Our society has come to a rude awakening of sorts in the last couple years.  So many people had been brought up to think that more is more.  We buy huge houses, cars we can’t afford and fill our homes and offices with stuff we don’t need.  Abundance for abundance sake was an overriding theme, [...]

I’m a dork.  No really.  Here’s a short story…
I have a printer.  I like said printer.  It works well, it’s wireless and it does it’s job.  But there was on frustrating thing I hated about this printer.  I could NOT load the paper tray.  This has been a problem since I got the printer several [...]

Recently, I’ve been keeping better track of tasks that need to be done throughout the week.  I had a clipboard of some recurring tasks, and I needed to take it to another level. So, I created a “Focus Notebook”. Here’s what I did:
My notebook has these tabs, and here’s how I use them:
Tasks: [...]

I love a good sale, and I thought you might too!  I also am a fan of The Container Store.  Whenever I need a container of just about any shape or size, I go over to my local store.  I’m amazed that they usually have what I am looking for.
Check out the sale right now!
You [...]

If you’re looking for a great book on organizing, I have a great suggestion for you:  “Organizing For Your Brain Type”.  In my opinion, this is one of the best organizing books out there, and I’ve read my fair share of organizing books. 
A book is no good if it just collects dust.
Too many [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an Idea Thursday”. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

Maybe I’m lazy, I’ll admit it.  However, I think most of us who are “into” organization are to some degree.  Organization makes things a little bit easier.  Finding what I need quickly, and getting the important things done makes me feel better.
I love roadmaps.
I like having my weeks mapped out so I know what I’m [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an Idea Thursday”. Each week we?ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

There’s so much to do, so many places to go, and so much to see.  The problem is, it’s easy to get flustered and paralyzed with so many choices.  Know what I mean?
I look at organizing as a filter.
Organizing is more about deciding what’s important, and filtering out the rest.  It’s really that simple.   How [...]

As a mom working from home, I do work over the summer.  I do dial it down a little, though, as I want to spend some fun times with my son while the sun is out.  After swimming, picking berries, riding bikes and enjoying the weather, it’s time for school.  I use it as a [...]