Create good habits by keeping to a routine. It helps to automate tasks, where possible.

Follow a Routine

<ul><li>File away the receipts you need to keep and tear up the rest. </li><li>Sort through your rewards cards and place the ones you use most in front.</li></ul>

Organize Your Wallet

Make sure the dishes are done every night before you go to sleep and make your bed in the morning. This promotes relaxation and sets a positive tone for the day.

Do the Dishes

It allows you to see what you spent the previous day and can reveal any unauthorized charges.

Check Your Bank Balance

<ul><li>Consider the meals to be made.</li><li>Add needed items to your shopping list.</li><li>Schedule time to shop.</li><li>Schedule time to cook.</li></ul>

Plan Your Meals

<ul><li>Re-pack and refresh gym bags, work bags, and school bags.</li><li>Lay ingredients out for breakfast and lunch.</li><li>Check the weather report to see if umbrellas will be required.</li></ul>

Prep the Launch Pad

Get into the habit of preparing for the next day. Lay your clothes out the night before to save you from wondering what to wear in the morning.

Prepare Your Clothing

Leave your keys, cell phone and other accessories you carry in the same place when you get home. Have a designated area to ensure that you do not wonder where you put these items.

Keys and Phone

Write down items for your shopping list, errands, to-do's, and random thoughts. You never know when you'll need to quickly write something down.

Carry a Small Notepad

Make a new to-do list every day based on the previous day's list. Cross off what you've completed.

Create a Task List

It's easy to think about getting organized, but sometimes it's hard to actually be organized. But what does it mean to "be more organized?" Well, it can be any one of the following, or a combination: Knowing where everything you need is, the moment you need it. Arriving places on time.

Follow a Routine

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A GOOD ROUTINE

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