 If your mornings are chaotic, follow these get-organized tips to ensure out-the-door ease.
• Make mornings flow smoothly by getting everything ready the night before. Have school bags packed and placed by the door and tomorrow’s outfits laid out. Pack the non-perishable parts of the lunches, so you can simply pop in a sandwich in the morning. Set the breakfast table. • Create a checklist of kids’ to-do’s (make bed, comb hair, brush teeth, etc.), and post it on the fridge or bathroom mirror. Likewise, create an “out-the-door” list of items they need to take to school, and post it on or near the exit door. You might include things like homework, lunch, snacks, library books, instruments, and gym shoes. (Some neat, ready-made checklists called Get Your Gear are available from www.simplyordered.com.) • Organize your kids’ arrival. Declare a proper destination for backpacks and school bags in the entryway, install hooks at a kid-friendly height, and have your children put bags there as they arrive home. • Teach kids to empty out their backpacks right away after school. Immediately bring homework to their designated study spot, place papers that need parental review in a designated basket or tray, and put lunch containers in the kitchen. Encourage them to place coats, shoes, and hats in a designated spot to avoid frantic morning searches. © 2019 Articles on Demand™ 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  There is no time like the present to declutter and downsize to live the life you envision for yourself and your loved ones. Wondering where to begin? Take inventory and make a checklist of your belongings by category then ... Ready, Set, GO!
Consider how you interact with your belongings and ask yourself, "In the past six to twelve months, have I worn, read, handled, needed, used and/or admired a particular belonging?" If not, make a plan to declutter your belongings by categories then donate/sell/recycle/share with family and friends your unwanted items. Decluttering Categories
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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