Home Planning Prompts

INPUTS [Space]; [what it must be used for]; [available time] PROMPT Plan a short session to organise [space] for [what it must be used for] within [available time]. Define a visible finish line, a simple sorting sequence and a place for items needing a later decision. Use what I already have. Do not turn the task into reorganising the whole home.

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Reduce the plan to a minimum useful version if I lose half the time.

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Choose a scope you can actually finish.

INPUTS [Item categories]; [storage places]; [people who need access] PROMPT Make a private household find-it list for [item categories] using [storage places]. Explain what [people who need access] need to know. Use placeholders for sensitive details and avoid recording passwords or financial identifiers. Keep the structure simple enough to update when an item moves.

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Suggest the smallest set of fields that makes the list useful.

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Keep sensitive records in an appropriate private place.

INPUTS [Observed issue]; [when it happens]; [checks already made] PROMPT Help write a factual description of [observed issue] using [when it happens] and [checks already made]. Separate observations from guesses about the cause. List questions for the appropriate repair professional. Do not diagnose a dangerous fault or give instructions for electrical, gas or structural work.

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Turn the description into a concise note for a genuine service provider.

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Use qualified help where the issue involves safety or specialist work.

INPUTS [Chores]; [household availability]; [current agreements] PROMPT Prepare a discussion about [chores] using [household availability] and [current agreements]. Suggest categories such as urgent, recurring and optional. List decisions the household should make together instead of assigning responsibility automatically. Avoid judging people’s effort or motives.

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Create a proposed weekly checklist clearly marked for agreement.

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Confirm tasks and timing with the people involved.

INPUTS [Collection]; [current containers]; [retrieval needs] PROMPT Suggest a simple organisation system for [collection] using [current containers] and [retrieval needs]. Explain how to label, find and return items. Start with a small trial section and keep undecided items separate. Do not recommend purchases as the default solution.

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Make a five-step trial for one part of the collection.

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Try retrieving an item before expanding the system.

INPUTS [Move date]; [confirmed requirements]; [items to arrange] PROMPT Organise [items to arrange] before [move date] using [confirmed requirements]. Group tasks by dependency and mark anything needing confirmation from the actual provider. Do not invent notice periods, legal obligations, prices or service availability. Include a small next action I can complete now.

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Turn unknown requirements into specific provider questions.

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Verify requirements and dates with the relevant organisation.

INPUTS [Visit purpose]; [guest needs already agreed]; [time] PROMPT Plan preparation for [visit purpose] using [guest needs already agreed] and [time]. Separate essentials for the visit from optional tidying. Use the rooms and materials I have. Do not assume dietary, accessibility or personal needs not supplied; ask what should be confirmed.

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Make a minimum preparation checklist for a busy day.

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Confirm any guest requirement that affects comfort or safety.

INPUTS [Non-private notes]; [current task lists]; [sorting goal] PROMPT Sort [non-private notes] into actions, reference information, decisions and items to discard or review, using [current task lists] and [sorting goal]. Explain ambiguous cases. Do not delete anything or treat a reminder as a confirmed obligation without context.

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Give me a short rule for placing the next note myself.

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Review important documents before removing or discarding them.

INPUTS [Rooms]; [item categories]; [first-day needs] PROMPT Create a packing-label scheme using [rooms], [item categories] and [first-day needs]. Distinguish immediate-use boxes from later unpacking. Suggest labels that describe contents without displaying sensitive information. Do not assume handling rules for fragile or hazardous items.

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Draft a simple box inventory I can maintain while packing.

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Use appropriate handling instructions for the actual items.

INPUTS [System tried]; [what was easy to find]; [what stayed confusing] PROMPT Review [system tried] using [what was easy to find] and [what stayed confusing]. Separate appearance from practical retrieval and maintenance. Suggest one reversible change rather than a full redesign. Do not infer success from a tidy photograph alone.

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Plan a small retrieval test for the change.

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Use actual attempts to find and return items.