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Hug Your Kids Today!

About a month ago I wrote about how you could start getting ready for this day.  How did you do? Those we love now are precious.  Take the moment you would normally spend reading this post and go hug your kids!  Here is their theme song to hug play too.

I Am So Embarrased! and other thoughts

When someone begins thinking of organizing, many questions can pop into their thoughts. Every once in a while we will select questions from our readers and share our response with you.

Q:  I so am embarrassed to have you come over, my place is so messy!  I know I need help, but how can you do that without seeing my place?  -- Jennifer - Palatine, IL

Did You Know FAT is GOOD?

My husband's cardiologist would strongly disagree with how I started this article, but hang in there with me and you will see where I am going.  Organize your files week is an April holiday, but you don't need a holiday to get your files in order!  Before you create an organizing plan for your space, evaluate the necessity of removing the backlog. If you have a disaster of an office, you have to get it cleared out and start fresh before you can really make a difference.

Wannabe Clutter

I love to hear my grandchildren talk about what they want to be when they grow up. While some children stay with their chosen career path from preschool through adulthood, most children find new interests that lead to other kinds of life work.

Adults frequently identify new interest areas throughout their lives. For example, my husband started golfing in his 50's. My sister started quilting in her 60's. They were both able to identify something they wanted to do, acquired the necessary equipment and skills, and carried it through the action phase.

New interests are sometimes the source of clutter, and I call this Wannabe Clutter. My definition of Wannabe Clutter is the material that accumulates as a result of start and stop interests.

36 Tips for Productivity in the Home

Do you ever feel like this guy?  So many things to do that you can't even see what is right in front of your face??

Well, Simple Mom posted a great article that is a fast read and includes 36 Tips for Productivity in the Home.

I enjoyed a number of them, but I especially liked point number 28.

Success Stories!!

"Prepare yourself for something wonderful to happen. When you do, it always will."
— Shad Helmstetter

Every once in a while we like to share success stories from our readers, workshop participants or clients.  Recently we received a letter from R.M. from Morton Illinois.  R.M. was struggling with the belongings of her daughters and a basement space that was not functioning as she would like. 

Organize your drawers in the office and kitchen

What does your kitchen "junk drawer" look like?  What about your office desk?  Rubbermaid has a great blog that talks about how to organize different spaces in your home and office.  Recently, there was a post on using a silverware sorter to organize things other than silverware.

That reminded me of a personal project I had done a while back. . .

Could you find what you wanted in the drawer to the right? 

I couldn't either!  So here is what I did about it.

What is Chronic Disorganization?

Chronic Disorganization - Possible Symptom of a Medical Condition (6 minutes, 23 seconds)

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