Once again, Tip Junkie is here as Your Personal Assistant. Consider taking a day to really plan and organize your schedule to stay ahead of the game. Here are some things to do:

1. If you’re wanting to be more organized then print off the Executive Homemaker binder where you can keep track of everything in one place as well as printable worksheets to help keep you organized and on task. (Sorry, I still don’t have the 2010 calendars ready yet. I’ll get those done after the BlissDom conference.)

2. Check birthdays for the month, buy cards & presents, get them ready to mail or deliver. If you have a child’s birthday this month, plan it and get out the invites.

• Tip Junkie has tons of amazing birthday themes, party favor, game and decor ideas.
• Executive Homemaker has several games to print out.

Also since it’s a new year with a LOT of birthday ahead of you, consider making (or buying) neighbor, friend, and teacher gifts for the entire year. Organize a gift-crafting week with a friend and make it a fun event by stocking up on several handmade items you’ll need through out the year. This way if you’re ever in a time crunch or financial pinch – you’re covered!

3. St. Patrick’s Day will be here before you know it! Decide today what you’re going to make, how you’re going to decorate, what traditions you’re going to do.  St. Patrick’s Day falls on our Spring Break, so I’ll be hosting a big party for my kiddo’s and their friends.  I’ll be featuring more ideas this week!

• Green Day Memory
• St. Patrick’s Day Bingo
• Green Day Agenda
• St. Patrick’s Day party & traditions

4. Clear schedule for book club, girls night out, BUNCO, and other rotating activities. Make sure you have child care, your food assignment, etc. Here’s how to start a dinner club.

5.  This year Easter is Sunday, April 4, 2010.  It’s time to get Easter outfits for the family and schedule family pictures (if you haven’t already done so).  I usually rotate family pictures between Christmas and Easter every couple years.  This way there is a variety in our home.  If the budget is tight, you can always call a friend and meet at a pretty park.  I did this 2 years ago.  I took pictures of her family and then she took pictures of mine.  It worked out great!

If you’re already in the Easter crafting mood, here are some ideas to get your creativity flowing:

Easter Home Decor

• Easter Table Decorating Ideas
• Easter & Spring Home Decorating
• DIY Chic Easter Eggs
• Easter Craft & Spring Craft Ideas
• Easter Crafts and Spring DIY Ideas
• Easter Crafts submitted by Tip Junkie Readers

Easter Traditions

• Easter Traditions
• More Easter Traditions
• Don’t Eat Pete (game to play with Easter candy)
• Egg a House (ring & run activity with your kiddos)
• Spiritual Easter Eggs

Easter Gift Ideas

• Easter Gift Ideas and Decor
• Homemade Easter Baskets and Paper Baskets
• Easter Food and Goodies

6.  I can’t believe it’s already time to plan for Spring Break.  Holy Cow!  Where does the time go?  You can check out any of the “For the Kids” posts for fun and creative ideas to keep  your kids busy with Spring Break Staycation Ideas.

More Boredom Buster Ideas:

• Spring Break – Keep ‘em Busy!
• Spring Break Activities on a Budget

7. If you are doing a food storage, time to check the schedule and buy next on the list. Don’t forget to put some cash in there as well.

8. Change AC house filter.

9. Write one grandparent a letter, artwork, or card.

10. Plan Mommy/Son or Daddy/Daughter dates.

11. Plan a date night with your man, arrange the babysitter in advance or swap with a friend.

12. Let’s start the month off right and make a list of the things that are causing you added stress. Make a list of the big ones as well as the little ones. Is something in the house that’s broken, is there an insurance issue you need to take care of, do you need an extra trash can upstairs to help keep things tidy?

Once you’ve thought it out and made your list, next plan a day this week as your “ongoing problem day” and finally resolve those issues that need to be resolved. You’ll be glad that you did!

13. For moms with toddlers: Winter was always hard for me when my boys were young because they weren’t able to play outside as much. During the cold months, I would put together “Special Days” and some times invited a couple of their friends. I put together a Special Days Booklet with all my ideas that you can print out! Basically they are “blue day” or “Spider-man Day” and we would play games and do simple things using that color, shape, or theme. If you get another mother involved, it’s less work, and more fun. You could even rotate the days you host it.

14. A heads up, teacher appreciation is next month. If you’re going to make a gift, check the Teacher Appreciation and handmade gift idea categories for tons of ideas.  {{I’ve done all the searching for you!}}

15.  Don’t forget about April Fool’s Day pranks and traditions!  I’ve already posted about some fun pranks that you can do.  However, I’ll feature more this month as well.  If you have a fun one, be sure to submit it so I can feature you and give some fun ideas to readers.

If you want to remind yourself to head on over to Tip Junkie at the beginning of every month for this segment, here’s a button you can put on the sidebar of your blog. ;)

What else do you do to get your home organized?