Don’t be fooled into buying a big toy box for your little ones…smaller, manageable containers are so much easier for children to handle. Large toy boxes are just a dumping ground for all things large and small and make it impossible to find anything. Invest in some small, medium and larger Canvas or Rubbermaid type [...]
Archive for Organizing – Family
Fire Up Your Biz
On Mondays , I usually have a guest blogger post on my site. Today, I am taking the opportunity to promote what I think is an excellent FREE (for the moment) programme offered by Stephanie Calahan from Calahan Solutions – it is called Fire Up Your Biz – Enrich Your Life And it asks “If [...]
Grocery Shopping the “Smart” Way
For some of us, grocery shopping can be all-consuming. If you have a large family (in my case six people) or enjoy a varied and fresh menu, then grocery shopping can become an everyday event!! Families are so much busier today than they were years ago, and taking time to grocery shop can be difficult [...]
Monday Guest Post: Shauna Rae Saroufim & Hon Voong – The best things come in… totes!
The snow has finally fallen in the Nation’s Capital Region and everywhere we look there are signs of a fast approaching holiday: music, lights, hustle and bustle. Many of us preparing to celebrate with family, friends, treats, cheer, and of course presents! How we love the wonders of the holidays and the stuff that comes [...]
Holiday Season Goals
Today is Black Friday, and we are off to the Milwaukee Art Museum, instead of joining the throngs of shoppers, because that is what is important to us. We have decided that there will be no physical gifts, just the gifts of experience such as spending time with far off family, theatre tickets, and the [...]
Date Your Child’s Projects and Artwork
Once you have decided to keep a piece of your child’s artwork or special project, don’t forget to date it with the month and year. If you have more than one child it can also be helpful to put the child’s name on the piece if they have not already done so. When the child goes [...]
Monday Guest Post: Ilana Albert-Novick – What Every Kitchen Needs
A kitchen needs four things: something to cut with, something to cut on, something to cook in and something to bake with. The rest is all “gravy” so to speak. Something to cut with Starting off with a really great set of knives will help with all your cutting needs. When looking at knives don’t [...]
Organizing Your Family’s Schedule
September usually brings about many changes to our regular routines: after-school activities, PA days, exam dates and field trips all need to be considered when planning our days and weeks. In addition, public and local holidays can affect transportation or child care, and family and special events not only need to be scheduled, but often [...]
Monday Guest Post
This was originally posted on January 17th but bears repeating with the start of a new school year. The Craziness is in the Details – Sandra Tisiot Does not finding information drive you crazy? Does a stressful event spin you out of control? Does data retrieval take you to the tipping point? If you’ve answered [...]
