We’re constantly looking for ways to organize our life. From container store boxes to time management books. Would you be shocked to know that the best way to an organized life was right within your reach? In this episode of the Routine and Things Podcast, I’m sharing the most convenient way to organize your life ad guess what, it doesn’t cost a thing. Tune in to learn more!
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Ashley Brown 0:00 [Intro]
We're constantly looking for ways to organize our life. From Container Store boxes to time management books. Would you be shocked to know that the best way to an organized life was right within your reach? In this episode of the routine and things podcast, I'm sharing the most convenient way to organize your life and guess what? It doesn't cost a thing. Tune in to this episode to learn more.
Ashley Brown 0:38
One of my least favorite memories as a mom happened when I was a stay at home mom. This day in particular, I had so many things to do, I was behind on laundry, I needed to schedule my daughter a doctor's appointment, and the house was a mess. I mean, a hot mess. And funny enough, even though it's not funny, when I got to the end of my day, nothing had been done. You know those days. Thankfully, I had a God moment and realize I had fallen out of routine. Yes, this routine oriented girl had fallen out of routine. And honestly, it took me a while to get back on track because routines are always naturally falling into place for me in the past. But this was very different. I had to intentionally rebuild my routines one by one. And although it took time and patients, the impact routines had on my life was incredible. And I learned so much along the way. This is why I'm so excited to share with you that your girl did a thing.
Ashley Brown 1:37
I wrote a book, the Routine Building Handbook, your all in one habit builder for increased productivity inspired work and lasting success. The Routine Building Handbook is an easy to use Practical Guide for starting creating and maintaining routines to help you decrease stress, improve your sleep, and build a productive, joyful life. It gives you all the tools you need to introduce structure predictability, and stability, including a customizable habit building roadmap, ideas for weekday, weekend, morning and night routines. Plenty of examples of realistic daily and weekly routines, and advice for staying flexible. You can now preorder the book, which comes with some amazing bonuses for a limited time to preorder the Routine Building Handbook. You head to routineandthings.com/slash book or click the link in the show notes.
Ashley Brown 2:36
Hey, girl, hey, welcome back for another episode of the routine and things podcast. Oh, can you tell I'm excited today? Not only do I get to talk to you today about the most convenient way to organize your life. But I'm super excited because the book release is tomorrow, January 25. Tomorrow is the day and not only does the book release, but we are releasing it with a bang. I am actually having a book launch party tomorrow on Instagram. I hope that you can come join come join its going to be at 8pm Eastern time. I am so excited about it because we're gonna have a lot of fun. It's gonna be some giveaways. It's gonna be music, it's gonna be drinks, you got to bring your own drinks. Okay, BYOB, but it's gonna be so much fun. I'm super excited about the routine building handbook being in stores starting tomorrow. But you still have the ability to preorder. Okay, you can preorder the book, it really supports me as an author, and I'm super excited about supporting you. You can do so preorder the book by heading to that link in the show notes. Or you can go to routineandthings.com/ book.
Ashley Brown 3:55
Okay. Let's go ahead and get into today's episode, which is about the most convenient way to organize your life. Did you know that there was a convenient way to organize your life? I don't believe I knew this until some time ago. But now that I know. I'm so freaking happy. I am so freakin happy. So let me go ahead and just spill the beans. The most convenient way to organize your life is routines. Boom Booya. Did you realize I was gonna say that? Routines like hands down routines are the most convenient way to organize your life. What are routines? Routines are just an organized way of going about accomplishing a task or a goal. That's it. It's an organized way for going about doing something that's it. So it's the best and most convenient way to organize your life. I know I'm a little biased because I love routines, but I'm telling you it is I'm gonna tell you why routines are the most convenient way to organize your life. What makes something convenient? Right?
Ashley Brown 5:04
First of all, let me just start here. This was so interesting to me, I interviewed eight women, probably some, like, three, four months ago, interviewed eight women. Because I just wanted to hear from people in the community, women in the community to just hear about, you know, what are they about, like, what do they do? How many kids they have? What do they like about routine and things? And so I'm just doing this interview. And in the interview, I asked them about, you know, what stores do they shop at? And of course, 95% of them, say at Target 95%, seven out of eight women said, target. Now I said why target? You know, I love Target. And when I asked them why target, they said, because it's convenient. Every single one, every single one, seven out of the eight women said convenient convenience. So what this shows me is, convenience is important to you. Right.
Ashley Brown 6:01
So if convenience is important to you, I'm sharing the most convenient way to organize your life routines, use them in your life, use them. And what makes something convenient, let me break this down. One easily assessable. That's why when you're in Target, you're like, Oh, the tissue over here got this, I need to pick up some bananas, they got it too easily assessable. The second thing that makes something convenient, relatively affordable, relatively affordable. And I'm saying relatively because affordability is different from person to person, household to household, but relatively affordable, target is target is relatively affordable, right? Third thing that makes something convenient, it doesn't take a lot of effort to get it to make it excetera, it doesn't take you a lot of effort. It's right there is within arm's reach. You ain't got to sit up here and break your back trying to sit up here and get it or make it or creating or X, Y or Z.
Ashley Brown 7:08
Do you hear why I'm going with this? That's why routines are the most convenient way to organize your life because they're easily accessible. Do you have to go out to the store and get routines? Nope. Nope. A routine can be created and built like that. You do not have to go out to a store and get a routine. It's right there. It's right beside you right now. Just look over your shoulder. It's right there. Second, are routines relatively affordable? Yep, they're free. Free 99. Okay. They don't cost a thing. Routines don't cost a thing and take you to JLo for that one. But yes, they are free. Third, doesn't take you a lot of effort to create it. Does it take you a lot of effort to create a routine? Nope. Unless you make it like that. But that's why you have me that's why I'm here to help walk you through how to create routines. Because I want it to be simple for you.
Ashley Brown 8:09
Does that mean you're not going to have to have patience when your building a routine? No, you still have to have patience? Does that mean that your routine is going to be perfect once you start it? Nope, you have to give yourself permission to try again if it doesn't work. But that doesn't mean that it has to take a lot of effort to create or build a routine does not have to take a lot of effort whatsoever. Can be very simple. That's why the routine building handbook is here for you. So do you now see why routines are the most convenient way for you to organize your life? Because when you think about it, what are other ways that you organize your life physical organization by going out and getting some boxes from The Container Store, putting stuff in boxes, fixing up your pantry, that stuff can run you some money. And it's and within a week or two is all jumbled again. Right?
Ashley Brown 8:59
So I would say instead of going out to buy the Container Store boxes, create a routine where you can actually keep things organized in the boxes and bins that you already have. Just saying. Routines not only help you with physical organization, this is the key. This is the key, right? That's why routines in my opinion, Trump a lot of ways in which you probably organize now is because routines not only can help you get organized physically, you have routine helps you tidy up and get organized physically, right? Organize your home. Routines also help you get organized mentally helps to organize your thinking what's in your head. They give your brain a break. That's why I love routines. Because they're multifaceted.
Ashley Brown 9:54
They're gonna help you in multiple ways, a win win. I hope that you Picking up when I'm putting down I really do because I'm telling you, out of all the ways in which I've learned how to organize routines have been the most effective for me, and they are the most convenient.So I'm sharing that gem with you. Right? Routines Don't cost a thing. I used to want to be a singer when I was little. Anyway, anyway, okay. Routines are the solution to the problems you're probably facing right now. And I want you to remember this routines are the solution to many of the problems that you will face especially problems you're facing on a consistent basis. And they can be started conveniently right now if you need them to, right.
Ashley Brown 10:42
You can build a routine right now start it today. It;;s nothing stopping you but you. If you need help with that pre ordered the routine building handbook, that will be a resource you can keep forever, walk through step by step through how to create a routine. I'm so happy about it. It releases tomorrow, January 25. Get your copy. Link is in the show notes. Or you can go to routine and things.com forward slash book. Share this with someone today if someone's like, 'I have a problem. This is happening.' Be like girl, you know the most convenient way to organize your life: routines. If somebody comes to you and be like, I'm just so disorganized. I'm just it's just so much chaos in my life. Be like you know, the most convenient way to organize your life: routines. They'll be like 'really?' I promise you you're going to save somebody's life today.
Ashley Brown 11:34
Alright, that's it from me. I hope this was very helpful for you. Be sure to rate and review the show before you leave. Also share this episode with someone. If you enjoy today's episode, be sure to take a screenshot tag me on Instagram. I would love to know that you are listening to this episode. And I hope that you now know, you know what, let me get organized. Let me get organized. Let me organize myself by getting me a routine going one routine at a time. Don't forget one at a time, but it is the most convenient way to organize your life. Until next time, continue to enjoy. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, stay happy. Stay organized, and I'm going to talk to you next week.
Ashley Brown 12:22 [Outro]
Thanks for listening. If you enjoy today's episode, take a screenshot and share it on social I would love to know you're listening. And for tools to help you start maintain and enjoy your routines. Be sure to head to routineandthings.com. Here's to staying happy.
We're constantly looking for ways to organize our life. From Container Store boxes to time management books. Would you be shocked to know that the best way to an organized life was right within your reach? In this episode of the routine and things podcast, I'm sharing the most convenient way to organize your life and guess what? It doesn't cost a thing. Tune in to this episode to learn more.
Ashley Brown 0:38
One of my least favorite memories as a mom happened when I was a stay at home mom. This day in particular, I had so many things to do, I was behind on laundry, I needed to schedule my daughter a doctor's appointment, and the house was a mess. I mean, a hot mess. And funny enough, even though it's not funny, when I got to the end of my day, nothing had been done. You know those days. Thankfully, I had a God moment and realize I had fallen out of routine. Yes, this routine oriented girl had fallen out of routine. And honestly, it took me a while to get back on track because routines are always naturally falling into place for me in the past. But this was very different. I had to intentionally rebuild my routines one by one. And although it took time and patients, the impact routines had on my life was incredible. And I learned so much along the way. This is why I'm so excited to share with you that your girl did a thing.
Ashley Brown 1:37
I wrote a book, the Routine Building Handbook, your all in one habit builder for increased productivity inspired work and lasting success. The Routine Building Handbook is an easy to use Practical Guide for starting creating and maintaining routines to help you decrease stress, improve your sleep, and build a productive, joyful life. It gives you all the tools you need to introduce structure predictability, and stability, including a customizable habit building roadmap, ideas for weekday, weekend, morning and night routines. Plenty of examples of realistic daily and weekly routines, and advice for staying flexible. You can now preorder the book, which comes with some amazing bonuses for a limited time to preorder the Routine Building Handbook. You head to routineandthings.com/slash book or click the link in the show notes.
Ashley Brown 2:36
Hey, girl, hey, welcome back for another episode of the routine and things podcast. Oh, can you tell I'm excited today? Not only do I get to talk to you today about the most convenient way to organize your life. But I'm super excited because the book release is tomorrow, January 25. Tomorrow is the day and not only does the book release, but we are releasing it with a bang. I am actually having a book launch party tomorrow on Instagram. I hope that you can come join come join its going to be at 8pm Eastern time. I am so excited about it because we're gonna have a lot of fun. It's gonna be some giveaways. It's gonna be music, it's gonna be drinks, you got to bring your own drinks. Okay, BYOB, but it's gonna be so much fun. I'm super excited about the routine building handbook being in stores starting tomorrow. But you still have the ability to preorder. Okay, you can preorder the book, it really supports me as an author, and I'm super excited about supporting you. You can do so preorder the book by heading to that link in the show notes. Or you can go to routineandthings.com/ book.
Ashley Brown 3:55
Okay. Let's go ahead and get into today's episode, which is about the most convenient way to organize your life. Did you know that there was a convenient way to organize your life? I don't believe I knew this until some time ago. But now that I know. I'm so freaking happy. I am so freakin happy. So let me go ahead and just spill the beans. The most convenient way to organize your life is routines. Boom Booya. Did you realize I was gonna say that? Routines like hands down routines are the most convenient way to organize your life. What are routines? Routines are just an organized way of going about accomplishing a task or a goal. That's it. It's an organized way for going about doing something that's it. So it's the best and most convenient way to organize your life. I know I'm a little biased because I love routines, but I'm telling you it is I'm gonna tell you why routines are the most convenient way to organize your life. What makes something convenient? Right?
Ashley Brown 5:04
First of all, let me just start here. This was so interesting to me, I interviewed eight women, probably some, like, three, four months ago, interviewed eight women. Because I just wanted to hear from people in the community, women in the community to just hear about, you know, what are they about, like, what do they do? How many kids they have? What do they like about routine and things? And so I'm just doing this interview. And in the interview, I asked them about, you know, what stores do they shop at? And of course, 95% of them, say at Target 95%, seven out of eight women said, target. Now I said why target? You know, I love Target. And when I asked them why target, they said, because it's convenient. Every single one, every single one, seven out of the eight women said convenient convenience. So what this shows me is, convenience is important to you. Right.
Ashley Brown 6:01
So if convenience is important to you, I'm sharing the most convenient way to organize your life routines, use them in your life, use them. And what makes something convenient, let me break this down. One easily assessable. That's why when you're in Target, you're like, Oh, the tissue over here got this, I need to pick up some bananas, they got it too easily assessable. The second thing that makes something convenient, relatively affordable, relatively affordable. And I'm saying relatively because affordability is different from person to person, household to household, but relatively affordable, target is target is relatively affordable, right? Third thing that makes something convenient, it doesn't take a lot of effort to get it to make it excetera, it doesn't take you a lot of effort. It's right there is within arm's reach. You ain't got to sit up here and break your back trying to sit up here and get it or make it or creating or X, Y or Z.
Ashley Brown 7:08
Do you hear why I'm going with this? That's why routines are the most convenient way to organize your life because they're easily accessible. Do you have to go out to the store and get routines? Nope. Nope. A routine can be created and built like that. You do not have to go out to a store and get a routine. It's right there. It's right beside you right now. Just look over your shoulder. It's right there. Second, are routines relatively affordable? Yep, they're free. Free 99. Okay. They don't cost a thing. Routines don't cost a thing and take you to JLo for that one. But yes, they are free. Third, doesn't take you a lot of effort to create it. Does it take you a lot of effort to create a routine? Nope. Unless you make it like that. But that's why you have me that's why I'm here to help walk you through how to create routines. Because I want it to be simple for you.
Ashley Brown 8:09
Does that mean you're not going to have to have patience when your building a routine? No, you still have to have patience? Does that mean that your routine is going to be perfect once you start it? Nope, you have to give yourself permission to try again if it doesn't work. But that doesn't mean that it has to take a lot of effort to create or build a routine does not have to take a lot of effort whatsoever. Can be very simple. That's why the routine building handbook is here for you. So do you now see why routines are the most convenient way for you to organize your life? Because when you think about it, what are other ways that you organize your life physical organization by going out and getting some boxes from The Container Store, putting stuff in boxes, fixing up your pantry, that stuff can run you some money. And it's and within a week or two is all jumbled again. Right?
Ashley Brown 8:59
So I would say instead of going out to buy the Container Store boxes, create a routine where you can actually keep things organized in the boxes and bins that you already have. Just saying. Routines not only help you with physical organization, this is the key. This is the key, right? That's why routines in my opinion, Trump a lot of ways in which you probably organize now is because routines not only can help you get organized physically, you have routine helps you tidy up and get organized physically, right? Organize your home. Routines also help you get organized mentally helps to organize your thinking what's in your head. They give your brain a break. That's why I love routines. Because they're multifaceted.
Ashley Brown 9:54
They're gonna help you in multiple ways, a win win. I hope that you Picking up when I'm putting down I really do because I'm telling you, out of all the ways in which I've learned how to organize routines have been the most effective for me, and they are the most convenient.So I'm sharing that gem with you. Right? Routines Don't cost a thing. I used to want to be a singer when I was little. Anyway, anyway, okay. Routines are the solution to the problems you're probably facing right now. And I want you to remember this routines are the solution to many of the problems that you will face especially problems you're facing on a consistent basis. And they can be started conveniently right now if you need them to, right.
Ashley Brown 10:42
You can build a routine right now start it today. It;;s nothing stopping you but you. If you need help with that pre ordered the routine building handbook, that will be a resource you can keep forever, walk through step by step through how to create a routine. I'm so happy about it. It releases tomorrow, January 25. Get your copy. Link is in the show notes. Or you can go to routine and things.com forward slash book. Share this with someone today if someone's like, 'I have a problem. This is happening.' Be like girl, you know the most convenient way to organize your life: routines. If somebody comes to you and be like, I'm just so disorganized. I'm just it's just so much chaos in my life. Be like you know, the most convenient way to organize your life: routines. They'll be like 'really?' I promise you you're going to save somebody's life today.
Ashley Brown 11:34
Alright, that's it from me. I hope this was very helpful for you. Be sure to rate and review the show before you leave. Also share this episode with someone. If you enjoy today's episode, be sure to take a screenshot tag me on Instagram. I would love to know that you are listening to this episode. And I hope that you now know, you know what, let me get organized. Let me get organized. Let me organize myself by getting me a routine going one routine at a time. Don't forget one at a time, but it is the most convenient way to organize your life. Until next time, continue to enjoy. Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, stay happy. Stay organized, and I'm going to talk to you next week.
Ashley Brown 12:22 [Outro]
Thanks for listening. If you enjoy today's episode, take a screenshot and share it on social I would love to know you're listening. And for tools to help you start maintain and enjoy your routines. Be sure to head to routineandthings.com. Here's to staying happy.