ReAnn Rothwell’s Money Saving Ideas, Tax & Organizing Tips

In my childhood, my mother designated Wednesday as grocery day.

We knew there was a time each Wednesday, after she had time to go thru the Wednesday newspaper ads, when Mom would go out and buy the groceries.

Now, as adults, we still watch the ads and pick up groceries towards the end of each week.

In addition, in our household we designate weekly time for some household/office tasks. Thursday nights are always for garbage and litter boxes since we often have company on Friday evenings.  Friday afternoons are my Getting-Things-Done weekly review and rewrite of my things to do list for next week. Saturday mornings in the summer is either mowing the lawns or the Farmer’s Market. Sunday afternoons, twice a month, we settle our bills, as we try to keep most weekends computer-free.

I find rituals and schedules help ground me and help make sense out of a very hectic and full life.

Do any of you have any weekly housekeeping/office rituals? And what determined when they occur?