Category: Clutter Hacks
Start ‘em Off Right; Five Tips for Handling Homework
August 2, 2007
The battle over homework was probably the thing I dreaded most about “Back-to-School”. Organizing a homework routine helps a lot. Here are five tips I found extremely helpful when my kids were little: Have a regular homework time everyday. Usually the earlier, the better; before they’re too tired. We had a 30-minute snack and rest […]
Getting Organized Is More Than Adding or Subtracting
August 2, 2007
The other day, as I was driving across town I saw this sign. I just had to stop and take a picture of it because it reminded me of the misguided notion that a lot of people hold about organizing, apparently U-Haul included. Newsflash: Storing stuff is NOT organizing. Containerizing is NOT organizing. And for […]
Confessions of a Webmaster: I Organize My Life in a Paper Planner
August 1, 2007
I know you have one. We all do. You know that pile of mail on the kitchen table – the grocery store fliers, the bills, the credit card applications, the coupons… I used the kitchen table method of organization for years. But as my kids got older and my “things to do” list grew, I […]