While it has been a long summer, it will soon come to a close and school will be in full swing. While it is more than likely that the kids are not excited about back to school, there are things you can do to prepare your child for back to school. ...
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Back to School – Dorm Room Tips
For students going away for school, staying in a dorm room, it can be really easy to feel overwhelmed with choices, thinking they need or have to have everything when they see in back-to-school sales displays and flyers. That's why it's important to have a list and really think about what essential items to purchase and bring along. These dorm room tips will help you figure out what you need for a dorm room and what other things are also nice to have. photo courtesy of IKEA.ca ...
Tips for Summer De-Cluttering
A cluttered home or workspace can be stressful and distracting. Although getting rid of clutter can sometimes seem overwhelming, by taking small and manageable steps you can quickly and easily reclaim your space, helping you to feel more calm and productive. “Nothing is more exhausting than the task that's never started.” “When deciding what to buy, remember that some things are easy to buy—but then we have to use them. If they're not used, they don't enhance our lives; they just contribute to ...
Get your Car Organized for Summer Adventures
The mention of the word summer conjures up all kinds of wonderful associations—beaches, fields to run through, yummy food, road trips, and time spent with friends and family. Summer is a time of spontaneity for me. I like to keep my schedule light so that I can throw a few things in the trunk and be off on a summer adventure on short notice. I like to think that I'm a fairly organized person, yet every summer, my trunk ends up looking like a disheveled mess! I recently spent some time ...
5 Key Ways to Get your Ideas off the Ground
You've got the ideas. Now make 'em happen. If you're like me, you have no shortage of ideas floating around in your head. How many of those ideas do you actually end up acting on/making happen? Maybe it's shiny object syndrome, or. . ."squirrel!" Whatever it is, it's time now to start moving forward on some of your ideas. Here are five key ways to get your ideas off the ground: 1. Write down all your ideas To clear up some mental space, write down all your ideas on one big list. If you have lots ...
5 Tools to Finish the Year Strong
Whether or not your year has gone as planned, there's still time to finish the year strong! **This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. 1. Reflect back on the year behind and set goals for the new year - For the past few years I've used Molly Mahar of Stratejoy's Holiday Council to celebrate my year's wins and planning the next year in a mindful and deliberate way. Going through this 3-week online program helps me to see how ...
DYMO LabelManager 160 Review
Want to get more organized in your office, kitchen, and the rest of your home? Have a messy tool shed or garage? The DYMO LabelManager 160 can help you with your organization. The label maker prints sticky labels to attach to file folders, bottles of nails, boxes, food containers, electronic items (great for when you're taking charging cables and chargers on a trip or to work/school), and so much more! ...
Home Office Essentials
Despite having an online business and only working with people virtually, I do like to have all the essentials in my home office—physically. Here's a secret to start off the post: I really like paper. I've tried to go paperless, and still do scan in everything important, but I find that things stick in my mind more when I write them down. Every single instrument or product I use in my home office is carefully chosen. I have an open-concept living room/home office/dining room so there's no ...
3 Tools I use to Connect with Other Entrepreneurs
It can be lonely working for yourself. In an office environment, there are many other people around to bounce ideas off of, have lunch with, and chat with around the coffee machine. But, when I am working from home and get into a groove, it can be an entire day (or two) before I connect with other people. Outside of working in a co-working space (where there are desks and other office supplies set up so that people can come in and work - similar to what they'd do in an office at a regular job), ...
Must-Haves in my Spring Cleaning Toolkit
With warmer weather heading our way, I'm getting ready for some spring cleaning! I stick to the most important cleaning tasks and only use the best tools for the job. Some days it's rainy and kind of dreary feeling, but I still feel hopeful for the future because I know spring is right around the corner! It's incredible how much dust and clutter has built up in my apartment during the winter months. When the sun shines or peaks through the clouds I can see all the dust bunnies and piles of ...