Simplify Your Life With Home Systems! | Get It All Done While Saving Time & Energy!

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Ай бұрын

Today I'm breaking down some crucial home systems that help me "stay on top of it all" or "get it all done" as they say! I'll be covering everything from kid's chores and homework systems to bill pay, laundry, dishes and more! I hope you'll leave today's video with some motivation to curate your own home systems to simplify your life!
Want more ideas on how to make life easier? Save time and energy on the mundane tasks and have more time to do the things you love? I'd love to hear from you in the comments below! I have more ideas to share and I could talk about systems and habits all the live long day! ;)
Thank you so much for stopping by!
-Lauren
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@samanthahoos9827 Ай бұрын

I have had a day planner since I was a teenager, but a few years ago I put up another calendar on a bulletin board in the dining room for when recycling goes out, sport games, late night meetings, summer job meetings, special occasions. I put $20 a week under a little dragon figure on my desk for my husband’s weekly gas $ because cash is cheaper by his work and his Prius only uses $20 of gas week with 2 hours driving to/from work a week. I keep a list on the bulletin board so so when items are low or used up EVERYONE in the house is supposed to write it on the list for shopping or I won’t buy them on my every 2 week trip to the store. Laundry is individual. I gave my kids their own baskets at 😊12 years old and taught them to wash their own clothes so they’d be ready for college.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

All great systems as well! Especially love the laundry one and plan to get my kids involved in that too! Anything we can do to help them be responsible and self sufficient! Thanks for sharing those with us! ❤️

@mithaiable Ай бұрын

Thank u for ur message. My daughter is 11. I do the laundry. And I have a habit of washing by colours. So I am finding it difficult in giving it over to for her laundry.

@samanthahoos9827 Ай бұрын

@@mithaiable I was given valuable advice when raising children - never rob people of lessons they can only learn by doing themselves. I showed my children how to pack their school lunches starting at 5 years old, how to clean a room for company, how to use the appliances we’re blessed to afford to help with chores, how to be organized for maximum efficiency and allowed their creativity to flow outside in nature. When an 18 year old college student asked my daughter how to work the washing machine I was proud to hear she’d shown all the girls in her hall. :)

@mithaiable Ай бұрын

@@samanthahoos9827 will take this. Thank u.

@shelbyatwell5883 Ай бұрын

Yes I am so glad I taught my daughter at a young age to do laundry. I think she was 9/10. I worked at a dry cleaners and was blown away at the college students that didn’t know how to do laundry and would bring them to the dry cleaners to be done.

@margareth5501 Ай бұрын

So glad you plan date nights with intention! I’m 60, and my “kids” are in their 30’s. Our weekly date nights were sacred. During our early lean years, we usually paid more to the sitter than we spent on the dates. But that’s fine. Even a fast-food dinner with uninterrupted conversation was a joy and so important. You’re doing great!

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Absolutely! We’ve been really lazy about date nights so far this year but we do cherish our impromptu moments together without our kids… like when they are at grandmas and we get a solo trip to the gas station or get to do chores together 😆 Uninterrupted conversation is important for sure. 🥰 Thanks so much for sharing and encouraging me!

@yanak7159 20 күн бұрын

We’ve been using cash envelope system for over 10 years and we love it! The way that I find it more simple is I have 4 main envelopes in my purse “food”, “supplies”, “going out”, “clothes”. I fill those with cash every month. Things like gas and bills, we use our bank account for. You can’t really make yourself spend less on those things so I don’t find those need a cash envelope. And that has worked perfectly!

@rustichoney 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your categories! That’s pretty much what I plan to carry with me too (minus groceries, since I order those typically). I’m really enjoying stuffing cash for sinking funds right now like “car maintenance/insurance, Christmas, propane, etc.” to be prepared later this year. We’ll see how it goes but love how tangible it is and how much more organized I’m feeling already 😊

@Sarah_Kilmer Ай бұрын

I agree, organization is so key for a well run home. I’ve been praying for you and a safe delivery and a healthy baby 🙏🏻

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for the prayers 🥰🙏

@Sarah_Kilmer Ай бұрын

@@rustichoney you’re welcome!🩷

@KatieBrooks-tp2lx Ай бұрын

Wish I was as organized as you are! I am really working on sorting mail as soon as it comes in! Now I just need to organize all of the stuff I need to keep. Your little helper is so cute!!

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Oh I still end up with stacks at times, I’m a work in progress BUT I do love a good system to set the standard! Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

@brendafore7554 Ай бұрын

I love this, thank you for sharing. I did these kind of things for my children; I'm going to put together something like this for my grandsons. You inspire, even us older gals.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Love to hear that! 🥰 So glad you felt inspired by this video! And you’re definitely getting the cool grandma award! 👏 Thanks for stopping by!

@phyllisanngodfrey6137 Ай бұрын

I love the “ticket” idea…..it’s measurable and includes a reward(s) and gives the option of compounding the rewards for a monetary reward 👍🏻

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you! It is a good system! I don’t execute it perfectly at all times but it definitely is incentivizing for our kiddos!

@Nakiyo11 Ай бұрын

Can you share a little bit more about this system? I have 4 kiddos and have been trying to find a good reward system for them

@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539 Ай бұрын

Thank you, life and habits are always evolving . Thank you for sharing.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

They sure are! Thanks for watching!

@constantlyabiding24 Ай бұрын

Such wonderful tips for home systems. I think good systems are a Mama's best friend. :)

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

They absolutely are! Makes everything run so much smoother so we can spend more time doing what we really want to do! Thanks for stopping by!

@rorriewright9011 Ай бұрын

Love this!!! Thanks so much for sharing!! Love your channel ❤️ 😊

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you stopped by and left me a comment! 🥰

@heiditrzebiatowski1905 Ай бұрын

I just started a meal calendar, I’m trying to plan one grocery trip for the whole week. I’m saving each week for the whole yr to give me ideas to look back on during each season. I love your basket idea for mail and papers. My system has been the side of our kitchen table or counter but to keep it out of sight not just when company come is a lovely idea!! ❤

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Absolutely! Love that I can easily tuck the basket into hiding, otherwise I’ll stack papers everyday! 🫣 And the meal calendar is a great idea! It’s fun to look back at things like that for inspiration.

@mt1885 Ай бұрын

hey girl- love the video!😁 great tips! I like to be organized and keep things tidy to😉 Have a blessed day. Praying for you and the baby🥰

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate the prayers too! ❤️

@aprilh5186 Ай бұрын

Great video and I love the idea of using clipboards. I want to implement those for my 2 kids this summer with the things I expect from them each day.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

YES! Im already thinking through how we can better use our clipboards in the summertime when school is out! 👏 Im glad you found inspiration in this system. Thanks for stopping by!

@janiewhitcomb7600 Ай бұрын

I wish I was as organized as you! Wishing you a safe and joyous delivery!

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, appreciate the well wishes! 🙏❤️

@donnabranch2787 26 күн бұрын

So happy I found your channel! I started with systems in my small business too! Now I am trying to put more systems in place at home.

@rustichoney 25 күн бұрын

Funny how that works, it all trickles down! Once you start systems it’s addictive 😆 So glad to have you stop by! Thanks for watching

@VagabondWay Ай бұрын

This was a good video - thank you! I have been working on my systems and wow - the increased efficiency I have! I loved the inspiration.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

LOVE to hear that! That’s awesome! So glad you found inspiration AND implemented it! 👏 Thanks for watching!

@MichaeleJayeJackson Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching ❤️☺️

@deirdrecerasa3932 Ай бұрын

Terrific ideas! ❤

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@lindasmith5190 Ай бұрын

Great ideas.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you stopped by! ❤️

@SarahsOctoberHome Ай бұрын

Such great tips, sweet friend!❤️

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

@indaciamarie 10 күн бұрын

This was very helpful!

@rustichoney 10 күн бұрын

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching! 😊

@peggydelozier8636 Ай бұрын

id love to see a deeper dive into your basket where you show us up close each thing in the basket and how each thing is organized

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you, I’ll make a note to do a video more in depth on this. I’ve had more questions about this too!

@kingdomrootedmama Ай бұрын

Can you share you home binder? Like in depth. I have been wanting to create one

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I will definitely put that on my video ideas list, thanks for asking! I feel like mine has become more basic over the years as a lot of things have been automated or digitized to save time and space. I basically have a section for finances (where we discuss bank balances, upcoming bills, expenses, budget, etc) I have another section for family meeting where we discuss the family calendar and obligations (work trips, kids sports, etc), kids chores, house projects, meal plans, and to-do’s I have the date night section too, a list of family/friends home addresses for Christmas cards, and several tabs with pockets for school resources/calendars to keep all of it handy. Hope that helps a bit! Thanks for stopping by!

@Majencja1 Ай бұрын

Hi, greetings from Ireland! I love your videos ❤

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Love to hear that, thank you! Ahhh and Ireland… visiting Ireland is on my bucket list! 🙌🥰 Thanks for subscribing!

@Majencja1 Ай бұрын

@rustichoney Definitely a must see!

@kericarlson1194 23 күн бұрын

Just found you! Great video. I am obsessed with your sheer green drapes 😍

@rustichoney 22 күн бұрын

Thank you, so glad you’re here! Thanks for subscribing! ❤️ I made those drapes long ago, happy to hear they caught your eye

@Nakiyo11 Ай бұрын

Im halfway through this I just subscribed becauze you hVe implemented this i wish and dream to do but i think i over think how to do so i end up getting oberwhelemd and dont get any systems in place. Thanks for sharing this.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing and I am glad you found some inspiration in this video. It definitely takes time, so give yourself grace. Just start with one area that you could use the most help in and find a system that works there first. It won’t be perfect but you have to start so you can improve it. 😊

@marilenaferruzzi6497 Ай бұрын

Cara Lauren sei molto brava. Mi piace come hai organizzato i compiti dei tuoi ragazzi e come li premi. La tua cucina è molto bella. Ma come al solito sono incantata dai dolci momenti che hai con Reese. Quella dolce bambina ha qualcosa che guardarla, immediatamente ti fa sentire felice. E ' come un piccolo angelo custode. Siete bellissime insieme ❤ Tanto amore a voi tutti

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, she’s so very special to us 🥰 And thank you so much for your sweet comment

@carriecobb8 29 күн бұрын

For the cash stuffing do you withdraw a certain amount regularly from an ATM and then allocate it into envelopes? I rarely use cash nowadays so would not naturally come across it. I can see how it could be beneficial as if I added cash to envelopes as I’m not so likely to just unintentionally spend it in the same way I might do when it’s in my bank account and there’s a certain disconnection from it. Thanks 😊

@rustichoney 29 күн бұрын

So I am new to cash stuffing I have not done anything like it in years… my plan is to withdraw a certain amount of money from every paycheck and then put it in the envelopes according to our budget and sinking funds. I plan on doing another video on this in the future.. I would also love to direct you to The Aesthetic Dollar on KZfaq because Emily does a great job of explaining her systems. ❤️💵

@shelbyatwell5883 Ай бұрын

I used to do the envelope budgeting. We no longer have kids in the house so I have not done it in a long time. I likely need to get back to it.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I haven’t done it in years either but am excited to get back into it! I think it’s going to be great! 🤞🤞 Never did it for sinking funds before so I’m hoping it works well for us.

@teyawnnasanden2404 Ай бұрын

Great ideas, what digital calendar do you use?

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

For my shared calendar with my husband, I simply use our iPhone calendars. For everything for work I use my Google calendar and sync it to my iPhone so that I can see everything at a glance. (PS I learned how to sync those by watching a KZfaq video 😅😆) Hope that helps!

@hettiekenny5185 Ай бұрын

New sub Loved your attitude of do what you can, but recognize there’s grace. It’s a process, right?

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Absolutely and perfection is never really the goal… just having an intentional process makes life so much easier when things do get hectic.

@abundantlivinghomestead9347 Ай бұрын

What do you use for spelling? Also, I am a list girl and need all of your printables❤❤❤

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I will definitely have to create links to my printables for sharing asap, thank you for that suggestion! ❤️ My kiddos attend school so they follow a curriculum there. We have 4 day school weeks though so on Mondays I review with them and spelling words is always on the study list! 😊

@peggydelozier8636 Ай бұрын

Where do you keep the clipboards so the clipboards are a visual cue?

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I keep mine on my desk until it’s finished for the week, then it goes back into my basket. I put my kids’ clipboards in a wall magazine rack where their backpacks hang BUT on Mondays I generally have everyone’s clipboards laid out on our island so we can each tackle the homework we need to get done 😊

@mardwella Ай бұрын

💜💜💜💜💜

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@olatunjiolakunle6908 Ай бұрын

The is lovely, coming from a single guy, I can only hope to replicate something like this with my future family

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

That’s very sweet of you, I’m glad you found inspiration in it. Definitely think through what kind of systems might make your life easier now. I think everyone can benefit from good systems at any stage of life. 😊

@peggydelozier8636 Ай бұрын

Your husbands very lucky to have such an organized wife

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I’ll be sure to show him your sweet comment 😜😆 He’s a keeper though, he knows and appreciates my organization. 🥰 Thank you so much for watching!

@jcrane45585 Ай бұрын

Now that my kids are teens with phones, I'm switching to digital calendar. Do you know how to talk into your phone and add something to Google Keep or Calendar or Tasks?

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I’m sure there are ways but I honestly end up more frustrated every time I try to use Siri, never have liked her 😆😅

@peggydelozier8636 Ай бұрын

Also how are you preparing your systems for summertime. How does your brainstorming go when it comes to creating any systems

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

I brainstorms the problems first. Where am I dropping the ball? What is driving me crazy? 😆 What’s overwhelming me? Then I think through what I’m currently doing in that system and how I could simplify it. I may search online for ways other people do it or tools they use depending on the system. Then it’s about implementing what you think will work best for you and then reevaluating it again in a couple months to tweak it. 😊

@deborahderosa4987 Ай бұрын

Omg, she is soooo cute!

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

@koala2464 Ай бұрын

My husband and son roll their eyes or make a joke of my organisation systems but I know that they know their lives would fold if they weren’t set up.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

Of course they do! Deep down they love you for it!

@llisadorsey7417 Ай бұрын

What exactly is your business? Seems like you do a lot and would love to know if your husband helps cook, clean, and plan. What does he do around the house?

@rustichoney 29 күн бұрын

In a recent video, I shared a little bit more about my business if you’d like to watch behind the scenes, but I own a women’s clothing store (mostly online, small brick and mortar and a traveling boutique for special events/pop ups). For the most part I work from home, therefore, I try to do household chores in the pockets of my day (although I have to keep it pretty structured because it would be easy to procrastinate on work and just clean my house all day. Lol) to answer your question my husband does help around the house, but for the most part, I take care of household chores and he takes care of anything outside of our home on our farm (he also works full time, travels a bit for work and manages our small farm!) during my busiest season he helps more around the house because he knows that I have extra to do at work. I’m blessed with the best and we are quite the team. 🥰👏 I hope that helps answer your question. Thank you so much for stopping by!

@lillykzylyan7457 Ай бұрын

I love watching your videos! I am also a cash envelope user! I have my own shop on Etsy and create my own. I’d love to send you a goodie bag for you to have your own wallet and envelopes! Please let me know and I can send them out to you!

@rosiehelminiak2947 Ай бұрын

What is your etsy shop. I would like to see what you have.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

That sounds amazing, would love to check out your shop! My email address is therustichoney@gmail.com if you want to send me more details! ❤️🥰 Thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving me a sweet comment! Makes my day!

@lillykzylyan7457 Ай бұрын

@@rosiehelminiak2947 Creating Our Fairytale on Etsy!

@lillykzylyan7457 Ай бұрын

@@rustichoney email sent!♥️

@breezybre2670 Ай бұрын

Sadly....date night is not a thing here. 6 kids and no babysitter.

@rustichoney Ай бұрын

My husband and I have not been good about date night so far this year and I don’t see it getting any better now with a new baby. 😅 Maybe there’s another young family that you could offer to watch their kids and trade off date nights? Hiring a babysitter can be very expensive and we are honestly just blessed to have grandparents close by so I understand that can be really hard. Maybe you could also get creative and find a way to have a date night at home after bedtime? Sometimes just watching a movie with my husband is fun and we can call it a date lol

@yanak7159 20 күн бұрын

I don’t understand the whole allowance for kids in American culture. Your kids expect to get paid to do things around the house that they should just do for free because they’re part of the family. So when they grow up, they will expect to get paid for everything. We don’t do allowances for our kids, they get cash for birthdays and Christmas, and that’s when they learn to manage their money and spend wisely.

@rustichoney 19 күн бұрын

I guess I should’ve been more clear, I don’t necessarily subscribe to the “allowance” thing with our kids either. They do a lot around our home and farm simply because we expect them to as part of our family. However I do believe in incentives to work on things I’d like them to improve on or extra help I’d like to hire out (this goes above and beyond other daily chores) Gives them some responsibility and work ethic. Thanks for watching!