{"id":976,"date":"2011-04-04T08:02:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T13:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=976"},"modified":"2015-12-19T18:38:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T23:38:30","slug":"checklists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/checklists\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/checklists\/checklists-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists.jpg?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"checklists\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists.jpg?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3547\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"productivity and checklists\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/checklists.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My motto is &#8220;why reinvent the wheel?&#8221;\u00a0 There are lots of repetitive tasks and routines we do in our home and office, with our kids and our assistants.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some ideas for check lists that make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Leave the house check list<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post this on your child&#8217;s mirror and at the back door<\/li>\n<li>Include the &#8220;must have&#8221; items for the day, including homework,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Family routines check list<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post this on the refrigerator or where every one can see it<\/li>\n<li>Include a column for each day of the week, and a row for each family member<\/li>\n<li>In each block list the responsibilities for the day<\/li>\n<li>Create partnerships so everyone works in pairs to get jobs done<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grocery Shopping Check List<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post on pantry door<\/li>\n<li>Download your list from your favorite grocery store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Home maintenance check list<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tasks that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablehandymanonline.com\/home-maintenance\/your-trusty-annual-home-maintenance-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">take care of your home<\/a> every season and all year long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work checklists<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay the bills checklist<\/li>\n<li>Make the deposits checklist<\/li>\n<li>Assistant&#8217;s daily or weekly checklist<\/li>\n<li>New employee checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General lists for smartphones<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evernote<\/li>\n<li>Toodledo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find lots more free checklists at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.familymanager.com\">www.familymanager.com<\/a>! A plethra of checklists are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listplanit.com\">www.listplanit.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My motto is &#8220;why reinvent the wheel?&#8221;\u00a0 There are lots of repetitive tasks and routines we do in our home and office, with our kids and our assistants.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some ideas for check lists that make a difference. 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