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Free Online Tools for Tracking Your Goals

by Mandi on August 25, 2010
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Written by organizing columnist Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way. This month here on Simple Mom, Tsh is focusing on reviewing — and renewing — our goals. I’ve heard it said that New Year’s resolutions shouldn’t be made in January but rather in September, and it’s true: there is something about the end of summer [...]

Creating a Kid-Friendly Yard to Promote Outdoor Play

by Mandi on July 14, 2010
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Written by organizing columnist Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way. One of my favorite parts about spring and summer is how much more time my kids are able to spend outside. They argue less, use their imaginations more and sleep better after a long day of playing hard outside. When it comes to our yard, [...]

Get Organized for Your Staycation

by Mandi on June 18, 2010
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I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is a guest post from Simple Mom contributor Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way. Let’s face it…as mothers, family vacations are rarely restful. Fun, full of memories and worth the hard work, yes. Restful, not so much. Many families are taking back their [...]

Making Summer Memories at Home

by Mandi on June 2, 2010
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Written by organizing columnist Mandi Ehman of Organizing Your Way. For many people, summertime is a busy season of lessons, camps, activities and outings. If that works for your family, great! But if it leaves you stressed and frazzled, there’s nothing wrong with taking a more laid back approach to summer. Here are three ideas [...]

Spring Cleaning Week: The Importance of Organizing Your Way

by Mandi on April 16, 2010
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This week, Tsh has been focusing on her three-step plan for spring cleaning: decluttering, cleaning, and organizing. As you go through the process that she outlines in her ebook, Spring Cleaning for Normal People, you should be emptying each shelf, cabinet or closet, decluttering its contents, cleaning all the nooks and crannies and then organizing [...]

7 Organizing Myths Debunked

by Mandi on January 27, 2010
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The following post is written by organizing columnist Mandi Ehman. When it comes to organizing, there are many different reasons people say it’s just not for them. However, most of these stem from misconceptions about what it means to be organized. Let’s take a look at the seven most common organizing myths and the truth [...]