 Do you remember the excitement of sharing Halloween with your family and friends? My brother, four younger sisters, friends and I were always very well organized for the big day with our original, homemade costumes, trick-or-treat bags and flashlights. Year to year the late October weather varied but never stopped us from visiting and trick-or-treating at nearly every home in our neighborhood.
When we returned home, my siblings and I would sit in a circle in the middle of the living room to sort out and organize our candy for trading. Mars Bars, Milky Ways, Tootsie Rolls, Three Musketeers, Pay Days, Mounds, Sky Bars, Almond Joy, Charleston Chews, M and Ms, Necco Wafers and more! Thinking back, those trading candy piles were exceptionally well organized and made for a memorable night! Get your Halloween supplies ready and have fun welcoming trick-or-treaters to your home this evening! Remember if you need 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  If you don't have an entryway foyer, you can create one at your front doorway by adding a bookcase. Put several attractive baskets on the shelves to hold your keys, sunglasses, umbrellas, etc. Be mindful to minimize visual clutter and perhaps consider adding a plant or two on the shelves, too.
Remember if you need 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  Do you have a list of your important phone numbers readily available for use in your home and/or office? Take the time now to organize and create your handy phone list. Be sure to put the address and phone number of your location on your list in the event of an emergency!
Personal Contacts 1. Babysitter/Close Neighbor/Family/Friends 2. Day Care/School 3. Church/Mosque/Temple Emergency Services 1. Doctor/Pediatrician/Dentist 2. Hospital/Urgent Care Centers 3. Poison Control Center (800.222.1212) 4. Fire/Police 5. Vet/Animal Hospital Household Services 1. Cable Company 2. Carpenter/Electrician/Exterminator/Painter/Plumber 3. Home Security Company 4. Landscape/Snow Removal 5. Utility Companies: Electric, Gas, Water, Oil Remember if you need 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  My mother LOVES umbrellas! She has a variety of them in all kinds of colors and patterns. If it's ever raining when any of her six children are visiting, she always tells us to take an umbrella with us to stay nice and dry. (She loves flashlights and yes, we all have multiple flashlights, too!)
Well, that got me to thinking about where my own three or four umbrellas are (in the trunk of my car) and why I needed to get better organized with my umbrella storage. Obviously, it's best to keep an umbrella IN the car rather than in the trunk of the car because you always get wet while walking back to your trunk and fishing about for it. Sometimes the obvious isn't always so check out your own umbrella storage and enjoy staying dry when next it rains! Remember if you need 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  Problem: Have you ever found yourself wandering around a parking lot or parking garage because you could not remember where you left your car?
Solution: Park and secure your car then take a photo of the aisle number and/or parking spot number in the lot or garage to help you find your car with ease. If you are parking on the street, take a photo of the street sign and/or visible landmark near your parked car to jog your memory. Be sure to delete the photo after use so your cell phone camera will be well organized for your next car adventure. Remember if you need 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  Fall cleanup brings many outdoor discoveries including the condition of your American flags that you flew proudly in your window boxes, container gardens, lawn and on your homes and flagpoles. If your American flags are torn or badly damaged, you can retire/recycle them at numerous locations in your area including the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW post), the American Legion post, the Elks Lodge, Marine Corps League and/or with your local Boy/Girls Scout Troops.
In addition, here are a couple of sites for specific suggestions as to how to retire your flags.
Remember if you need 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  Do you know that there are indoor plants that improve the air quality in your home/office? Air-cleaning plants include the Peace Lily, Spider Plant, Philodendron, Garden Mum, Dracaena, Ficus/Weeping Fig, Boston Fern, Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law’s Tongue, Bamboo Palm, Aloe Vera. If you find that you have too many plants to bring indoors, consider donating some of them to your local schools, retirement communities, nursing facilities, churches, scout troops and more!
Remember if you need 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  Virtually every kitchen has a junk drawer and often it is full to the brim with a lot of miscellaneous this and thats. Take a few minutes to empty and clean out your junk drawer, purge and relocate what you don't use on a regular basis then organize the useful items in containers by category.
Remember if you need 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 Upper Cape Household Hazardous Collection Day Oct. 15, 2016 9 AM - 1 PM James Peebles Elementary School 70 Trowbridge Road Bourne As you clean and organize your basements and garages in preparation for winter, be sure to check your local community newspaper and DPW for information about hazardous waste collection dates and sites in your town.
Remember if you need 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 Does the process of decluttering and organizing your home and/or office seem overwhelming to you? To help you get started, create category labels to attach to your designated boxes/bags. Category labels might include ...
Sorting through and making decisions about your belongings will go more smoothly and much more quickly when you have gathered and category labeled your needed containers.
Remember if you need 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  Pickle Ball friends are starting to close up their summer homes, pack and head south for the winter. Their joie de vivre and friendship will be missed during the blustery winter months here in Falmouth and warmly celebrated upon their springtime return. Be well, Bob and Andy!
Traveling light got me to thinking about planning fall and winter get-aways. When in doubt, leave it out! Adopt a European standard for fashion by wearing your favorite things multiple times while on vacation. You can hand-wash in the hotel sink if necessary. No one ever wishes they had brought more stuff on vacation! (But you might consider bringing an empty duffel bag or backpack to cart home souvenirs.) -Posts on Demand Remember if you need 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  If you are looking for a fun children's book that touches on the topic of organization, The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room is the perfect find. It follows Brother and Sister Bear as they clean their messy room and, with help from Mama and Papa Bear, create new storage systems to organize their bedroom to perfection!
-Posts on Demand Remember if you need 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  October is Computer Learning Month! Computers make our lives oh-so-much easier. But they can be a gateway to identity theft if they fall into the wrong hands.
Install a computer security system and update it often. Don't open email attachments from unknown senders and disconnect from the Internet when not in use. Make your passwords hard-to-guess combinations of letters and numbers. -Posts on Demand Remember if you need 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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