Always on the quest to perfect the ultimate, most fabulous to-do list, I have an update for you. Do you mind? Just so you know, I am not pushing this method — only offering it if your note-taking temperament happens to line up with mine — that you gravitate towards little notes scattered all over,… Read More »
How To Get the Kids Doing Dishes… and Opening Up.
This past weekend I had the great idea to take advantage of the visit of Deirdre and the family to stage a little photo shoot of a sink piled with dishes and topped off with a high chair tray. It had come to Auntie Leila’s attention that some moms with lots of kids don’t know how… Read More »
How I’m Using my Daily Planner to Make Time for the Things I Love
Trying to start out this year fresh, I knew that if I could get a hold of my desk and keep it squeaky clean and clutter-free at all times, organization for the rest of my life would flow from that. I also knew that I wanted to try out using a daily planner for the… Read More »
Old-fashioned homeschool planning in a binder.
Today we’ll talk about my old-fashioned homeschool planning, for which I used a binder. This system really helped me get a handle on my curriculum, which I was always putting together myself (as opposed to the obvious sanity-saving measure of just buying a pre-packaged one, no thank you, not for me, I am not attached… Read More »
The Reasonably Organized Life, a little series of sorts.
A little series is being born! We are getting organized here. Reasonably organized (in the same spirit as the Reasonably Clean House — no overwhelmingness!) The first post: sticky notes to the rescue for those of us who have commitment anxiety when it comes to using a precious notebook for something as irrevocable as taking notes.… Read More »