The Intended OS Blog
Practical guides, templates, and ideas for running your household with intention.
What is Intended OS?
Discover how business systems thinking can transform your household into a well-oiled machine — without losing the warmth and spontaneity that makes family life special.
The Origin Story: From Spreadsheet Obsession to Intended OS
How decades of self-help books, productivity systems, and obsessive tracking led to building a family operating system.
Can You Commit to 12 Weeks?
Tiny changes, practiced consistently, can transform your family life. Here's exactly what it takes — just 1 hour per week.
The 6 Pillars of Intended OS
A focused framework covering the essentials of family life. Six pillars, each scored quarterly.
How to Run a Weekly Family Meeting
A 30-minute ritual that keeps everyone aligned, heard, and moving in the same direction.
The Responsibility Map: End Chore Arguments Forever
How to create clarity around who owns what — with rotating, shared, and owned task types.
Family Rocks: Quarterly Goals for Your Household
Borrow from business: set 2-4 major priorities every 90 days and actually achieve them.
The Power of Saying No: How Rocks Give You Permission to Focus
You can't do everything. Learn how quarterly Rocks give you a framework for strategic "no."
Creating Your Family Vision & Values Statement
A step-by-step workshop for defining what your family stands for and where you're headed together.
The Monthly Check-in: Your Family's Financial & Progress Review
A one-hour session on the first of each month to review your budget, track goals, and address recurring issues.
The Family Budget Blueprint
Build a budget that actually works — with categories that matter, savings automation, and money meetings that don't suck.
Morning & Evening Routines That Actually Stick
Design rhythms that reduce chaos and decision fatigue — for adults and kids alike.
Building Your Family's Health Dashboard
Track what matters: sleep, movement, nutrition, and mental wellbeing — without becoming obsessive.
Why Your Family Should Share Individual Goals
How bringing personal goals into the family teaches kids goal-setting and gives everyone built-in accountability partners.
The Power of Backward Planning
Start with your 10-year vision and work backward through quarterly rocks to weekly actions that move you forward.
Getting Kids to Actually Do Their Chores
Systems, incentives, and mindset shifts that work — without constant nagging or bribery.
Digital Tools for Family Organization
Calendars, task managers, and apps that actually help — plus when to go analog instead.
Meal Planning for Busy Families
A realistic system for planning, shopping, and prepping — even when life is chaos.
How to Handle Family Conflicts Constructively
Frameworks for disagreements that strengthen relationships instead of damaging them.
The Intended OS for Single Parents
Adapting the framework when you're doing it alone — plus resources and community support.
When The Intended OS Isn't Working
Common pitfalls, resistance patterns, and how to course-correct when the system breaks down.