Entries Tagged 'Organization' ↓

Handling Schedule Disruption

It is one thing to get your life to a point where it is functioning well, and you are keeping up with everything. But what happens when a disruption enters the picture? Family visits, business travel and sports camps can seriously de-rail a household schedule. Here are some strategies for coping:
Strategies for Coping With Schedule [...]

How To Organize with Small Children

A few weeks ago on a forum I participate in a young mother put out the question, “How can I be organized and tidy with two children under the age of three?”
One of the next responses was from a man who said that she needed to get rid of all the stuff because she obviously [...]

Organizing Without Breaking the Bank

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Getting organized doesn’t mean having to go out and buy a fancy organization system, or bunches of containers and a labeler. You can organize quickly and efficiently by using things you probably already have around your home, or with some inexpensive items found at dollar stores.
Look around at what [...]

How To Organize Your Laundry Area

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog.

In the past few weeks several people have asked me for organizational advice. My super-organized mother instilled it in my upbringing, making it almost second nature to me. But one of my friends complained that she hadn’t been trained as I had, and needed to know how I did [...]

Organizing the Kitchen: Food

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog.

In the past few weeks several people have asked me for organizational advice. My super-organized mother instilled it in my upbringing, making it almost second nature to me. But one of my friends complained that she hadn’t been trained as I had, and needed to know how I did [...]

Organizing Your Kitchen Cupboards: Non-Food Items

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In the past few weeks several people have asked me for organizational advice. My super-organized mother instilled it in my upbringing, making it almost second nature to me. But one of my friends complained that she hadn’t been trained as I had, and needed to know how I did [...]

Changing Up Backups…And Why You Should Have Good Backups

Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

I hear about the catastrophes of lost data/toasted hard drives/stolen machines daily. It’s part and parcel of working with computers for a living. However, what never fails to surprise me is how many people don’t have backups of their data.
Until recently, I used a backup package I had purchased [...]

Organizing Your Kitchen: The Freezer

Fridays are tip days at SimpleProductivity blog.

In the past few weeks several people have asked me for organizational advice. My super-organized mother instilled it in my upbringing, making it almost second nature to me. But one of my friends complained that she hadn’t been trained as I had, and needed to know how I did [...]