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Friday Review!

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Nikki in Friday Review

Next week at this time, many of you will be hitting the stores getting the best deals you can find! In today’s Friday Review, I added a couple of articles / posts on saving money during the Holidays! Who doesn’t want to do that!

Better Budgeting - 39 Frugal Tips for Saving Money at Christmas – There are some great ideas and tips on how to save money during the holidays, from Christmas cards to grocery shopping!

Retail Me Not – Retail Me Not, is a website to find great deals and coupons. The coupons vary from all different kinds of stores.. I recently saw one for the Container Store! I mentioned this website in my last post, but felt the need to bring it up again… Check it out!

eHow.com - How to Save Money on Holiday Food – Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner and other Holiday events can get very expensive, very fast. Here are some great tips on how to save on the grocery bill!

e-mealz - Holiday Dinner Menu - If you are struggling on what to make for Thanksgiving Dinner, e-mealz has a dinner plan for you! It includes the menu, the recipes, and the grocery list! Only for $6.99!

This next post has nothing to do with saving money for the Holidays, but I loved it so much, I wanted to include it anyway!

Zen Family Habits – Use a Map to Create Your Ideal Family – I read this post and not only instantly loved the message but I thought it was great how they used the Mind Mapping process. Recently I wrote a blog post about the benefits of mind mapping, and this is a great way to effectively use it!

Have a Great Weekend!

Happy Organizing!

Simple Organizing!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Nikki in Getting Started, Home Organizing, Staying Organized

Simplicity!

One of the biggest mistakes I see when people try to “get organized” is they make their systems too complicated!

There are many reasons for this, mainly because they think “organization” should look a certain way. Everything should be in nice labeled box, neatly displayed on a shelf or counter. This helps, but it doesn’t always work! You may still find yourself misplacing items and then when you need them, you can not find them!

Organizing can actually be very simple!

For example: My son has very sensitive skin and when we he goes to bed at night, we can almost guarantee he will come out once or twice, complaining of some part of his body being itchy. We bought anti-itching cream and we placed it downstairs in the living room inside a decorative container which is located on a table. So anytime he comes down, he knows right where to go and we can help him, or at least talk to you him and make him feel more at ease.

This is a very simple organizing system! The lotion is not located in the “typical” place you may think it would or should be. But it works for us. It works for him. He always knows where to go to find it. That is true organization. Knowing where your “stuff” is when you need it!

Keep it simple, keep it organized!

Happy Organizing!

Friday Review!

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Nikki in Friday Review

Take a little time for yourself!

Here are great articles I found this week! Enjoy your weekend!

Real Simple: 12 Quick Home Repairs

Home Made Simple: Cleaning for the Holidays

Zen Family Habits: I’m a terrible Parent!

HGTV: Why Am I So Disorganized?

Happy Organizing!

Working Moms 911 Retreat!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Nikki in Home Organizing

Are you ready for a break? Seriously, as a working mom you deserve one, with all the responsibilities you have to juggle. Do you need a chance to re-fuel and re-energize? Whether you work inside or outside of the home, we are all working moms! We all need a break!

This is your personal invitation to participate in the Working Moms 911 Telesummit Retreat. It will be the perfect pick-me-up for you just before the crazy busy holiday season arrives.

Let me tell you about it …

Susan Martin from WorkingMoms911.com has put together a completely FREE telesummit so you can enjoy a time of refreshing and renewal. You can listen right from your computer – the telesummit will feature “momversations” – conversations Susan had with 10 experts who will speak to the heart of working moms. (Oh, and one of those experts she talked to happens to be me.) Susan will also share her heart with working moms in the last session, which she’s entitled “Hope for the Journey”.

You’ll need to register to get all the details for each session. Click Here to Register Today!

Here’s what you can expect:

Discover how to:

Save a ton of money with Super Couponing
Restore calm in your family
Help your teens start their own business
Overcome emotional eating
Reclaim your households through Kamikaze Cleaning
Use SMARTcut® systems to simplify your life
Build organizing systems to bring order into your home

Happy Organizing!

Back To School Review!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Nikki in Back to School, Home Organizing

We have been in school now for almost 2 months, some of you maybe even longer. At the end of October, our Back to School Organizing Central is coming down!

There is no better time than now to re-evaluate the systems you have put in place to keep your home organized and in order!

You have done the work to set up the systems, now you need to ask yourself are they working?

Are your kids turning their homework in on time?

Are you getting permission slips and other forms back when you are suppose to?

What about your mornings and nightly routines? Hopefully they are calm and not chaotic!

Whenever you set up a new organizing system within the home, it’s important to “live” the system for a couple of months to decide if it’s really working. If you are happy with your answers for the above questions, then you are doing well! If not, take the time to start looking at where your processes are breaking down.

Are you being consistent enough?

Does everyone know what is expected?

Are you planning in advance?

Look at the areas that need help and start making changes today!

Your organization changes with your schedule. It’s important to have structure but be flexible enough to change when you need too… There are a lot of activities that come up during the holidays, now is the time to fix whatever is broken so you can enter this new season with peace and not stress!

Happy Organizing!