Organizing is simply as means to an end
As a reader of the My Organized Lifestyle blog, I’m letting you in on a little secret! The Momsources section now contains a full page of Kitchen Product Solutions. These are my most favorite containers that I’ve personally used over and over again on client projects, as well as in my own home! You will [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Recently, I introduced a 6-part series from Smead Organomics to help busy families take hold of their time and space and get organized for a successful 2012. Here are the links–all in one place–to the six posts. Thank you to Smead Organomics for providing the information and the wonderful products to go with these [...]
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 [...]
Apple has introduced iBaby, a monitor that allows you to view your baby’s nursery (or wherever you choose to place the monitor) from your iphone. It’s the first baby monitor on the market that allows you to rotate and pivot the camera from your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, which means if baby is left [...]
In light of the recent tornado devastation in the Midwest and Southern part of the United States, I’ve been thinking a lot about being prepared in the event of a weather emergency. There are many levels of preparedness. There’s the “we’ve lost power” due to a car hitting a telephone pole or a city generator [...]
Unless you’ve experienced a natural disaster like Hugo or a horrendous earthquake, the urgency to prepare for an emergency probably doesn’t exist. I’ll admit, even though I have lived in a part of the country that experiences hurricane season, I still don’t have everything my family and I would need if we were hit hard and [...]
Three Productivity-Killing Mistakes Nearly Everyone Makes Here’s how to avoid them…What’s your typical day like? Do you feel like you’re stuck on a treadmill going slightly too fast? Always wishing there were more hours in the day? How about your priorities – do you feel like they’re getting tended to, or are you always putting [...]
