Two years ago I wrote an article for Organize Magazine that was loaded with tips and tricks to make your holiday planning a little easier. Like the Back to School article I posted a few months ago – the article is a little too long to post all at once. I’ll be breaking it into [...]
Friday, August 21, 2009
Every family can relate to this common struggle. Keeping track of a broad range of activities, practices, meetings, tests, and assignments can be a daunting, if not overwhelming, task. The following are a few simple suggestions to make this part of back-to-school family life a little bit easier. Functional Family Calendar Hung conveniently on the fridge or [...]
Thursday, September 25, 2008
I have to admit, I’ve been resisting this post for quite some time. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because the vast majority of my organizing solutions cost less than $10 and can be picked up at your local super store. Promoting something that costs a few hundred seemed like a big departure from my typical MeckMom style. Well, [...]
Monday, August 11, 2008
Let’s face it, as an organizer I have a natural affinity for charts. Over the years I’ve made all kinds of charts to track various parts of family life…job charts, reward charts, cleaning charts, homework charts…I’ve made them all. This year, as I face another school year (and all the chaos that comes with it) I’ve [...]
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Keeping track of your kids activities and school schedules can be an overwhelming challenge. My solution? Take the pressure off yourself by helping your kids do it on their own. In our house my kids use their fridge planners to keep track of all their weekly to-dos. When I posted this idea early on in [...]
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
About a year ago, we added a TV to the toy room in our basement. The kids loved having it, but I hated going up and down the stairs over and over again to help them find a good channel. One afternoon I came down to find my 6 year old watching a steamy soap [...]
Friday, August 25, 2006
School is starting again…which means seas of pastel colored papers coming home in backpacks. Of course the problem is that we get a random assortment each day. Homework, reminders, permission slips…it’s tough to keep it all straight. Rather than let my counter clutter up, I created this inbox system in my kitchen cupboard to help [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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