ime management does not only apply at work. Whatever responsibilities you have at the office or in the classroom, you should not forget the responsibilities that you have at home.Some of the tasks that require your time and attention include doing the laundry, cooking, washing the dishes, cleaning the house, paying bills, buying groceries, repairing or replacing fixtures, and doing some home improvements. Your schedule can be much more hectic if you have children or pets that you have to attend to.With effective time management, you can easily manage your home while still being productive at work or in school. You can apply the following practices into your life to be able to manage your time wisely at home: -Plan your week ahead. You should figure out how your week is supposed to be and make plans accordingly. You can use a weekly planner to keep track of your weekly tasks. Schedule your most important activities for the week. -Organize your home. Organize your environment. You have been given this tip repeatedly throughout this book. This is because organization is important in time management. If you keep things in their proper places, it will be much easier for you to find them when you need them. So, instead of wasting valuable minutes trying to find a certain item, it will only take you a few seconds to go to its storage location. What is the key to keeping your things organized? It is putting back items to where they belong. Every time you use something, see to it that you return it to where you got it. For example, if you took a stapler from your desk, you should put it back there when you are done using it. Do not leave it lying on the counter or toss it on the couch. If you delay this very simple task, you may forget about it. Later on, you will realize that you do not know where you placed your stapler and it will take a long time for you to retrieve it when you need to use it again. Another tip to organize your home is to put labels on things. For example, instead of putting all your condiment bottles in the pantry, you should transfer them into identical containers and then put labels. Having containers of different sizes can take up a lot of space in the shelf. You can save much more space if you use containers of the same size; but do not forget to add labels so that you will know what condiment is inside which container. The same strategy applies to your other things. For example, instead of placing your shoes side by side on the floor, you should keep them in their original boxes and simply stack these boxes. You should use your vertical space wisely. To prevent confusion, take a picture of your shoes and paste these pictures on their corresponding boxes. You may also use transparent shoe organizers. This way, you can easily find which pair of shoes you are looking for. -Have a landing strip. You should have a landing strip for the most commonly used items in your home, such as your phone, keys, eye glasses, purse, or wallet. Instead of wasting time trying to search for these things around the house, you should put them near the door. This way, you can easily grab them as you leave the house. A landing strip will ensure that you see them right away so that you do not forget them. Your landing strip can be a bowl, dish, drawer, or shelf.