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Guest Guru Natalie Caine, owner of EmptyNestSupport.com
by Ashleigh on Monday, July 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Last Summer Before College and the Empty Nest Saying goodbye is a major transition for your children and for you, the empty nester. Sure, you will be together in the summer fun, again next year, but at the same time, you know this summer is a landmark. Why? Who you were as the parent and ... [read more] -
Guest Guru Deborah Shearer, co-owner of Organize.com
by Ashleigh on Monday, July 20th, 2009 | 7 comments
Great Pre-Teen, Teen & College Back to School Products and Organizing Ideas. We want you to Rock Your Style for Back to School 2009! While there is still time to enjoy summer vacation or “staycation”, it’s not too soon to prepare and get organized for Back to School. Whether you are preparing your first dorm room or ... [read more] -
Arming your college graduate for adulthood
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | No Comments
Tassels, robes, diplomas, good-byes, parties and celebrations are all hallmarks of graduation season. It is one of the proudest moments in the lives of both parents and students. But is your favorite graduate truly ready for the road ahead? In this economy, being a new graduate is quite a bit more intimidating than it ... [read more] -
Guest Guru- Nancy Meyer
by Alicia on Monday, May 4th, 2009 | 1 comment
Organizing Your College Student to Come Home for Summer Break Moving my daughter Marissa from Orange County, CA to Bloomington, IN was hard enough logistically her freshman year, but at that time she was living in the dorms and most of her things were fairly easy to transport back or donate. However, sophomore year she lived ... [read more] -
Help Your Teens Get Organized
by Sarah on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 | 1 comment
Just because teenagers look more like adults, doesn't necessarily mean that they think or function like adults! A new Web site by the Partnership for a Drug Free America (www.drugfree.org/teenbrain) explains how the human brain takes 25 years to fully develop, with the prefrontal cortex, responsible for complex judgment and decision-making, maturing last. Ironically, at a ... [read more] -
College Economics 101
by Sarah on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | No Comments
College students all over the country are putting away the sunscreen, packing up their possessions and heading back to school. For parents, this can represent a period of high anxiety because for many it means that monthly expenses are about to go way, way up. In times where family budgets are tight, it pays to get ... [read more] -
Manage the College Application Process Sanely
by Sarah on Friday, January 18th, 2008 | 2 comments
You remember the feeling. The anxiety. The pressure. The dread that is the college application process. Nowadays, the stresses on high school students are even greater, with increasingly larger numbers of qualified students applying to schools, which means fewer potential spots open for them. When you factor in requirements like SAT tests, AP exams, essays, financial ... [read more]
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