Daily Living
Creating a Seasonal Household Checklist
A short list four times a year keeps upkeep from piling up. Here is how to pick your dates, set reminders that do the remembering, and share the tasks fairly.
Daily Living: Routines, Essentials, and Getting Around
Small systems that make ordinary days easier: where things live, what happens on which day, and how everyone gets where they need to go.
Guides in this section
Daily Living
Creating a Weekly Household Routine
Build a weekly household routine with anchor days, 10-minute resets, and a shared plan, plus ideas for homes that include an older relative.
Daily Living
Organizing Frequently Used Household Items
Sort household items by how often you use them, keep daily things in an easy reach zone, and give keys, glasses, chargers, and mail a home.
Daily Living
Planning Transportation for an Older Relative
Map an older relative's weekly trips, set up a family ride rotation, look into community ride options, and keep a printable ride plan by the phone.
Daily Living
Simplifying Storage in Small Spaces
Storage ideas for apartments and shared rooms: vertical space, under-bed and door-back storage, one-in-one-out, and measuring before you buy.
Printable checklists
Weekly Home Planner
A week of household tasks, meals, appointment times, and who is helping.
Monthly Family Calendar
A blank month for visits, rides, deliveries, and family events.
Seasonal Calendar
Month-by-month household tasks for U.S. homes.
Home Organization Checklist
A decluttering and organizing checklist for every room, plus a weekly reset.
Free tools
Free
Household Organizer
Room organization checklists plus daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal tasks.
Free
Family Responsibility Planner
Assign household tasks, set dates, and share a printable family plan.