I have asked Elise to come onto the show today to help me learn about how I can be more organised. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not perfect in this area and I would like to suggest that most of us are not. This is an area that we can all continue to grow in. And we can learn from each other. So join us as we discuss what ‘being an organised person’ looks like and what we can do to continue to improve in this area. Today in Part 3 we talk about housework and how to fit that into our life, we discuss after school routines and Elise and I share our after school snack ideas.Housework:Mel says, "This is my greatest struggle!" For a lot of us, housework in not an easy thing to manage. Tackle one thing a day or one thing at a time eg. one day the bathroom and the toilets. One task a day and write it on your list. Tackle things in bite sized pieces. Mel asks, how do you stay motivated? Elise enjoys the satisfaction of having it clean.Elise uses a cordless vacuum cleaner because it’s just so much easier, helps her to feel more motivated to pull it out once a day.Mel wishes for a Robo-vac. Sometimes it is a struggle with young kids around to get jobs like the vacuuming done. Usually we do get interrupted but that’s just life as a mum. Elise doesn’t do any housework on the weekends. Mel also tries not to.Manage mess in the kitchen as you go through the day.Let’s be gracious with ourselves that we are doing our best and maybe just aim to get one room done today or one section of the house done today and do the other half of the house another day.Book The Cleaning Ninja by Courtenay Heartford - First section cleaning your house quickly in 8 minutes. Window sills and skirting boards - using the brush attachment of the vacuum cleaner, doing vacuuming and dusting at the same time. Whatever you can do to simplify these tasks. The more we do it, the more familiar we get with our routine. It looks different in every season of your life. There will be a day when we will be able to clean our whole house uninterrupted without any little people around but right now it’s ok because this is a good season that we are in. After school routine and snack ideas:(Elise has had 8 years to work on her after school routine, Mel has had less than a year…)Elise:They know what they’re allowed to have for afternoon tea, 3:30pm and then have to wait. Fruit, crackers, biscuit, really simple. Outside time or find their own thing to do, quiet, happy to be home in their own environment.Don’t make them do homework straight away.They bring their bags in from car, shoes and socks. Lunch boxes and drink bottles on the bench. 5pm shower and then homework while Elise prepares dinner. Elise can go between helping them and dinner prep. Oldest son might do his homework after dinner in his room. Early 5:30pm dinner. After dinner T.V. or wind down time with a book. 2 of her kids go to bed 7pm and 2 go down at 8pm.6:30pm start getting them ready for bed. Her Grade 1 daughter will do her school reader book at that time as well. Their routine has evolved and changed over the years, adapting to number of children you have, and with husband working late on business. Mel: Has to repeat instructions over and over with her 5 year old (first year of school). Snacks first thing when we get home. Frozen blueberry and frozen peas.Peanut butter on corn thinsJulia Sweet and creamy yoghurt (no added sugar) sometimes with peanut butter in it.Boiled eggsCheese and crackersFruitBaked gSupport the show (http://paypal.me/the

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