Back To School Organizing
Life Management Strategy: Back To Ready!
This time of year brings change. Seasons change, school years are end, schedules and priorities shift. These are all great things, but sometime these changes and the summertime lack of structure can leave our homes and offices disorganized. Here’s a simple idea to keep your home and offices in (relatively) good shape: “Back To Ready”. We [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Spend Your Screen Time Wisely
Did you Know? September 18-24th is National Turn Off Week , a challenge to Reduce your Screen Time on TV and technology. I am blogging to the internet on my laptop, then sending a newsletter via email to suggest you spend less time this week on Screen Time and technology devices. The irony is not lost on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Don’t Just Pile, Act then File!
This week’s article is inspired by Mary and AnneMarie, so thanks, ladies, for the inspiration. And thanks to all of you who offered comments and insight in the Pile vs. File debate, via email or Facebook. And the responses also inspired a future topic (perhaps next week) of Cool Tools and High-Tech Solutions for your papers. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Why I Organize my Family (and you should, too!)
My goal for writing is to motivate and educate my readers and clients about organizing. Most people who contact me need organizing motivation or education, or a mixture of both. My last few blogs have been heavy on the How-To, as in how to organize for Back To School, but this week I want to talk about the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )A Great Morning Starts The Night Before!
(A note: I wrote this article last week for Speech Plus in Frankfort, IL for their Back-To-School newsletter issue. They graciously agreed to let me post the information, for the benefit of all! For more information regarding Speech Plus, P.C., go to their website at www.speechplus.org, or find them on Facebook.) Getting ready and out the door in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BTS: Never Be Late Again!
Last August, I resolved we would be on time for school. Every day. And except for the very last day of school, when there was an actual flood in our neighborhood, we accomplished our goal. Do you know why we succeeded? Because I realized that my own adherence to my own routine can make or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Day the Bags Come Home
Summer relaxes our daily routine, and brings opportunities to work on organizing projects. Paper is always an issue, but working on kid and school papers in the summer offers the rare opportunity of cleaning papers off the desk or kitchen counter, and having them stay gone for a few months! Yeah!! In less [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )“If I Had A Nickel…” Getting Buy-In From Your Family
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked “How do I get my family to get and stay organized?” I’d be rich. Perhaps you want to get organized, but you feel challenged with young children, your spouse, maybe even aging parents or grown-up children who are still / again living at home. Remember, please, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Organize to Your Family’s Learning Style
I took a class recently on Organizing to specific learning styles. There are three main learning styles: auditory, visual and kinetic. Auditory learners prefer to hear or speak messages; Visual learners learn by seeing and / or reading; and Kinetic learners learn by doing and by moving around. The most prevalent styles in the general population [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Are You Drowning in Kid Papers?
A friend recently stated she was “Drowning in Kid Papers”, and I know we all feel that way some days. So let me lend a hand and pull you out of your paper flood! There are 3 kinds of papers: Archival, Passive and Active. Most of those Kid Papers bogging you down are Active Papers. Active [...]
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