Did you ever notice that your child's backpack is a dumping ground for everything- even things that don't have anything to do with school? Looking into this thing (the backpack) can be a total nightmare! It is no wonder there isn't any room left for books and homework!
I often hear parents ... Views: 1540
Kids have an over abundance of papers, some of them it is wise to keep and others should be thrown away. These tips and hints for organizing schoolwork will help to make it easy to do and to keep it that way.
If you find that, your lockers are overcrowded and everything falls on the floor when ... Views: 2166
So often, we are disgusted and frustrated with our home, the clutter and mess that is in it and the fact that we feel like we have lost control.
Part of the problem is because we don't have the cooperation of other family members that we would like to have. Plus the fact that we have our own ... Views: 1373
Things will go a lot smoother if you are organized on Black Friday. Everyone will be fed, you will find all of your receipts, your checkbook will be up to date and your list will be emptied a lot faster.
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Fast meals are best on Black Friday, so get out those taco shells, shred that head of ... Views: 1555
The kids are getting out of school for another summer break and it will take about two weeks and they will be bored and saying, "There isn't anything to do" and that is when the 'fun' begins. Mom's and Dad's across the country start to pull their hair out and which that school was a year round ... Views: 1378
It is springtime and that means we will start with spring-cleaning and that includes your vehicles.
This is a great time of the year to get it shining and bright so the sun does not do any damage to your finish.
For this job, you will want to wash your vehicle, shine the bumpers and put a ... Views: 1552
With spring-cleaning time on its way, we are all in the mode to clean those closets, get the built-up and hidden areas of our homes cleaned, organized, and eliminate all of the stress points in our lives. How many of us think about cleaning out annoyances in the form of needless ... Views: 1594
We all want to do our part in keeping the Earth free of bacteria and still have it smell fresh, and there are ways we can do just that without the dangerous fumes! Just think of all of the unnatural odors that we already contend with on a daily basis; gas fumes, cigarette smoke, pet odors, ... Views: 1576
You can do all of those small chores and be finished in no time at all, instead of counting days to get a job done. Stop saying that you don't have any time to get your work done, now you can count how many TV shows it will take, for you to reach your goal!
How many times have you said, "I ... Views: 2527
Your office is a busy place; people come and go all day long, clients, fellow workers, maintenance people etc. People that you most often times, you see on a daily basis and are free to enter when needed.
However, do you realize that by doing some common everyday things that you may be ... Views: 1306
If you are going to worry about every inch of your home, and that you cannot find the time to do anything about it, you will drive yourself nuts!
This is also a good way to develop an ulcer!
Everyone in this world is disorganized in one way or another, even Professional Organizers (gosh ... Views: 1127
How many times have you come home from a hard day at work, just to find another mess, waiting for you when you walk in the door?
Then, you find that you have a meeting to go to, a child to take to a practice, a friends house or a meeting and absolutely 'no time' to get all of your have-to's ... Views: 1811
Are you strapped for time? You can get small things out of the way, but don't have time for those big projects until the weekend; so what can you do to fill in those spaces of time and help keep your home controlled of clutter?
One minute or less projects to help keep your cleaning and ... Views: 1277
Are you like me and tend to make a dozen New Years Resolutions and don't really follow through on any of them? That has been my problem for years, but not this year, I have a new system that I think will work for me.
Did you ever wonder why you don't follow through?
Did you ever wonder what ... Views: 1096
Make your list and check it twice, or three times, or maybe even four.
This year we have to think about toys that have lead based paint, higher utility bills and staying within our budget.
We are all much more conservative, due to the economy and utility cost skyrocketing; which is a good ... Views: 1020
It is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything on our lists.
Entertaining can be stressful, there are so many things to think of and plan for, things to purchase, not to mention when we ... Views: 993
Besides the yearly housecleaning, we have a thing called yearly home maintenance and cleaning that seems to be overlooked or at least, put-on-hold and then it is overlooked!
We have many goals to reach in life and one of them is keeping our home in the best shape possible. We don't realize ... Views: 1418
Make your list and check it twice, three times, or maybe even four.
This year we have to think about toys that have lead based paint, higher utility bills and staying within our budget.
We are all much more conservative, due to the economy and utility cost skyrocketing; which is a good thing ... Views: 1015
It is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything on our lists.
Entertaining can be stressful, there are so many things to think of and plan for, things to purchase, not to mention when ... Views: 2429
We are all a little stressed around the Holidays because it seems like everything has to be done at once.
It is an endless cycle of cleaning the house, getting Christmas cards ready for mailing, writing a Christmas list and then comes the shopping, wrapping and planning the holiday meal. ... Views: 1236
I don't know about you, but just the thought of cleaning always made me tired. I didn't even have to get all of the chemicals out, think about what I would clean first or how much I was going to clean in a day. It seems like life was always a never ending cycle of cleaning.
Clean the kitchen, ... Views: 2995
Sometimes don't you feel like you are running around in circles and have lost control?
You will get a lot more accomplished and have less stress in your life if you follow four steps to organizing your time. Most of the stress and 'running out of time' that we experience, is due to a time ... Views: 1652
We run out of time, have to change the day and times of various appointments or call ahead and tell people we are going to be late and this happens more often than we would like. Besides that, it is embarrassing to have other people know that we cannot be depended on to make the appointment at ... Views: 1112
We all have goals in life, it may be to purchase a car, finish school, own a home or countless other things that we want to achieve. Why is it that we don't use that same drive and determination to accomplish our smaller goals in life? You know the things that really are frustrating, creating ... Views: 1148
Do you qualify to be added to the list of Organized People in the world?
There are some of people that are just born with the good luck, to be organized, in every facet of their lives. Boy, I am envious of those people. I had to learn the hard way, by making tons of mistakes, living with ... Views: 33463
Sometimes don't you feel like you are running around in circles and have lost control?
You will get a lot more accomplished and have less stress in your life if you follow four steps to organizing your time.
Most of the stress and 'running out of time' that we experience, is due to a time ... Views: 995
We all find that 'time' seems to run our lives;
Work Schedules
Appointments
Committee meetings, clubs, Organizations
Making Supper
Cleaning etc.
We eventually run out of time to relax, enjoy our families and 'smell the roses' so to speak. This can be causing physical and mental harm to ... Views: 1354
All of us have come across the same problem from time to time…isn’t there anything to do that doesn’t cost money?
There are many things for you to do with your kids that you may have overlooked in this hurry-up world of ours, and it’s only natural that after you read this you will wonder why ... Views: 1208
We all know that exercise is good for you, but what if you have creaky bones and the body doesn't work the way you want it too!
It is so frustrating to want to be out in the fresh air, be able to take care of your yard yourself and not be able to do either one the way you used to do it, but ... Views: 4183
Try it
Make a list of everything you want to do tomorrow, after you read this article and see how relieved you are going to feel and how relaxed your mind is going to be.
When we are constantly thinking ahead of everything that we have to do and hoping that we don't forget anything, our ... Views: 1172
We all know that with the price of gas going up, that everything else will soon be jumping in price too. This takes a toll on family vacations, outings for the weekend, rising grocery bills etc.
So how can a family have fun and still have money left for all of the bills that are due every ... Views: 2792
Unbelievably, there are some very good reasons for becoming disorganized. However, all of these are curable and can be conquered once we get to the root of the problem.
Disorganization comes in many forms and may be a problem associated with an illness.
Whatever your form of ... Views: 5885
Do you constantly read articles about organizing and they have the same words for helping you get organized; only the words are just rearranged and it seems like you have read it before?
Every article you read seems like it will cost a lot of money to have your home and your life 'totally' ... Views: 1492
I am sure that most of you are wondering what there is to organize inside of a vehicle; your trunk is clean, there is minimal space in the glove compartment and the inside of the vehicle is shining. Let me tell you about the little extra's that will make your vehicle 100% organized and give you ... Views: 1391
It is hard for anyone to watch someone that you love deteriorate from the Disease of Alzheimer's.
The once vivacious individual that you always knew is still there-somewhere. The problem is that it may only be for a fleeting moment at eventually not at all.
Is it hard for them as ... Views: 6192
All of you have had your children say this to you at one time or another, no matter what type of schooling they have had.
What is the child REALLY trying to tell you?
Do they hate school?
Do they hate learning?
Is it too hard for them?
Is it boring?
Watching your child ... Views: 1463
We all have a little bit of a perfectionist attitude in us although we don't admit it.
Sometimes we put off a job because we want it to meet high standards (Fear of failure) and don't have a plan (lack of a goals) to execute to get the job finished the right way.
Sometimes we put off a ... Views: 1596