Organizing is simply as means to an end
Whether you work from home or run a household, here are simple steps to becoming more effective in your office: – Eliminate Excess—surround yourself with what’s relevant and inspiring, especially if you’re in a smaller space. – Set up an effective Filing System—Purge last year’s docs. Box them up. You want your files to reflect [...]
Black Friday is the start of the holiday shopping season. If you’re beginning to feel a little stressed out because the Christmas holiday is just around the corner, print this checklist from Smead to get yourself on track starting right after Thanksgiving. Make it the best holiday season ever! Holiday Planning Checklist
I have it on good authority that if you’re hopping around this holiday season from house-to-house, you would be best to use travel packing cubes. Pack the cubes with pants, shirts, and socks/undies in another. Zip the cubes and load them into your suitcase. When you reach each destination, you can easily remove the cubes, [...]
One of the challenges every parent faces, at some point, is how to get kids to help put their clean laundry in the proper places. For adults, it may be easy to remember that socks and underwear go in the top drawer and pants in the bottom, but for kids who are just learning (or [...]
I hung a life-saver of a product on the back of the bathroom door recently. The Clever Pockets helped us clear the bathroom vanity, which makes “cleaning” much easier. We are using the Floral Black mini stash in my daughter’s bathroom. Surprisingly, there are still two empty pockets! What I love about this product is that is’t [...]
My tween and teen share a bathroom, which means there are A LOT of cosmetic and beauty products strewn all over the vanity area. Add to that the iPod speaker (because we all know you have to listen to music while taking a shower or blow drying your hair), the flat and curling irons, the [...]
An interesting fact: In July 2010, there was a ban on phosphates that required the reformation of dishwasher detergents. Since then, consumers noticed that their dishes are just not as clean as they used to be. And I thought it was my dishwasher. The cloudy film builds on top of previously cloudy film, which is [...]
This year, I’m joining the Ultimate Blog Party for the first time. I’m excited to get to know the many fantastic bloggers who participate in this event, which is hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom, one of the first blogs to gain momentum in the blogosphere. I’m looking forward to connecting with some truly talented people [...]
As parents, we all know that kids ask for the world…and they’ll take it, given the opportunity. Personally, taking my children to the grocery store always costs me $10 over my budget (sometimes more) because of the “Can I have this?” or “You never let me choose what I want.” One day, after hearing too [...]
This is Part Six of a Six-part series. Scroll to the bottom of the article for links to Parts one through five. I’ve always talked about the importance of creating a centralized command center. It’s the hub of the household where all important paperwork lands and calendars are kept. Here’s an article from Smead [...]
