tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71421978347152661722024-03-13T06:20:22.437-04:00Some Semblance of An Organized Life...a girl can dream, can't she?WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-32983438844401024592012-05-25T11:37:00.002-04:002012-05-25T11:44:11.778-04:00Someone Else's Stuff
We recently had some changes at my part-time job. One staff member left, a new person was hired, and some reorganizing of duties has been done. I switched offices with someone. And in the midst of all this, the Cleaning Bug hit. Files are being scanned and the paper copies shredded, supplies have been put in a central location rather than being hoarded in various drawers WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-27530301226588116542012-05-23T21:23:00.000-04:002012-05-23T21:23:31.541-04:00Cleaning Out The CupboardsStephanie at Keeper of the Home has started a Eating From the Freezer and Pantry Challenge for anyone wishing to join in. Pretty easy concept - your meals will consist of only what you have on hand in your cupboards, pantry, refrigerator, and freezer. You're not prohibited from shopping, but trust me, if you take this challenge seriously, you can save a TON of cash off your WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-84084108568227432452012-05-22T11:01:00.000-04:002012-05-22T11:01:24.001-04:00Family CalendarsLet me start off by saying I'm a reluctant electronic calendar person. I find it so much easier to open a book-like paper calendar, find the date I need, and note whatever commitment than I do powering up something electronic, logging in, and trying to decipher what time something might end and how do I get it to not repeat every Sunday for the next three years. I also keep a WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-35064749304272366622012-05-21T10:19:00.000-04:002012-05-21T10:19:20.988-04:00At My Fingertips
I had my first taste of success yesterday for my new way of handling household paperwork, which just reinforces that I'm headed in the right direction. I know I have a way to go (I only need to look at the Black Hole that is the TV room, with piles of paper and folders and file boxes everywhere), but I'm on the path.
We had family over for a cookout yesterday after the Middle WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-71180649485337342412012-05-20T10:36:00.002-04:002012-05-20T10:36:36.475-04:00Motivation
What gets you motivated to organize, to declutter, to neat up your surroundings when you're swimming in "stuff"?
My motivation is my kids. I want them to have friends over and not be horrified at the clutter. At the same time, they are their father's sons - they walk past boxes and other items that need to be taken elsewhere and apparently think their Fairy Godmother will waive her WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-17573931960573705912012-01-21T10:19:00.010-05:002012-01-21T10:24:19.422-05:00Looking For AdviceIf you are an Organized Wannabe like me, then catalogs from loverly companies like The Container Store and Ikea feed your addiction. Even the weekly Target ad in January, when all their “Time to Get It Together” stuff is on sale, works in a pinch.
I’ve spent money on containerizing and labeling the kids’ toys and items I need to store, like clothes for the youngest to grow into or which WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-86140566634205053582012-01-14T10:02:00.005-05:002012-01-14T10:09:10.473-05:00Filing the Weekend Away Winter is arriving tonight in my neck of the woods on a gale-force wind. Although there’s still NO snow on the ground or forecasted for the next 10 days, it’s going to be bone-chilling cold here in southern New England for the first time, which is a good thing – it means I have an excuse to stay inside all weekend and try to get through some long-overdue projects.
The biggest is WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-52324386783682540072012-01-11T15:34:00.000-05:002012-01-11T17:24:22.677-05:00Calendar CrunchMy quest to be more organized has been put on hold for the day thanks to an issue caused by a calendar of all things. Not mine - one of my kids' schools. Actually, it's the calendar for all their schools. It's online, like a lot of schools have. So do many businesses, a number of venues, and quite a few clubs. People make their livings out of scheduling WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-69374666541033731222012-01-09T08:42:00.000-05:002012-01-09T08:43:56.798-05:00ResolutionsI'm not a big resolutions person. While I love the thought of having a blank slate in January, for most people it's just not practical. Halfway through the school year, most companies run on a fiscal not calendar year, I'm busy struggling to get the Christmas decorations down before Valentine's Day... the only thing that it signals is I need to get all the paperwork together for taxesWorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142197834715266172.post-36261777255329837762012-01-08T17:39:00.000-05:002012-01-10T17:14:17.179-05:00Come On In…Welcome to… wherever here is. Have a seat. Pour yourself a glass, kick off your shoes, and relax. Hopefully you’ve found a place where you feel at home, a place I’m crafting mostly to help myself through life as I have come to know it. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way I will get from Point A to Point B in my life is to have a place that crystallizes my goals, WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.com0