One of the things I am focusing on this year is looking for ways to make better use of my time.

I recently came across a very valuable tool that I have started using to make my life run a little smoother.  Again I have been looking for ways to get my life together in a way that I can actually gain more time to use doing other things.  I want to start working smarter not harder, and this includes how I use my time as well.

One thing that I have found takes up a LOT of my time is menu planning and grocery planning.  And since both of these things are crucial to me maintaining a $50 a week grocery budget there’s no way I can just stop doing either one.

So I have just gotten used to spending a large chunk of my time each week planning.

Not anymore!

This FREE Personal Organizer that I found promises to make everyday things like weekly menu and grocery planning a breeze, not to mention a whole lot less tedious or time consuming.  Plus I am able to use the calendar to plan out my blog posts for the week as well as keep track of all of mine and my family’s appointments.

Last week I shared some FREE printable Home Organizational tools.  Well, Springpad is for those who would rather keep all of their organizational tools online.

The apps section is where you’ll find all the different tools to help you streamline your life.  That’s also where you’ll find the menu and grocery planning apps.  Along with those here is a list of some of the other apps you might find useful:

Blog Post Planner
Household Budget Plan
My Kitchen Pantry
Travel Checklist
Household Inventory
Task Manager
Receipt Manager
Reusable Grocery List
Recipe Box
Weekly Chore Tracker
School Project Organizer

This is just a sample of my favorite apps out of all that is offered for FREE from Springpad.  I am confident that you will find this to be a very useful tool!

Just head on over here and enter your email and password information.  They’ll immediately send you an email with a confimation link that you’ll need to click on in order to activate your FREE account.  If the email doesn’t arrive within a few moments, check your spam folders because that is where I found mine sitting.

I have been tinkering around with this today and I have to tell you that it is actually kind of fun getting organized.  I love that I can completely customize Springpad to work for me with the apps I need.   And I am so impressed with how many different areas of my life I can organize all in one place!