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[@margareth5501]

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]

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!

[@samanthahoos9827]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@samanthahoos9827 will take this. Thank u.

[@shelbyatwell5883]

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.

[@Sarah_Kilmer]

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]

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

[@Sarah_Kilmer]

@@rustichoney you’re welcome!🩷

[@DadApp-k7k]

So organized! DadApp stores kids’ info securely - worth a look!

[@rustichoney]

I will definitely check that out! Thanks for the tip!

[@PhilipDonna1982]

First, I’m a new subscriber and really enjoy your content. I’m an early retired 59 year old housewife. We have a large garden for our suburban property so perhaps that’s why YT suggested your channel. Anyway, as a former Executive Assistant to high level executives, my heart just sang about your “systems”. Your home basket and clipboards had me smiling. I try to structure my days and my home like I’m running a business. My husband and I joke about our titles, CFO and CEO, and after we have discussed how to work together on a project, finances or chore, we adjourn our meetings, but not before first reading the minutes of our last meeting 😂. We don’t keep minutes, of course but I’m telling you as one ages, it’s not a bad idea. It takes a lot of energy to run a home, be a supportive wife, attentive mom and be organized at the same time.

[@rustichoney]

LOVE this! And I had to laugh about keeping minutes, I basically have to do that too because my memory feels so scattered these days! Yikes! Loved hearing your story and appreciate your thoughtful message! Thank you so much for stopping by!

[@yanak7159]

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]

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 😊

[@carriecobb8]

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]

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 KZbin because Emily does a great job of explaining her systems. ❤️💵

[@KatieBrooks-tp2lx]

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]

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! ❤️

[@mirjambezikofer8385]

I love this! However, to me - a gardening, business owning, homemaking mom of four - this level of organization is stress inducing. I'm sure my husband would love it, though! 🤣

[@rustichoney]

I totally get it. Sometimes less is more! I'm also a mom of four and a business owner (and trying to call myself a gardener... I'm still learning) and systems and organization help my brain! I understand that's not the same for everyone. That's great that you know what works for you, that's part of the struggle! And I find that systems are ever-changing, especially as our kids age. Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@donnabranch2787]

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]

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

[@tonicrans18monkey]

Thank you! This video was so good. All very practical and useful ❤

[@rustichoney]

So glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! Thanks so much for stopping by!

[@christinebenson5316]

Love the idea of clipboards for everyone!

[@rustichoney]

We’ve slacked on this lately but during the school year the clipboards are amazing help! Glad you found some inspiration here!

[@brendafore7554]

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]

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!

[@kingdomrootedmama]

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

[@rustichoney]

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!

[@raqueldelorbe5277]

Thank you so much. I need to work on my systems because my like will be more simple as I can see on yours.

[@rustichoney]

Just start on one at a time keeping simplicity in mind. We all have different tendencies and personalities so it's important to cater to what works best for us.

[@SWKS_AG05]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing ❤.

[@rustichoney]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@constantlyabiding24]

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

[@rustichoney]

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!

[@VagabondWay]

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]

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

[@aprilh5186]

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]

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!

[@phyllisanngodfrey6137]

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]

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

[@QiB3auty]

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

[@janiewhitcomb7600]

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

[@rustichoney]

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

[@jennyapiag]

This was such an inspiring video! Thank you for sharing! You've encouraged me to reassess some of our family systems and revamp them.

[@rustichoney]

It's a process that's never really done! Always important to think through and continue to improve or revamp! So glad you found this video inspiring! Hope to share more content like this in the future.

[@heiditrzebiatowski1905]

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]

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.

[@teyawnnasanden2404]

Great ideas, what digital calendar do you use?

[@rustichoney]

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 KZbin video 😅😆) Hope that helps!

[@marilenaferruzzi6497]

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]

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

[@QiB3auty]

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]

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. 😊

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

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

[@rustichoney]

They sure are! Thanks for watching!

[@rorriewright9011]

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

[@rustichoney]

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

[@kericarlson1194]

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

[@rustichoney]

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

[@mt1885]

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]

Thank you so much! Appreciate the prayers too! ❤️

[@peggydelozier8636]

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

[@rustichoney]

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 😊

[@shelbyatwell5883]

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]

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.

[@Majencja1]

Hi, greetings from Ireland! I love your videos ❤

[@rustichoney]

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

[@Majencja1]

@rustichoney Definitely a must see!

[@peggydelozier8636]

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]

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

[@MichaeleJayeJackson]

Thank you for sharing!

[@rustichoney]

Thank YOU for watching ❤️☺️

[@lindasmith5190]

Great ideas.

[@rustichoney]

Thank you! Glad you stopped by! ❤️

[@abundantlivinghomestead9347]

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

[@rustichoney]

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! 😊

[@SarahsOctoberHome]

Such great tips, sweet friend!❤️

[@rustichoney]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@jcrane45585]

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]

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]

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

[@rustichoney]

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. 😊

[@InMarieNailz]

This was very helpful!

[@rustichoney]

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

[@hettiekenny5185]

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

[@rustichoney]

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

[@daniville88]

My hubs and I use Google Keep to track our baby’s feedings. Because sometimes brain storage is limited. 😂

[@rustichoney]

I HAVE to do this too! I actually ended up buying the paid version of an app called Sprout Baby. It was a life saver in those early weeks! I had to track feedings, amounts, weight, diapers, etc. for a couple weeks and it was overwhelming! That app was so worth it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@deirdrecerasa3932]

Terrific ideas! ❤

[@rustichoney]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@olatunjiolakunle6908]

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

[@rustichoney]

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]

Your husbands very lucky to have such an organized wife

[@rustichoney]

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!

[@deborahderosa4987]

Omg, she is soooo cute!

[@rustichoney]

Thank you! ❤️

[@llisadorsey7417]

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]

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!

[@mardwella]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@rustichoney]

Thank you for watching!

[@koala2464]

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]

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

[@lillykzylyan7457]

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]

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

[@rustichoney]

That sounds amazing, would love to check out your shop! My email address is [e-mail] 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]

@@rosiehelminiak2947 Creating Our Fairytale on Etsy!

[@lillykzylyan7457]

@@rustichoney email sent!♥️

[@breezybre2670]

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

[@rustichoney]

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

[@aleksejeva100]

I guess you have a baby making system too lol

[@rustichoney]

😂 it appears so! 😅 Thanks for watching!

[@yanak7159]

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]

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!