SIMPLIFY your home cleaning plan using index cards - with Abby Wahl

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Learn how to create a simple home cleaning plan using index cards with Abby Wahl. This method is perfect for busy households looking to stay organized and on top of their cleaning routine. Say goodbye to chaos and hello to a clean, organized home!
Abby Wahl shares how she's reduced distractions and screen time on her phone by keeping track of everything in her life on index cards. She's using templates from ‪@timeandtideplans‬ to keep her cleaning routine, task lists, weekly plans, and more!
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[@79mfranklin1]

I want a t-shirt that says, “Lift heavy weights and read heavy books” Loved this and can’t wait to dig a little more into this method! Thanks for the links to the Etsy shop!

[@LilCraftyNook]

I bought my first Christian Planner in…(yep) 2020!? Well, didn’t use it much AT all, but I kept it anyway. I did throw out a couple tho. Yay for the “old”, manual pen and paper ways!! This is Nikki, from YTCE!! So proud to be in this with you!

[@timeandtideplans]

Oh my goodness, Abby!!!! This was the best surprise to see in my mentions this morning. Mystie thank you so much for the mention and the links you both are the best!!! Speaking of cheerful - this was such a fun back and forth between you two ❤

[@fiftyplusplans]

I had to scroll down to see if you had seen this yet! If not, I was going to let you know :)

[@timeandtideplans]

@@fiftyplusplans thank you!! I love it.

[@simplyconvivial]

You are so welcome! Lots of ladies in our community have used your templates. 💜

[@heartsandmindsathome]

“I would rather buy books!” Totally! 😄

[@heartsandmindsathome]

I have held onto a little card box with dividers since COLLEGE that I used to use for French, then thought I’d use for recipes/meal planning rotation, which never played out. I can totally see myself doing a task list rotation with it! I like that it feels like less of a commitment and is easily adjustable/flexible, as well as being a space saver. Sometimes a big beautiful chunky planner just feels like more of a to-do itself, and who needs more of those?! Thank you for the tips and resource as a springboard! 🙂

[@simplyconvivial]

Yes, exactly!

[@ticiagorney8708]

I'm definitely a planner girl and have been writing my three main tasks to complete down in that. It stays open all day, so I'm kept on track. This thought of using index cards instead of a planner is intriguing. Costs of planners are rising, and you do throw them away! Definitely looking into this!

[@heartsandmindsathome]

That’s a good point! Twice now, I’ve spent around $50-$60 for planners that seemed more my style, and they were in the trash by springtime. I can’t stand the time-wasting redundancy of rewriting between monthly and weekly pages, so I do better with only a monthly spread, and use the notes column on the side for my running do-list that I plug in to the days as I go. But I’m looking forward to this chat about notecards to see if I can simplify even further! 👏

[@polyglotmona]

Thank you so much for this video 😊I just found you through Jenn’s @timeandtideplans community post about your video. I started planning on index cards in March when I found Jenn’s videos which inspired me. I love how productive I got since then. I’m so happy that I can shuffle a card instead of writing the same list of to do’s over and over again. You’re right, it’s a small time investment in the beginning for huge success. You’re favorite card looks great 👍

[@simplyconvivial]

Awesome! Thank you for commenting! Her cards are so cute and I love how simple and straightforward her system is.

[@Michele-hd1uh]

Emilie Barnes was a huge influence on the index card method years ago. She was like a Christian Martha Stewart.

[@simplyconvivial]

Yes! I read all her books back in the day!

[@truejoie]

Love her books! Yes i might need to try the index card method

[@TFaithG]

Do not throw away planners....they become a history of your life! But yes, they are too expensive and often too big to keep. I have finally settled on a hardcover moleskin notebook (thin and no spiral means easier to store). I can keep changing my dashboard and notes as life changes.

[@simplyconvivial]

But who is going to actually look through someone's old planners? :) Time would be better spent by self or others making a plan, looking at current plans, or reading a book. :) My planners go in the garbage because I want shelf space for books.

[@TFaithG]

@@simplyconvivial yes, it is raw data. But I would totally read planners from my mother or grandmother to know what life was like for them. I am more likely to sketch out life in my planner than write a daily journal. I want to write the journal, but the planning is what actually happens!

[@simplyconvivial]

@@TFaithG It definitely does depend on how the planner is used! :) Someone looking at my planner might know what my head was like, but not necessarily what my real life was like - my plans are, as my friend once commented, delusions of grandeur 😂 And I'm fine getting it out of my head and then only doing 1/3 of it :)

[@TFaithG]

@@simplyconvivial and you are the one who helped me to be much more realistic in my planning!? ha ha ha Yes, that type of planner would not provide accurate history

[@LilCraftyNook]

Agreed! They really are!

[@zairarussell1968]

Does anyone do chores with their kids using index cards???

[@stephaniel2797]

Can you share the Etsy shop where you found the cards?

[@simplyconvivial]

Yes! It's Time and Tide Plans - on etsy and she also has a KZbin channel!