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Tool: Free Printable 24hr Daily Schedule Form
by Sarah on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 | No Comments
Stay on top of where you need to be and which tasks absolutely, positively must get done today with this 24hr Daily Schedule Form. Print out as many copies as you like! Download here.... [read more] -
Black or white thinking is your organizational enemy
by Sarah on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 | 2 comments
We've just wrapped up our first Kickstart Boot Camp and the February group is getting under way - and one of the most common themes to emerge from both groups is: the danger of black or white thinking when it comes to getting organized. This is what black or white thinking sounds like: "Well I ... [read more] -
Tool: Free Printable Weekly Strategy Worksheet
by Sarah on Monday, July 16th, 2012 | 6 comments
For the past few years I have been having what I call a "weekly strategy session" with myself. The purpose is to ensure I have considered where big-picture goals and family priorities fit within the week ahead. I usually do them on Sunday evenings after my little ones are tucked in bed with ... [read more] -
Reader Question: I’m chronically disorganized, are my kids destined to be too?
by Sarah on Friday, March 9th, 2012 | 9 comments
Last night we received a heartfelt post on our facebook wall. It was such an important question that I didn't want to dash off a quick or glib answer or be limited to the character count allowed by Facebook. So I'm answering it here on our blog. Our reader asked: I am beyond hopeless when ... [read more] -
Do you say yes when you really mean no? (Pssst: it’s innate, but you can overcome it)
by Sarah on Monday, November 7th, 2011 | 1 comment
Josh Billings really hit the nail on the head when he wrote, “Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” At no time of year is the wisdom in that statement more evident than in the period from the end of October ... [read more] -
Cool Find: Wexel Art Frames for Kids Art
by Sarah on Friday, September 30th, 2011 | 2 comments
Only a mom with kids bringing home artwork by the ton could have come up with this genius idea! These stylish, plexiglass frames by Wexel Art use magnets to hold artwork and pictures in place. We recommend it as an organizer for kids’ artwork as follows: Hang one frame per child in a ... [read more] -
Guilt-free (dis)organization: OK or a cop-out?
by Sarah on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 | 13 comments
Whenever I give a talk, one of the first questions I always ask the group assembled is: who here considers themselves organized? Usually one or two timid hands go about half-way up; the owners of those hands not quite believing they really are all that organized. When I ask who feels like they’re losing the battle, ... [read more]
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