October 26th, 2008
After I wrote my post about how I use my planner to manage the work/home balance, I realized that I also need to organize my family’s calendar.
It’s easy now that my kids are small, and we only have preschool to deal with. But as they get older, I know I will have to have […]
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October 26th, 2008
I want to share with you how I organize my planner to juggle tasks for my home and for work.
As far as planners and calendars go, I’ve always been partial to paper. My planner of choice is a FranklinCovey compact binder, which I think is on its 4th or 5th year with me. Aside […]
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October 24th, 2008
There are quite a few posts about clutter control and housekeeping that I go back to again and again. There is just so much information and inspiration in these posts that one reading, or two or five, is not enough.
Here are three of my favorite posts from all over the web, just perfect for your […]
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October 14th, 2008
Before I go into the topic of this post, I have two questions for you:
Are you online a lot?
Do you have a to do list?
If you answered yes to those two questions and want to simplify your life, you have to try NowDoThis.
NowDoThis, created by Jakob Lodwick and William Cotton, is the simplest to do […]
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September 26th, 2008
Ever since I saw this video on organizing kid’s rooms and toys, I’ve been planning to re-do my own system for my kids’ toys. Originally, I wanted to start with this:
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September 20th, 2008
The decluttering challenge I issued to myself is turning out to be harder than it looked at first. Really, one item a day shouldn’t be too hard, right? Well, it’s turning out to be a challenge. There are days when I haven’t tossed anything.
While we don’t have a whole lot of clutter, I know that […]
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September 13th, 2008
I’m very visual when it comes to learning things. If someone tells me how to organize, I get it in a hour. But if someone shows me how to organize, I get it in a minute! I get inspired to try out new ideas when I see them working in real life. That’s why I’ve […]
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September 11th, 2008
I like to think that the ability to multitask is an asset in homemaking. It’s great to be able to do the laundry, cook dinner, and pick up after kids all at the same time, right?
Sometimes, though, I have a nagging suspicion that I may be able to accomplish more if I focus on […]
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