Getting Organized

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• Getting Organized with Plastic Containers

  
  Joys in Life — Authority: 125
  I really can’t say am organized all the time.  But i have places for all of my stuff. And though how much in and out they looked like, yet i could still find what i am looking for.  Just before i moved into the dorm, i received a gift from my child’s school in appreciation for not missing any single ...
  3 days ago

• Life Scoop: Painless holiday cards

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Im feeling pretty smug about how well my Thanksgiving planning went this year, so, as a guest post for the new Intel-sponsored site Life Scoop , Ive detailed my "system" for getting holiday cards out on time .   Do you have tips for simplifying sending holiday cards? Id love to hear them! Click over to my Life ...
  5 days ago

• Menu Planning Help

  
  HOMEMAKING DREAMS — Authority: 413
  Last week I worked in my kitchen doing a deep clean and decluttering the counter tops. So what did I do as soon as a corner was empty? Fill it back up! Anyway I placed this chicken tray, which was a gift from my husband, in the corner, along with three cookbooks that I am currently cooking meals from. The tray was ...
  5 days ago

• The Five Minute Job Bank

  
  HOMEMAKING DREAMS — Authority: 413
  I thought Id show you my list of 5 Minute Jobs. When time is short (when isnt it?)I can look at this list for ideas to accomplish a small job. Without the list, Id spend the 5 minute time slot trying to figure out what to do! Clean sink Check for cobwebs in one room Dust one piece of furniture Iron one shirt Cut ...
  6 days ago

• Ditching the Devil on Your Shoulder – Perfection

  
  honestbaby — Authority: 136
  Despite our ravenous appetite for organizational products, news articles and TV shows, very few people feel that they’re effectively staying on top of the chaos.  In a recent survey, we learned that over two thirds of women worried that they were not organized enough.  Nearly as many indicated that they were ...
  1 week ago

• Take Time to Take Back Your Time

  
  WE magazine for women — Authority: 134
  By Nancy Black As a businesswoman, do you find yourself spending more time fighting fires or sparking new ideas? Are you drowning in paperwork or making your business watertight? Are you getting lost in the details or finding better ways to run your business?  If you have too little time to make big plans for ...
  1 week ago

• How I make my daily "To Do List"

  
  HOMEMAKING DREAMS — Authority: 413
  I am trying to make a daily "To Do List" each night for the next days use. After recently reading a couple of books by Elizabeth George and also based on some other books already in my homemaking reference book stack, I have become really motivated to be a better manager of my time. This is an on going struggle for ...
  1 week ago

• Mark outgrown clothes with a safety pin

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Betsys got a smart plan for weeding out outgrown clothes: We get a ton of hand me downs, some without tags. I looked in my youngest kids drawer the other day and he had WAY more shirts than I do. So I went on a weeding out campaign. Step 1: stop putting his shirts back in his drawer. Fold and hide them in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thanksgiving tip: Cook and freeze the side dishes and desserts ahead of time

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Tiffanys practical Thanksgiving tip: Im saving time this year by choosing make-ahead side dishes and desserts. Starting 6 days out, Ill be making one side dish or dessert and popping it in the freezer. By Thanksgiving Day, Ill have very little to work on besides the bird! Im doing the same. Between freezing and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thanksgiving tip: Organize the Thanksgiving potluck with Google Docs

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Mandys also using Google to get a handle on Thanksgiving planning: Im not lucky enough to have gotten a Google Wave invite yet, but I did use a Google service to organize our holiday. I created a potluck signup sheet through Google Docs with the menu items detailed and emailed it to everyone. Theyre able to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thanksgiving tip: Label the serving pieces

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Heres a tip I came up with as I was poring through my nifty Thanksgiving Supplies List (available for download at the Parent Toolbox over at Slideshare): label each serving piece with whatever dish you plan to serve. That is, stick a label or Post-It note that reads "mashed potatoes" inside the bowl in which you ...
  2 weeks ago

• Empty pop-up wet wipe containers make good car tissue holders

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Tracy has submitted countless hacks over the years, and theyre always so simple...yet smart. Tracy: I anoint you with the Parent Hacks Forehead Smack of Brilliance! We have a couple of those flushable wet wipe containers from when my kids were toilet training. We fill them up with tissues and put them in the car. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ideas To Be A Great Professional Organizer

  
  Naked News — Authority: 177
  You should be able to do everything that needs organization in your home. There is no need to go to outside help with other professional organizers.
  2 weeks ago

• One bottle of nasal spray per family member!

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Take that, flu season! Jenny reminds us that we should each have our own bottle: Saline nasal spray is sold at CVS in two-packs. Its l expensive than buying one at a time and much cheaper than the cute kid spray with cartoons on it. So, I bought four, came home and right away Sharpied each one with a family members ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thanksgiving tip: Collaborate on meal planning with Google Wave

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  From: Andrea I was lucky enough to receive a Google Wave invite and am using it to collaborate the meal planning with the husband, the mother and the mother-in-law. We can all make edits to the original list as we change our minds or buy the necessary ingredients! So far, this is the most well-planned Thanksgiving ...
  2 weeks ago

• Color code warm- and cold-wash items so kids can sort the laundry themselves

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  ANYTHING that simplifies laundry (and gives kids a shot at more responsibility) is boss. From Cheryl: When my children were little, I used a permanent marker to color code the back-neck labels in their clothes. If a garment was cold wash, I placed a blue mark on the label. If it was warm wash, I placed a red mark. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Online grocery services organize your shopping list for you -- even if you dont buy

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Yesterdays post, in which I shared my Thanksgiving planning spreadsheets , prompted this brilliant comment from Chris : Many grocery stores now offer online shopping. You dont have to complete the transaction though. When I go shopping for my weekly groceries or for a big event like Thanksgiving, I always do my ...
  2 weeks ago

• Organizing Skills for All Ages

  
  WE magazine for women — Authority: 134
  By Denise Landers Most parents want the best for their children and sacrifice a great deal to achieve this.  In the book, “Talent is Overrated,” author Geoff Colvin argues against the idea that displays of exceptional talent among humans are based on genetics.  Instead he believes you can train your child ...
  2 weeks ago

• An Organized Thanksgiving

  
  Parent Hacks — Authority: 470
  Guess whos hosting Thanksgiving for the first time this year? Yes, indeed. As if my cooking life werent complicated enough with our plunge into the gluten-free/dairy-free diet, Im taking on Turkey Day as well. Actually, Im quite excited about it. While Im not a big entertainer, I am a lover of ritual, so its fun to ...
  2 weeks ago

• A book report?

  
  Midcourt — Authority: 122
  One of the many books Im reading at the moment is this one. Its a business classic, a life hacker basic, and the book that launched a small movement. (Franklin Quest bought the Covey Leadership Center and formed FranklinCovey – the company behind all those mall stores selling day planners and books.) I vaguely ...
  3 weeks ago

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