“People who are truly effective have the humility and reverence to recognize their own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.” -Stephen R. Covey
Make Summer Great
April 19, 2012Let’s face it – we’re creatures of habit. From the time the alarm goes off in the morning until the end of the workday, much of our time is already planned out in a daily grind, with few opportunities for spontaneity. No wonder kids look forward to summer – it frees them from the tired …
GO Quote: April 18
April 18, 2012“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.” – Danny Kaye
Kitchen Ins-and-Outs
April 17, 2012Few rooms in the house have more uses than the kitchen. It’s the room where you prepare food, reheat food, wash dishes, and store an incomparable amount of things – from fine china to food supplies to the assortment of rarely-used appliances on top of the fridge. Manage it all with some smart organization. One …
Garden Preparation
April 16, 2012After spending the winter cooped up inside, it can be exciting when the weather warms up. For many people, spring is the time you get to plan your garden. For the best results you’ll want to start early in the season – if you find seeds you want in a seed catalog, you’ll need to …
GO Quote: April 16
April 16, 2012“All truly wise thoughts have been thought already, thousands of times; but to truly make them ours, we must think them over again, honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.” -Johann Goethe
Teaching Children to be Organized
April 13, 2012“Give a Man a Fish, Feed Him For a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, Feed Him For a Lifetime.” This Chinese proverb explains the importance of education and in turn the value of responsibility and accountability for one’s self. Kids learn by example when it comes to actions. Walking, talking, laughing and more…Have you …
Storing Cosmetics
April 12, 2012There are many classic solutions to storing cosmetics – the small stuffed bag, the line of toppled tubes falling out of the medicine cabinet, the jumbled drawer. When it comes to organizing makeup, though, the first step is to divide and conquer. Set out all your cosmetics on the counter, and the sort them by type. Put …
GO Quote: April 11
April 11, 2012“Keep your face in the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.” – Helen Keller
Spring Schedule Surprises
April 10, 2012Every season has its own rhythm. Summer excitement leads to autumn relaxation before settling in for the sleepy winter months. But spring has a way of shaking things up, with everything from nature to your own family accelerating at different rates. While your kids might be ready to stay out as long as the sun, …
Board Game Management
April 9, 2012Over time, the boxes for board games get stepped on, shoved together, and compressed on the shelf. That’s if the game has a box to begin with – all too often checkers, dominos or poker chips end up sitting out on the shelf in ugly plastic bags. If your game boxes are disintegrating, try getting …
GO Quote: April 9
April 9, 2012“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of people can change the course of history.” – Sonia Johnson
GO Quote: April 4
April 4, 2012“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
Get Out Of The Coop
April 3, 2012By the time spring arrives, many of us are ready to crawl out of our skin. As much as we love winter, it doesn’t take long to start feeling cooped up. Spring is our chance to get out and do something. That usually means creating something wonderful in our yards. I grew up with a …
GO Quote: April 2
April 2, 2012“Too many of us are hung up on what we don’t have, can’t have, or won’t ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.” …
This Spring, Get Fit!
March 31, 2012Springtime is here, and with it comes a renewed focus on personal fitness. As the coats come off, our choices during the candy holidays from Halloween through Valentine’s Day become apparent. If you’re looking to improve your fitness, renew your resolve to exercise and stick to it. Whether it’s getting out the door early and …
How to Stop Procrastinating
March 30, 2012By Carmen Coker I find that, when it comes to organization, getting started is half the battle. If you’re procrastinating on an organizing project, the key to pushing past the procrastination is to find out what motivates you. Know your motivators before a wave of procrastination hits, and you’ll be prepared to deal with it — …
How Do You Spring Clean? A Fun Infographic.
March 30, 2012How do you Spring Clean? Or do you? We wondered the same thing and created an online survey that many of you may have answered. Well, now we are sharing with you the results in an infographic. Which area of the house is most challenging to clean? What do you do with items you no …
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GO Quote: March 28
March 28, 2012“If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings.” – Susan Polis Schultz
GO Quote: May 28
March 28, 2012“Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity. Once everyone has come to see it that way, they can exchange their combative posture for a creative stance, because they don’t feel threatened, they feel challenged.” -Warren Bennis
