With just four days left until the Thanksgiving feast, it’s time to prepare with a well-organized shopping list. Organize your list in your planner, and don’t forget these categories: Produce Dairy Meats Desserts Toppings Any extra dishes needed to cook the big meal Decorations
Go Quote: November 25, 2013
November 25, 2013“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” -Mary Anne Radmacher
How To Double Your Storage Space For Organizing
November 24, 2013By Carmen Coker Isn’t it amazing how you can look at something every day and not see what’s really there? A few years ago, I was going to lunch with a friend, and we were stopped at a traffic light behind a delivery truck. My friend randomly asked me if I noticed anything strange about …
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Don’t Be A Perfectionist
November 18, 2013
If you’re ever down on yourself because one of your projects didn’t turn out exactly as planned, take a moment and Google “Pinterest Fails.” Unlike the perfect world that people post online, which only shows their strengths and successes, real life is full of near misses and learning experiences. Focus on your goals in your …
Go Quote: November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve
Countdown to Christmas
November 18, 2013
When I was in 4th grade we held a Christmas program for our school. One of the songs in our program was The Christmas Candy Calendar Song, by Robert Maxwell. “It’s six pink peppermints ‘til Christmas,” we sang, “and there’s lots and lots of things for us to do.” With Christmas only six weeks away, …
4 Tips for Eco-Friendly Organizing
November 17, 2013By Joshua Zerkel Simplify your life while being environmentally responsible! Getting organized can be a fantastic way to simplify and streamline your busy life. The process of getting organized can involve weeding through (and discarding) some of the belongings that have been keeping you from living how you want to live, and finding other products …
December To-Do Checklist
November 12, 2013Stay organized through the busy holiday season with planning ahead. This month’s checklist can help you remember small things like what to save and what to toss, where to clean for gift hiding spots, and how to stay rested so you don’t get too stressed. Though the seasons can become chaotic, remembering what comes afterwards …
4 Ways to Use Your Planner During the Holidays
November 11, 2013During the holidays, the demands on your time come from everywhere – preparing your home, keeping up with your family’s schedule, handling end-of-year work projects, and coordinating all the gift giving. Using your planner effectively can help pull all of these demands into a single place, making them easier to manage. Here are a few …
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Time Management During the Holidays
November 11, 2013The holiday season schedule is usually packed full – along with the many activities you have on your plate, there’s the extra push at work to complete all your projects before your time off. Consider these important points when planning out your schedule: Don’t miss sleep: while late nights might seem like a great place …
GO Quote: November 11, 2013
November 11, 2013“Personal development is your springboard to personal excellence. Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there is no limit to what you can accomplish.” -Brian Tracy
Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts!
November 10, 2013By Naomi Cook Ok, so we haven’t reached the holidays yet, but have you looked at the calendar lately! We are only about 2 weeks from Thanksgiving and then the madness starts! Let’s take a crack at some of these things now, so that you have time to enjoy your holidays – imagine that! Here …
Strategies for Making Your Planner Work Well For You!
November 6, 2013By Patty Gardner I have a planner. I admit it. I’ve actually had a planner forever. I can’t function without it and my family will testify to that fact. When I’ve gone through brief periods of rebellion against using a planner, my life falls apart. If you have a planner but it isn’t working for …
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6 Tips for the Holiday Host
November 6, 2013It’s that time of year again. Time to gather for food and fun. But what if the gathering place is your home? Here are six tips to help you host your holiday guests. 1. Plan your holiday get together early. Now is the perfect time to prepare for your holiday gathering. Collect recipes, shop for …
Plan Out Your Calendar
November 4, 2013The upcoming holiday season is a smorgasbord of school concerts, parties, term paper due dates and work deadlines. Make sure that you keep tabs on things with some solid calendar solutions. When it comes to family schedules, nothing beats putting a whiteboard in a public space. Then as new things come up or dates and …
GO Quote: November 4, 2013
November 4, 2013“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” -Foster C. McClellan
Photo Mess? Here’s An Inspirational Idea For Organizing Photos
November 2, 2013By Carmen Coker Dear Organizing Guru, While cleaning out my old bedroom, I found three photo boxes of old pictures. I’m not sure what to do with them. I don’t really want to keep them, but I feel bad throwing away memories. I know if I turn to my husband for advice, he will just …
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Happy Halloween
October 27, 2013Plan on some spooky shenanigans this week! Getting an early start on Halloween will make it easier on your younger ghouls and goblins, making sure that they get plenty of candy before it gets too dark. As for all the candy, let your kids choose how they eat it – if they overdo it, it …
GO Quote: October 28, 2013
October 27, 2013“Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success.” -Zig Ziglar
Travel Smart: 3 Tips for Organized Gadget Travel
October 26, 2013By Joshua Zerkel I travel quite a bit for both business and for fun, and I can’t think of the last time I went somewhere without some tech in tow, whether a digital camera, my mobile phone, iPad, laptop or netbook, or some other gizmo. These devices are so much a part of our lives …
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