2. Household Storage: Area1:Garage BEFORE AFTER

3. Household Storage: Area 1: Garage BEFORE AFTER

4. Household Storage: Area 1: Garage REUSED RECYCLED

5. Time: Exceeded estimate due to construction of storage solutions reusing existing items to suit new purpose. Money: Under budget due to creative shopping combined with the reuse of some existing items ResourceEstimatedActual Time8 hours8 hours 16 minutes Money$50.00$38.70

6. Household Storage: Area 2: Office Office Sq Feet Before: 138.9 After: 45 Net Loss: 93.9 sq ft

7. Household Storage: Area 2: Office BEFORE AFTER

8. Household Storage: Area 2: Office CRAFT STORAGE RECORDS STORAGE

9. Household Storage: Area 2: Office OVERFLOW STORAGE CURRENT COURSE MATERIALS

10. Household Storage: Area 2: Office NEW & IMPROVED ! RECYCLING

11. Time: Efficient use of time by working when family was away. Money: By maximizing existing storage no additional items were needed. RESOURCEESTIMATEDACTUAL Time 8 hours4 hours 8 minutes Money$0

12. Time Management: Master Grocery List Weekly Menu Planner

13. Time Management Cost per Trip2 trips a week3 trips a week4 trips a week5 trips a week $ 1.19$ 2.38$ 3.57$ 4.76$ 5.95 Monthly total$ 9.52$ 14.28$ 19.04$ 23.80 Time per Trip2 trips a week3 trips a week4 trips a week5 trips a week 45 min90 min135 min180 min225 min Monthly total6 hours9 hours12 hours15 hours Cost per trip is base on distance of 6.8 miles round trip at 20 mpg and average $3.50 a gallon of gasoline. Time per trip is based on approximately 15 minutes travel time one way and a minimum 15 minutes shopping.

14. Time: We were able to reduce time spent in trips by half. Money: We were able to reduce spending by over 60%. Estimates based on average for 3 trips a week. RESOURCEESTIMATEDACTUAL Time 9 hours4 hours 8 minutes Money$ 14.28$ 4.76

15. Menu Planning DOOR TO DOOR DILEMMA

16. Menu Planning Family Favorites Menu

17. Utilizing the Time Log project it was clear that planning and preparation at the beginning of the month paid off by freeing up time for what was truly important. ActivityFood PrepShoppingFamily Daily Average73 minutes9 minutes204 minutes Percentage of Time 5 %> 1 %14 %

18. The project has helped me streamline daily processes, organize in such a way that finding items are fast & easy. However, the biggest benefits have come through additional time with family, more productive study time and having “found time” to do things I enjoy such as sewing for myself and my children.