Holiday Organization

Oops! They’re on top of my head. Now how did they get there? No, you’re not losing your mind. You were probably just so engrossed in what you were doing that you didn’t even notice you put them there. We all spend time looking for misplaced items, some more than others. Even the most organized people forget things on occasion. Ever walk into a room and forget why you came in there? That happens to me a lot, and it drives me crazy. I would wonder if it’s just that I’m getting older and my memory isn’t so good anymore. Not that [...]

Write a book, take the kids to Disney World, plant an herb garden… fill in the blank. How many times have you said these very same words? I’m guessing a lot, I know I have. Why is it that we don’t have time to do the things that we want to do, that we feel are so important? Charles Bruxton once said, “You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.” Mr. Bruxton is a wise man. We seem to ‘make’ time to do the things, or at least, most of the things we need to do [...]

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving! I love the idea of eating all day long and lying around like a sloth, having conversations with family members in between naps. What could be better than that? I remember when I was a kid, helping my mom prepare the stuffing by drying out bread for the homemade stuffing that went into the turkey. Yes she made the stuffing herself! Ahhh traditions… Another tradition I remember as a kid, was fighting over which 2 of the 3 of us kids would make a wish, and break the wishbone. The deal was, whoever found the [...]

Rubbermaid is one of my favorite brands for organizational products. They have good quality products that seem to last forever. Product’s that save space and have the versatility to be used in multiple ways is high on my list of ‘favorite things’. Their spice rack fits the bill nicely both for versatility and space saving. It mounts in a cabinet and has a pull down feature so you can see items on all 3 tiers. Organizing spices in a cabinet or a pantry can sometimes be quite a challenge, especially if you cook a lot and have many spices. You may [...]

It’s that time of year again – tax time. Hopefully by this time you have filed your income tax return and are in the midst of happily spending your refund. If not, you better get on it as the deadline for this year is Tuesday, April 17th. After you have filed your taxes for the year, this might be a good time to go through your file cabinet and get rid of all those papers that you no longer need. Many of which probably have personal information that you don’t want to fall into the hands of an identity thief. [...]

In the book, Awaken The Giant Within, Anthony Robbins says that “Everything you and I do, we do either out of our need to avoid pain or our desire to gain pleasure”. After I read this statement, I thought about what has motivated me in the past and he’s right! It always comes down to moving away from pain or moving toward pleasure. And, depending on the goal, both motivators may come into play. For example, starting a business could move you away from the pain of working for someone else, and could provide the pleasure of setting your own schedule and [...]