Organize Your Filing Cabinet. I had the day off on Friday. What did I do with all that free time, you ask? Well....I cleaned the bathrooms and organized my filing cabinet, of course! I'm pretty proud of my file cabinet project and I figured a little tutorial might help someone out there in blog land. How to Organize Your Filing Cabinet 1) Organize your paperwork. BEFORE: I was using this random ugly file box and I had given up on actually filing anything. I just threw important papers in the front.
Look at him go! He had a lot to go through since his previous "filing system" was to shove important papers in a dresser drawer. 2) While organizing, you will also want to create a "shred/recycle" pile for outdated paperwork. 3) Buy some pretty hanging folders and file folders. 4) Depending on the piles of paperwork that your family has, create general categories. For example.....Here's what we ended up with: Categories that are specific to us: One for my scholarship information; One for Matt's work files; One for my work files. Free Student Goals Worksheet - Rachel Lynette. My Name Is Snickerdoodle: Do I hear 1,000?
{See the chore chart tutorial here!} Liam is doing great in school. He's come home every day with all red smiley faces on his "report card" which is the highest you can get. Granted, it's only been 3 days, but that's still 100% practically perfect in every way, right? I'm thinking that if he gets so many red smiley faces in a row, he deserves a reward.
Not sure what that will be yet, but something simple and fun! We have wanted to start something new with his chores at home. For the last 8 months he's been rewarded a gold coin for every standard chore he's done. He helped me put it all together and it's been really successful. Well, these chores have become the standard "need to be done" every day chores and we don't fee like he needs to be rewarded for all of them anymore. So, my thoughts turn to my site and how I would like to reward one of you with a giveaway. These are some useful tricks. 15 minutes of cleaning? - How to have a {fake} immaculate house (part 2) To see the whole series on how to have a {fake} immaculate house, go HERE! Ok...I have lots of friends who are seriously skeptical but I'm telling you, it's TOTALLY possible to keep your house clean with just 15 minutes a day of cleaning! Really! I did it for years....when my kids were babies.
It was not possible for me to spend an entire day cleaning. To have to cart around and get the job done quickly! Years ago, I was inspired by Emilie Barnes,the author of MANY organizing books. 892K+You see...it's not much. Time yourself...how long does it really take to do that? If you need to vacuum daily....you may have to give that up - let it go! Now, let me tell you, there will be days you won't even have time to get to your assigned "chore" - potty training, baby crying all day, having your period, whatever!
Now, get to it...sit down and make up your weekly schedule and put it on your frig! Just as a quick side note...I no longer do just fifteen minutes of cleaning a day. Or Connect with me: Abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/2012/09/home-organization-101-week-4-office.html. Teacher gifts. I really need to figure out my camera settings and learn how to take better pictures! Thankfully our next speaker at MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) will be covering this topic. Yeah! Hopefully you can get a general idea despite my terrible picture. I was going to take more pics but then my camera battery died. Anyways, you could use this idea to alter any spiral notebook but I really like the steno books with the spiral at the top. I had taken this picture before I decided to start a craft blog.
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How to clean bath toys: Despite having a bath with your children every night, bath toys still need a cleaning ritual of their own to get rid of soap scum and mildew. 25 clever ideas to make life easier. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).
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Get the Best Wireless Security For Your Lifestyle. Family Planner. If you don't already have a family planner.... YOU NEED ONE! {in my humble opinion} :) I got these super cool planner pages for free from Prepared Not Scared and they literally changed my life! Why have a household planner? I'll give you 2 good reasons! 1- It'll help you get organized and then STAY organized! 2- It'll help your house run smoother and will enable your spouse, babysitter, or nanny to take over and run your household like you run it in your absense.
Every household planner should be divided into at least 4 sections: Cleaning {your weekly, monthly, and yearly cleaning schedule} Cooking {Menu planning, recipe ideas, shopping list, coupon section, etc} Planning {daily, weekly, and monthly planning.} Basic Info {authorization papers, goals, babysitter info, family dr & medical info, etc} ***Think of how beneficial it would be to your family to have medical release forms, list of allergies, important medical information, and Dr/Dentist apt schedules and phone numbers in one place! IMGDaddy. The Psychology of Color [Infographic] | Louisville Painters. Download the infographic as a PDF Embed this image on your site: Ship Shape: Organized Medicine Cabinet. Where do you keep your medicine? I keep our medicine/ supplements in our kitchen. It seems an obvious choice to me.
I have a lack of kitchen space so that’s why my spices are on the right. Having these little plastic drawers are really space efficient. They work so well with keeping things together, especially when my kids go digging in them to try and find something. If they were just sitting on a shelf, everything would fall all over the place. I’m huge on Holistic living, and I have so many little glass vile bottles. Some of these labels look lop-sided, but it’s because there is an indention in the center.
I take almost all of the products out of the boxes, so they’ll fit into the drawers, except for the necessary ones that have instructions, and dose sizes that I need. It looks like a lot of medication, but I swear we aren’t drug addicts. I'm a Woman with a Plan (and a Routine and a System) I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this without sounding ridiculous. What I want to say is this: I finally did it you guys, I completely and totally organized my life! It took a lot of hard work and a lot of late nights but I now have a plan, routine, or system for everything.
I’ve compiled and categorized enough healthy, inexpensive and easy recipes that I have a 90 day dinner menu (complete with theme nights like pasta Monday and slow-coooker Thursday) and I have the grocery lists to match.There is nothing in my house that we don’t use. I’ve ferociously weeded out the clutter and sent it packing via Craig’s List or Goodwill.Everything I didn’t get rid of is now beautifully organized into colorfully labeled containers.
Seriously, it’s been a long time coming but today I stood in the middle of my living room, looked around the house and admired what I’ve accomplished with a huge goofy grin on my face. And then I woke up. Sounds good though, doesn’t it? P.S. P.S. 2012-2013 life planners : Erin Condren. Life story binder. Tonight is our Life Story Binder class at the church in the Relief Society room. We'll start promptly at 7 pm, so be on time! I'm very excited about the response to this project. It seems we're all motivated to get more organized this year. I'm loving my first binder and can't wait to move on to the others. What is a Life Story Binder? How do I get started? 3-ring binder* (2" ring size works well)sheet protectors (80-100) Life Story Binder suggestions list (I've compiled a list of suggested documents, photos and journaling for you.)
Step 2: Read through the Life Story Binder suggestions list and check off and/or add items that are applicable to you or your family member's life story. Step 3: Create labels using Return Address Labels and adhere to sheet protectors.I use Return Address size labels for other organizing purposes, so you might want to check out the creating labels tutorial even if you don't plan on adding the labels to your binder. Top 10 Household Cleaning Tips: The Tough Problems - Article. Surprising Cleaning New Uses - Real Simple. 35 Lifechanging Ways To Use Everyday Objects. Mind Tools - Management Training, Leadership Training and Career Training.