Please welcome today Sandy from the very cute blog, Organizing with Sandy. Love the pretty buckets Sandy :)
Having kids helping you can be a chore in itself. Making it fun can help to make it easier to have them help you. Using colors can help to encourage them. It can also help to encourage us!
I [...]
Jessica from Life as Mom is here today sharing how she organizes her homeschool room. I know many of you homeschool and Jessica offers some great tips for how to keep your supplies under control in whatever space you are using for this task. Enjoy!
Years ago when I taught high school English and French, [...]
I’d like to welcome today’s guest poster, Professional Organizer, Liz Jenkins! Liz is here to talk about how we can help make it easier for our kids to part with their stuff. It’s not an easy task that is for sure but these are some AWESOME tips to help you with the process. [...]
School just ended for us last week so yesterday and today we have been going through the piles of paper that came home with the kids on the last day. I’ve written about my process before and that system is pretty much the same one we used again this year. If you are also inundated [...]
Remember this?
In 2007 I shared with you that I was not a fan of that particular type of toy storage (you can read all about why here) and then I asked for suggestions as to what to do with it. Many of you chimed in with your opinions which was awesome. I did end up [...]
My nine year old adores Lego. If he ever has money burning a hole in his pocket Lego is usually what he’ll buy with it.
The problem has always been how to store it all. In the past we have used the plastic drawers on wheels type of storage.
This worked great for many years but as [...]
In keeping with yesterday’s topic on kids and chores, I was doing some surfing around the internet and found these great options for chore charts. They look fun and easy to use.
Responsibility Chart Wall Hanging ~ One Step Ahead Baby $29.95
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart
$16.86
More Time Moms Chore Charts $14.99
I Did My Chores! [...]
I see it happening every day, all around me. Harried and overworked moms trying to juggle way to many balls in the air at the same time. Running here there and everywhere all while trying to maintain a clean and organized home.
How do I recognize it?
That’s easy, it use to be me. I’ve been [...]
I’d like to continue the discussion of kids and organizing that I started a couple of days ago. As you know I’m a huge advocate for getting kids involved in the organizing process. Organizing is a skill to be taught just like any other and a big component of that is learning how to make [...]
Organizing a child’s room can be a daunting task that is for sure but I’m here to offer you some simple steps for getting it done in no time flat. I will also explain how to get your kids involved in the process.
(my son hard at work cleaning his room)
I have created a simple acronym [...]
I'm glad you found me. I'm Laura, the resident
"freak" with a crazy passion for organizing!
