January's Craft

Picture  from Willow House online catalog

Contain the Mess Folders

Each mom chooses 4 file folders.

Option 1:

Label folders accordingly:

• To File                 

• To Act/Do 

• To Read     

•  Grocery Coupons (adhere Master Shopping List to front, or simply place inside folder for easy use when writing up your list.

Explanation: Everyone has a “hotspot” in their house- a place to drop the mail or school papers when they first walk in the door.  Relieve this pile-up by putting your “stuff” right into the “To File” folder. Then, when you get a few minutes, quickly go through that folder and sort it out into “To Act” (RSVP to invites, pay bills, respond to school, sign tests, etc.), “To Read” (Community Newsletter, MomSense Magazine, Letter from your BFF), or “Grocery Coupons” (I don’t include coupons that are not for groceries or household items, ie. Bed Bath & Beyond, Carter’s, PotteryBarn, etc.)

Option 2:

Suggested uses for folders (Label as you like):

• Mail (In & Out)
• Recipes
• Coupons
• Children’s papers (perhaps one folder for each child)
• To Go File (magazine articles you’ve collected to read during wait times at doctor’s offices, DMV, or other “down time” moments
• Prayer Praises & Request