Moms and organizers offer tips for all things back to school
Filed under: Clear the clutter, Family Management, Healthy Habits, Home Organization, Organize My Kids
(Article appearing in the BerksMont News, PA)
For parents who have been trying to keep their youngsters occupied all summer, September often replaces Christmas as “the most wonderful time of the year!” But for those parents who don’t like rigid schedules and helping with homework, it can also translate into a time of much family stress. Either way, back to school is a time of change. Professional organizers, a growing profession nationally and locally, are often called in to help families in times of transition.
Back to School 101 – Organize Those School Supplies (on Fox 59)
Filed under: Family Management, Home Organization, Organize My Kids
I was thrilled to be invited to appear on the Indianapolis FOX 59 Morning News segment BACK TO SCHOOL 101: Organize School Supplies. Here’s the video:
Form a family team with age-appropriate chores
What age do you think that kids should start contributing to household chores?
Kids of all ages can and should be taught by their parents the value of organizing and cleaning up after themselves. If parents teach them in an age-appropriate, structured way, it’s a value that will stick with them throughout their lives and help them to be successful.
Originally posted 2008-09-29 06:28:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Think in systems to organize your home and life
Filed under: Clear the clutter, Family Management, Healthy Habits, Home Organization, Office Organization, Organizing Products & Reviews, Paper Management
When I worked in the corporate world as a business analyst it wasn’t a stretch for me to think in systems. In an office environment processes and procedures are established to create order and and establish habits. Often office systems are documented in a Procedure Manual for all to follow. We are also accustomed to having the supplies needed in our work space in order for us to perform our job and to follow the company’s systems.
Originally posted 2008-10-24 21:27:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Tackling the Dreaded To Do List
Filed under: Clear the clutter, Family Management, Healthy Habits, Home Organization
Trying to get things done around the house, but feeling overwhelmed by your never-ending list of things-to-do?
Originally posted 2009-11-07 16:48:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
