Organize Me Happy

Love these positive words on this glorious Sunday!

This! I met a wonderful business woman today - Tiffany owns Immaculate Custom Cleaning, Inc. And she is definitely an encourager. Thank you for connecting with me🙂

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Do you ever feel there are not enough hours in a day to accomplish what you need to accomplish? You are not alone. This book is amazing for helping you to figure out where all your time is being spent and what you need to do to make more time for the things that are most important to you. She has some activities in here to help you figure out where all your time is going - it is eye opening - believe me. If you are looking for a good read and are interested in streamlining your time for the things that matter most, check it out👍

My beloved planner is my lifeline for keeping things running smoothly💕 I chose a Plum Paper planner because of the ability to customize. I love that I can personalize the front of the planner. They had many patterns, colors and options. As you can see, I used a pic of my loves💕The whole month view is a must have for me. I have to have the option of being able to see the whole month at a glance. And last but not least, I had the option to customize with each family member - so I can fill in each child’s activity for each day, my daily work as well as what my husband has going on. I added “Workout” and “Meals” in the additional space so I can plan ahead when needed. If a paper planner is for you, check out https://www.plumpaper.com/ and look at all the options. There is something for everyone 😀

Lately, a lot of people have had to switch from going to work in an office outside of the home, to working from home often alongside other family members or children with their online learning. A friend of mine has created a blog post with his top 4 tips for working from home. Jeremy owns his own real estate company: The Jeremy Ganse Team - Realtors.
Check out his post below for some helpful ideas!

4 Tips For Working From Home - The Jeremy Ganse Home Selling Team You may know the old saying: “Don’t bring your work home with you.” But, today’s new normal is remote work, and it’s time to adapt. Check out these 4 tips for working at home!

My dry erase calendar and my wall bins are how I keep things flowing in our house. This has been in place for years not just because of the coronavirus 😉It took me several tries to find what worked for my family. The calendar is big with plenty of room in each box for writing in upcoming events and daily activities for 5 people. It’s a place where all family members can check in to see what’s happening. The wall bins keep papers straight for each child. I know a lot of people only use digital calendars and that is wonderful but those just don’t don’t work for me. I need to be able to physically see the whole month and go through the exercise of writing it down. I take about 15 minutes on the last day of the month to fill in that dry erase for the upcoming month . I do keep an actual paper planner(more on that later) for filling things in months out and I do check that planner to make sure I have all things on the wall calendar. If you are using something now whether it be your phone or paper calendar and you still can’t seem to keep things straight, don’t be afraid to try something new. If you need help figuring out what will work for you, feel free to message me. 😃

Before - vanity with her perfume, brush, hair ties etc.
After - school desk for online learning for the next 8 weeks.
Anyone else transforming spaces for online learning?

Anyone feeling like this😂

I know a lot of you are spending more time at home and you may be looking around and thinking that things are messier than normal and you have no idea where to begin to get things cleaned up.
Start by doing some simple things each day to give you some incentive to take on bigger projects. Here are 5 things to do daily to get you headed in the right direction. Have kids? Get them involved too!

Do you have an area in your home that is the family catch-all - a drawer, counter or bookshelf that seems to be the place where things pile up? Now is the time to clear it out once and for all. Set a timer for 15 or 20 minutes and focus on just that area. Grab a tote or basket and pick up all the things that don’t belong there. Then move about your home and put everything where it should go: pencils go in the pencil holder, keys go in the key basket, mail gets sorted with junk mail going right in the trash and bills finding their space etc. If there are things there that belong to the kids, have them put them away. If you do this once a week or better yet, daily it will take a lot less time and the clutter will not have the time to pile up🙂
*Helpful Hint: sort the mail daily - preferably right when it is brought in to the house. This is a huge time saver.