Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
The tax deadline is quickly approaching. How can you make next year’s tax time less stressful? Create two files in your filing cabinet called “Current Year’s Taxes” and “Last Year’s Taxes”. Current year’s tax file This is your catch-all file for anything you will need for filing taxes such as: Donation receipts – place copies [...]
While you are on the road, you need to keep your business receipts in one place. You are required to turn in an expense report to reimburse you for work-related expenses. Your saved receipts are scattered all over your glove box, your wallet, your briefcase and your car. How do you tame the paper trail? [...]
Do you shop online? The convenience of online shopping makes it an attractive option when time is limited. Want to continue to receive updates about clearance sales without cluttering up your regular email account? Create an email to use just for online shopping Use a free email account (Live, Gmail, etc.) which has many advantages: [...]
Many people have photos everywhere: they could be dumped into boxes, mounted in stacks of albums, still in unopened envelopes from the developer, strewn about in drawers or displayed in an ever-increasing array of picture frames. You would think that digital photos would be easy to manage, but often they are not. Some people print [...]
Organize for ease How can you keep up with each child’s school information so that it is neat, organized, and easy to find? Folders Use folders with pockets (you don’t need the 3-prong type) to hold handbooks, school maps, newsletters, PTA memos, order forms, etc. Pick a different color folder per child. Teacher and class [...]
Door Hanger Great for kids’ rooms. Use it to store handheld electronics, shoes, brushes, scarfs, junky toys, and whatever else you can get off the floor and dresser. $8.00 at Walmart or 15 Pocket over the door room / closet organizer is $9.99. Tie holder Not only is this great for neatly hanging ties in [...]
Is there anything more frustrating than losing your keys? I religiously place my keys in the same spot when I walk in the door. I can’t remember the last time I lost them. I took great pride in my flawless record. That is until the day the unimaginable happened…I misplaced them. My kids found this [...]
Sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t cry. I stood in the doorway in disbelief at the mess before me. Half an hour earlier, I had left her happily playing “kitchen” in her room so that I could cook dinner. With my mouth hanging open in both shock and terror, I took it all [...]
Prevent clutter by working the following tasks into your daily routine until they become a habit. I’ve focused on the areas that will make the biggest “instant” improvement in five minutes or less. EARLY AM 1) Get a load of laundry started. If you have enough dirty clothes for a load, get them into the [...]
There is a conspiracy going on in my house that can be described with one word: Laundry. It is my personal goal to one day have all the laundry in the house both clean and put away. I realize this is an unrealistic goal for a mother of three, but a mom can dream, can’t [...]
