I walk a tight rope every day. I straddle between my desire to go hog wild in the alternative medicine and organic lifestyle to “cure” my kids and the desire to just be a “normal” family. The longer I am on this journey of parenting the more I am acutely aware of how individualized … [Read more...]
Professional Organizing
February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here are my steps to helping someone organize their space. Step One – Pick your space To get started, take photos of the space you want organized and e-mail them to me. To save time, email me a list of what IS working in your space. And another list of what IS NOT working in your space. … [Read more...]
Maintenance
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The key to organization is maintenance. Isn’t that the key to everything? I mean what happens if you don’t maintain your… body, car, house, or business? They start to fall apart! Or in organizational terms, they get cluttered. Well, unmaintained systems require more work just to … [Read more...]
Highlighting Part 3: Home Paperwork
February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
My highlighting has evolved from Highlighting for Special Needs Research to Highlighting for Home Business and Medical Deductions to Highlighting all Home Paperwork. There is not much that does not get highlighted in our house anymore. Bills As each bill gets opened, I highlight the due … [Read more...]
Highlighting Part 2: For Home Business and Medical Deductions
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday I shared how I used highlighting to help my advocate for and learn about my kid’s special needs. Just this year I realized that I could save countless minutes by highlighting many other papers. I have a ton of receipts. I have multiple home businesses and medical bills out the ying … [Read more...]
I am taking Org Junkie’s 29 day challenge!
February 1, 2012 By 8 Comments
Org Junkie has set aside the month of February for all of us clutter bugs to link up one project that we will start AND finish in 29 days. Mine is the storage room. I organize my storage room about every year at this time. After the holidays I can’t even fit everything back in our nice big … [Read more...]
Highlighting Part 1: For Special Needs Research
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
My new favorite time saving trick is to highlight everything. I spend so much wasted time rereading school newsletters, application forms, mail, books, and receipts. Often I will reread a line twice telling my overworked brain to “remember” this. –It doesn’t work! Books I read a … [Read more...]
My “On the Phone” to do List
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This Monday morning grab a post it note, legal pad or index card and make a list of 3-5 routine items you need to get done. Nothing fancy, just your nagging daily to do’s on paper. Now, the next time you find yourself chatting on the phone with a friend, or waiting on hold for … [Read more...]
Organizing an Artist
January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I was raised by parents on the opposite ends of the organization spectrum. My father was extremely organized, good at purging and felt every item should have a space of its own. My mother was an artist. Dad would surprise mom by “organizing” her crafts. AKA – throwing them … [Read more...]
Off to work on my health
January 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
I am a nervous wreck! I have blogged extensively here about my kid’s NAET treatments. After helping Dr. Pitman write his book that will be published this fall, I decided to do the basic 15 NAET treatments too. Today is the metals treatment. I don’t know why these treatments get me so … [Read more...]
Finishing Odds and Ends
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday I commented that I am a “finisher”. I’m also an over-committer, but that’s another post! LOL! Once the unfinished products around me start to stifle my productivity I know it’s time to STOP, to buy the pieces and parts needed and FINISH some projects! Today I am using … [Read more...]
Weekly Goals and A Teaser…
January 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
I love making goals. Crystal is the master of all goal makers. WOW! She is detailed and gets results! Blogelina is a goal making/ achieving machine too! I have learned so much from her in the past 3 weeks. I am really working hard on the three goals I set for myself this year: 2012 Resolution … [Read more...]
I’m a finisher you know…
January 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
Job The other night while I was trying to coax Job through his {my} bedtime routine, Job said to me, “Mom, I have to finish my x-box game or Lego project. You know I’m a finisher.” I hadn’t really thought of it that way before. Job takes a while to start a task, but once he’s … [Read more...]
Great Posts to Share
January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s a cabin fever type day here in Cincinnati. I am organizing my inbox and desktop files. I was reading a lot on the web this week and these 3 posts really describe ME well. #1 Proactive I love this article about how proactive people work. I read this article and was screaming {on the … [Read more...]
Christmas is Over
January 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
I cannot believe how often I have talked about this Christmas tree. Every year it is getting harder and harder for me to get all my Christmas decorations put away. What is it about some chores that take on a life of their own? Honestly, it’s been harder since my parents divorced and then my … [Read more...]
Grateful
January 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Christmas Cards I feel so blessed by our family and friends, although we have not sent out Christmas cards the past 2-3 years, so many of you are still sending them to us. Hubby and I were just looking at the fridge again last night reminiscing about our relationships with those … [Read more...]
Food.
January 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
I wish I could live on chocolate, Coca Cola and pizza. I could really do just fine on those 3 foods. I hate to cook. I would rather be organizing or doing paperwork. Sick, I know. I know the kinds of foods we eat really do make a difference in our weight, health and the way we feel. But I … [Read more...]
How Many Christmas Decorations do You Need?
January 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
I have been pairing my Christmas decorations down every year. But it still takes days to put them up, and weeks to take them down. I love our decorated home, but have less and less days between the put up and take down to enjoy it. I am hoping this is just an short season in my life. But I … [Read more...]
Change, Even good change, Causes Chaos
January 15, 2012 By 5 Comments
Many of us have a weekly routine for our families. Some are more jam packed than others, but everyone has an underlying basic flow to their week. I remember years ago learning that I needed to have at least a little wiggle room or “margin” in my life. When I would schedule my day down to the … [Read more...]
Get Out of the Kitchen
January 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Do you feel like you live in the kitchen? I don’t anymore. I have found some tricks to keep me out of the kitchen and out playing with my family! I shop once a month for all the basic family supplies like shampoo, soap, tissues, laundry detergent, paper towels, condiments, and snacks. I … [Read more...]
