhelmed, yet excited to get organized. It’s really nice that everything is broken down into steps in this system, quite literally step by step instructions are given, along with real-life samples in bonus sections if you buy the package, and it makes everything so simple! I actually dove right in while Hubby was home on school break (I thought I would be able to get my mind organized while he was home – my kiddos had other plans! That’s why this organizing is becoming a series!) I did get quite a bit done, but mostly I realized the true reasons I’m yearning to get organized as thoughts and ideas kept popping out at me as I made my way through the steps to the point of building the “Machine”, which is the real tool that will help me stay organized!

What I learned in my first week of M.O.M. by reading the start up e-book and beginning to set up my “Machine” that I think will be helpful for you:

  • Write on your calendar only what must be done on a specific day, not creating a to do list (or a want to do list)
  • Make a list of quiet-time tasks – tasks to be completed when no one is talking to me (so I’m prepared to get things done while I have this time available)
  • Make a list of things I can do while mothering (so I have a reference list to look at when I find myself with time when my kids are playing nicely and don’t need my direct involvement)
  • Group my errands together (really think about what I can accomplish while outside of the home)

In reading the bonus section “Building the Machine” the phrase “piles being nothing but paralysis” really stuck out at me. I’ve confessed before that I’m a piler. I realized when I read this that I did feel paralyzed by my piles and I knew it was affecting other areas of my life, too.

I also learned in the section about how to use my calendar, that this system will help me learn to truly prioritize my calendar (time/date) specific things first with my Next Actions coming next (things to be done, but not necessarily time sensitive.) I think I’ve always had a hard time being satisfied with doing just what’s on my calendar, that I gave false due dates to things to trick myself into getting them done and then felt guilty/stressed because I couldn’t accomplish everything in one day. Are you like that?

If you have time, you might want to check out The Power of Moms or their store! You’ll find some great resources for your family as well as for yourself as a mom!

I am hopping along today:


I have been given the M.O.M. resources by The Power of Moms in exchange for an honest review of this product. In my case I am unable to organize as quickly as suggested in this method, and am providing weekly reviews consisting of my honest opinions of this product.

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  1. Mommy Nuggets

    Great blog! useful tips 🙂
    Swinging by from the Monday Mingle!

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