I would imagine that most of us have a treasure from our childhood that has weathered the years and made it into our adult lives. For some, it's a special blanket used for comfort. For others it's a treasured found on a first trip to the beach.
A week or so ago I update my iPhone to the new iOS7 software and everything went very smoothly. The following day I attempted to update my iPad as well and there was insufficient space. Let me clarify, the iPad is technically only mine in theory as my five-year old son is the reason for most of the…
Containers make it easy to keep items of similar use grouped together so that they can be easily retrieved and put away. My favorite use for containers is that they limit how much can fit in them. If you implement the rule of only keeping what you have room for in the container, you are a large…
When uncluttering your home and office, chances are you'll come across many objects you've thought about getting rid of dozens (maybe hundreds) of times, but never did.In these cases, and all clutter, I believe Newton's First Law of Motion can explain how it lingers for years in our spaces. An…
Back To School is behind us which means that the holidays are looming before us. Holidays, no matter how you slice them, equate to food – and lots of it! Today we are going to focus on your pantry – canned food, in particular – to make sure you are all set for the Cooking Season.
I have covered clutter from almost every angle but the fact remains: less clutter means more space. More unoccupied space means less time spent maintaining items. Less time spent maintaining items means more free time to do whatever it is we want to do.
Making good use of the hours and minutes of the day requires planning, prioritizing, and sticking to a schedule. These skills don't come easily to children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). How can you help your students do a better job of estimating how long it takes to complete a task or to…
Although we would all love to sit down as a family and eat healthy meals together more often, it's sometimes hard to co-ordinate everyone's schedule. You have to get the kids to soccer practice, music lessons and/or part-time jobs while working long hours.Believe it or not, it is possible for busy…
We have amazing ideas, make our plans, purchase our supplies, get started, then fizzle out. What happened? All of us, even the most committed of people have days where we want to stay in our pajamas or go do something fun.
Part Three of ThreeEach week that passes Fall edges closer and closer. School supplies have taken over large areas of retail stores and before you rush in and buy everything you bought last year, have a conversation with your student. Ask them some serious questions about what did and did not work…
