Get Organized (There's an App for That)

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I sometimes think that you all should be writing this blog instead of just reading it. Why do I think this? Because of the genius ideas you leave in the comments section, that's why. I knew I liked all of you for a reason!

Between your suggestions here, and also on Facebook when I specifically asked for more suggestions, you guys pretty much wrote this post for me. Which is great, because when BlogHer sent me the Life Well Lived writing prompt for this week, I felt like I really needed some help. I've already spilled my beans and shared my systems, so I turned it over to the audience:

What resources do YOU use to keep your life more organized?

You guys totally pulled through for me.

Ok, the first one, it's just genius. I wish I could take credit for it in some way. I wish I had invented it, or at least stumbled upon it on my own. But I guess this time all that I can take credit for is having been great friends in high school with someone who uses it and was kind enough to mention it to me so that I can mention it to you.

Doodle.com

Instead of keeping track of 57 emails back and forth to pick a date and time for girls night out- you create a poll and let people vote on it. Simple. Amazing. I want to plan a party just to try it out.

The next two are great list sharing Apps. I personally do most of the shopping in our house, so I probably never would have discovered this on my own. But how often are you calling your hubby to ask him to get xyz on his way home from work? Or are you the type of partnership that splits up on the weekends? You go to Whole Foods while he goes to Trader Joe's because while each store in great in its own way, you can seldom get EVERYTHING that you need at either store.

Buy Me a Pie

This is an App designed for list sharing. You can create and manage multiple lists simultaneously- meaning that while you're at Whole Foods you could add stuff to his Trader Joe's list and it will update in real time while he's in the store.



Here's one I can totally relate to- the division of the never ending To Do List. Regardless of how your household divides duties, I'm sure there are moments when you feel like you do everything. And if you're married, I'm sure your spouse often feels the same way.

Do it Tomorrow

This is an App that a friend of mine mentioned on her blog, and it's a tool that her family uses to monitor of those items that fall into the gray area of whose "Job" it is to take care of. It helps her and her husband to keep track of who has done what, and reminds them both that the other one is working on plenty of things behind the scenes.



Organize!

This last tool was suggested to me by one of my fabulous readers. It's an app made by Laura from I'm an Organizing Junkie. Anyone who has read her blog knows that she knows her stuff, and I am kind of disappointed in myself for not knowing about this app sooner!


This app looks it would be great for keeping a running list of all of those cleaning/organizing tasks that you mean to do, but never quite get around to. And by picking 3 top tasks you can be sure to move through the list in no time.

Alright, that's it for me, but PLEASE keep sharing your tips and favorites in the comments and on facebook. I love to discover new things and then pretend that I came up with the ideas all on my own. :)

Also, don't forget to pop over to BlogHer to share your organizing tips and enter the current sweepstakes.