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Archive for the ‘Organizing and Clutter Control’ Category

October 26th, 2008

POLL: What kind of family calendar are you using?

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 […]

By Maricar -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2008

Balancing Work and Home: My Personal Planning Method

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 […]

By Maricar -- 8 comments

October 24th, 2008

My Favorite Organizing and Housekeeping Posts

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 […]

By Maricar -- 2 comments

October 14th, 2008

NowDoThis: The To Do List for an Uncluttered Mind

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 […]

By Maricar -- 11 comments

September 26th, 2008

Finding the Right Tool for Organizing Toys

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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By Maricar -- 2 comments

September 20th, 2008

Decluttering Challenge: Days 15-21

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 […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

September 13th, 2008

Capessa Video: Getting Organized, with Kids

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 […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

September 11th, 2008

Focusing on One Task at a Time

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 […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments