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Motherhood : The A B C’s of Organization

Motherhood : The A B C’s of Organization. Presented By: Shannon Simmons. Who Am I?. Daughter of the King, Worshipper, Prayer Warrior and Wife of Roosevelt Mom to Five Beautiful Children: Jae’Lah, Carson, Raven, Reese and Rachel Daughter, Sister, Friend, Teacher and Executive Assistant

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Motherhood : The A B C’s of Organization

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  1. Motherhood: The ABC’s of Organization Presented By: Shannon Simmons

  2. Who Am I? • Daughter of the King, Worshipper, Prayer Warrior and Wife of Roosevelt • Mom to Five Beautiful Children: Jae’Lah, Carson, Raven, Reese and Rachel • Daughter, Sister, Friend, Teacher and Executive Assistant • Recovering Perfectionist!!!

  3. Why Am IHere? • Currently, I am an Executive Assistant at FamilyLife, a non-profit organization that helps others build better marriages and families • I am a former small business owner of a professional organizing business called Simmons Organizing Solutions • Truthfully, Anita Davis referred me <I think>.

  4. Why Are YouHere? Is This Photo a Representation of your Life in THIS Season of Motherhood?

  5. Why Are YouHere? To Be Like Her?  <OR> To Be Like Her? 

  6. WhatisThe GoalTODAY?Three (3) B’s • Learn some BASICS of organizing for the working or stay-at-home mom • Gain an understanding of what BALANCE looks like for mothers of preschoolers • Seek BIBLICAL and practical wisdom for being a mom

  7. The BASICS of Organization • My organizing philosophy is based on the book, Organizing for Your Brain Type by Lanna Nakone, M.A. • Every person organizes their time, space and things based on their brain type: Maintaining, Harmonizing, Innovating, and Prioritizing • DEFINE “being organized.”

  8. The Maintaining Style • If you: • Are very organized, but very stressed out trying to keep it all together • Are a list maker and file labeler • Are rigid about routines • Believe “a place for everything and and everything in its place.” You are The Perfectionist

  9. The Harmonizing Style You are The Peacemaker • If you: • Lack focus and structure • Thrive on connecting with others • Are weak at managing time • Are bored with detail • Believe “everything must be in harmony.”

  10. The Innovating Style You are The Parting Procrastinator • If you: • Are spontaneous, adventurous and imaginative • Are a visionary thinker or visionary leader • Are disinterested in traditional organizing & routines (A “stacker”) • Are a great multi-tasker • Have an “all or nothing approach to organizing.”

  11. The Prioritizing Style You are THE Priority! • If you: • Make decisions quickly and accurately • Tend to manage money and time effectively • Have a natural tendency to want a pristine, almost obsessive-compulsive environment • Have an inability to slow down, but like and NEED to delegate • Have an “all about me” approach to organizing your time and space.”

  12. Daily Hit List

  13. Sample Cleaning Schedule(Stay-at-Home Mom) • Household Cleaning Chart • DAILY CLEANING DUTIES: • MAKE BEDS • LOAD DISHWASHER/WASH DISHES • WIPE KITCHEN COUNTERS • PUT ALL FOOD AWAY • SWEEP KITCHEN FLOOR • EMPTY TRASH CAN (AS NEEDED)

  14. Sample Cleaning Schedule(Working Mom) • Household Cleaning Chart • DAILY CLEANING DUTIES: Projects Iron Laundry Errands • MAKE BEDS • LOAD DISHWASHER/WASH DISHES • WIPE KITCHEN COUNTERS • PUT ALL FOOD AWAY • SWEEP KITCHEN FLOOR • EMPTY TRASH CAN (AS NEEDED)

  15. Sample Laundry Schedule(Any Mom) • Laundry Schedule • Daily Wash Order • Morning – Wash (1) Load and/or Dry (1) Load • Afternoon – Dry (SAME) Load (Child Chore) • Evening – Fold & Put Away (SAME) Load • Bedtime – Wash (1) NEW Load • Next Morning – Repeat #1

  16. Meal Plan/Shopping List

  17. Meal Plan/Shopping List

  18. The Balance To Organization

  19. The Balance To Organization • Prepare Your Prayer Closet / Quiet Place • Choose the “good part” of your existence daily • Discuss what balance looks like in your household with your family (wives: your husbands and/or older children) • ASK for help!!!

  20. Biblical Wisdom to Organization Proverbs 31 Woman vs. Martha Internalize these truths: 1) I’m secure in my salvation 2) There is nothing I can do or say to make God love me any more or any less.

  21. What Can You Do Next? RESOURCES Take the “Organizing Style Quiz” in Organizing For Your Brain Type by LannaNakone or visit her website: www.organizedworld.com to download the assessment Having a Mary Heart in a Martha Worldby Joanna Weaver Just Too Busyby Joanne Kraft Cleaning Houseby Kay Wills Wyma www.ourfamilyforhisglory.com www.flylady.net

  22. For Your Information For additional tips or electronic copies of handouts, please contact: Shannon Simmons Email • ssimmons@familylife.com • prechawife@yahoo.com Phone • Mobile: 501-258-7146

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