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Energize and Organize:  Simplify with a Non-Toxic Cleaning Routine

7/31/2017

 
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You can save time, money, and natural resources by choosing environmentally friendly cleaning methods for your home. A microfiber cloth (available at any discount or grocery store) will do a swell job of removing dust from all hard surfaces, eliminating a need for those pricey dusting sprays and non-recyclable paper towels. Let your clothes dryer take a rest, and opt instead for line-drying when the weather is nice, saving electricity and giving your clothes a shot of fresh-smelling, deodorizing sunshine. Instead of buying air fresheners, open some windows and add plants which absorb chemicals and odors. And clear out clutter — it just gathers dust and makes cleaning more time-consuming.

Most cleaning products that you purchase at the store are toxic. Look at the labels on bottles such as toilet bowl cleaner, bathroom disinfectant, and furniture polish. You’ll see words like Poison, Danger, Warning, and Caution. If you’d rather not bring those chemicals into your home, it’s easy and inexpensive to create your own homemade, non-toxic cleaning products. Simple combinations of baking soda, vinegar, borax, and essential oils make a variety of cleaners, which can be used on mirrors, windows, toilets, sinks, floors, and more, are effective, cheap, and safe.

Toilet Cleaner: Sprinkle 1/4 cup borax (available in a box in the cleaning aisle of your grocery store) or baking soda and a few drops of essential oil (eucalyptus or tea tree oil are antiseptic) into the toilet, scrub, let sit for a few minutes, scrub again, and flush.

Floor Cleaner: In a squirt bottle, create a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water, add a few drops of essential oil (peppermint or lavender are nice), squirt cleaner onto floor, and mop up.

Glass Cleaner: Club soda in a squirt bottle works well, as does an equal mixture of water and vinegar. Wipe down with a lint-free cloth or crumpled newspapers.

Tub and Sink Cleaner: Shake some baking soda mixed with a a few drops of essential oil (orange or lime smell fresh) into sink or tub, wipe with damp sponge, rinse.

Wood furniture polish: Add some olive oil and a few drops of vinegar on a cloth and rub in.

By creating your own cleaning products, you’ll keep your home, family, and environment safe. (Use common sense caution — even though these cleaning products are gentle, it’s best to keep borax and essential oils out of young children’s reach.) You’ll never have to worry about harmful fumes or chemicals with these great cleaners. And you’ll save lots of cupboard space, money, and time by simplifying your cleaning routine. 

A good resource for more non-toxic, inexpensive household cleaning recipes is the book Clean House, Clean Planet by Karen Logan. 
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Remember if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche, M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact 617.640.2366     www.energizeandorganize.com

Energize and Organize:  Tip to Stop Procrastination

7/24/2017

 
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If your to-do list is ten pages long (or worse yet, not written down but cluttering your brain), it's hard to figure out where to start.  When the finish line is nowhere in sight, it's often hard to find the beginning.  As you're writing your to-do list, make sure to break tasks down into realistic-sized chunks.  Completion dates are important, so assign specific tasks to specific days.
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Remember if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche, M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact 617.640.2366     www.energizeandorganize.com

Energize and Organize:  Purposeful Parenting Month

7/17/2017

 
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July is Purposeful Parenting Month.  Make organizing a part of each day.  Let kids know that the need to be responsible for their own possessions.  Teach children how to pick up after themselves.  It's important to show kids that every item they own has a "home" where it needs to return when they're done using it.  Be consistent.
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Remember if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche, M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact 617.640.2366     www.energizeandorganize.com

Energize and Organize:  Road Trip APP

7/10/2017

 
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Hitting the road this month?  Whether for business or pleasure, any road trip requires fueling up - both your car and your stomach!  A handy, free app called iExit tracks your current location and tells you all the restaurants, gas stations, and rest stops that are coming up at the next few exits.  It can also find the nearest hospital, pharmacy, and vet office in case an emergency has unfortunate timing while you're on the road.
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Remember if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche, M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact 617.640.2366     www.energizeandorganize.com

Energize and Organize:  Happy 4th of July!

7/4/2017

 
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Remember, if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact:  617.640.2366   www.energizeandorganize.com

Energize and Organize:  Take Charge of Change Week

7/3/2017

 
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                                Take Charge of Change Week is the first week of July.  
     What better place to start than by organizing your home?  First, figure out how you - and your family - will benefit from an organized home.  Come up with five ways your household will improve once you're more organized.  Then, ponder what will happen if you decide not to change, and what will be different once you make some changes.
     Need a little help to make positive changes?  Let us evaluate the problem areas in your home or office and suggest life-improving strategies to make you more efficient and less stressed.  Your three-hour "ideas/take action session" is smartly priced at $195.00.


Remember, if you need professional organizing assistance and support with your family life, home and/or office, you are cordially invited to contact ...
Donna LaRoche M.Ed., Professional Organizer Serving Cape Cod, Metro West and Eastern Massachusetts  Contact:  617.640.2366   www.energizeandorganize.com

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    • Home Office Organization
    • Residential Organization >
      • Are You Chronically Disorganized? >
        • Common Characteristics of Chronically Disorganized Individuals
      • Are you Situationally Disorganized?
      • Organizing by Learning and Action Style Preferences
    • Senior Organization
    • Student Organization >
      • Executive Function
      • Improving Your Child's Organizing Skills
      • Organizing by Learning/Sensory Preferences and Action Style Preferences
      • Organization and Time Management Strategies for Kids with L.D.
      • Student Organizing Tips - Internet Resources
  • Gallery
  • FAQ
  • Resources
    • Charitable Donation Information
    • Decisions, Decisions, Decisions ... To Keep or Not to Keep?
    • Green Tips from NAPO-New England Professional Organizers
    • Insightful Education Websites for Children and Students with All Kinds of Abilities
    • Inspirational Organizing Quotes
    • Interesting Readings
    • Junk Mail and Telemarketing Phone Call Reduction Resources
    • Miscellaneous Organizational Tips
    • NAPO Code of Ethics
    • NAPO-NE Tips for Adopting Green Organizing and Celebrating Earth Day
    • NAPO-NE Tips for Practical Ways to Get Organized
    • Outstanding Professional Organizer Websites
    • Organizing Product Stores
    • Resale Information
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