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Newsletter Archives
June 2008
Road Trip Organizing
May 2008
Collections Instead of Clutter
April 2008
Getting Ready for Tax Time
March 2008
Where to Begin
February 2008
When You Want to Help
January 2008
Top Ten Causes of Disorganization
December 2007
Organize for Air Travel
November 2007
Organize for Small Spaces
October 2007
When Life Happens, Reorganize
September 2007
Bathroom Organizing
August 2007
Paper Organizing
July 2007
Uncluttered Kids' Rooms
June 2007
Top Ten Organizing Tools
May 2007
Grapple The Garage
April 2007
Managing Your Time
March 2007
Spring Organizing
February 2007
Help for Caregivers of Aging Parents
January 2007
National Get Organized Month
December 2006
Year End Organizing
November 2006
Give Thanks for Being Organized
October 2006
Holiday Kitchen Organization
September 2006
In Case of a Weather Emergency - Organize!
August 2006
Back to School Organizing
July 2006
Declare your Independence from Summer Clutter
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ORGANIZING TIPS OF THE MONTH: AUGUST 2006
Back To School Organizing
- Map out a Weekly Family Calendar on the same day each week. Post it in a central location so everyone can see their time commitments for the week.
- Have a desk top hanging file with a folder for each child. Check book bags daily. Note “to do” dates on your calendar; file papers that need future attention. Immediately process papers that need to be returned, and put them back in the book bags.
- For each family member, have a basket or bin and a sturdy coat hook near the door. Coats, book bags, and purses go on the hooks; hats, gloves, and items that cannot be hung up go in the bins.
- Create a family notebook with tabs for emergency numbers, neighbors’ phone numbers, and school information. Also have a tab for family members to enter their contact information and sports/practice/club/work schedules. For when dinner time is hectic, the notebook is also a good place to store take-out menus in clear page protectors.
- Have an errand tote that you can grab as you go out the door. Place library books, items to be returned to stores, dry cleaning claim checks, etc. in the tote.
- To avoid piles of keepsake school work, select two pieces per child per month to keep. Place in labeled memento boxes.
- Each child should have their own laundry bin. Dirty clothes will be less likely to get mixed with clean clothes. Dressing before school will go more smoothly.
- Use a timer to help with time management. It acts as a neutral reminder for children to move on to the next task—homework, music practice, reading, break time.
- Place clothes at child level. Hook extenders onto high closet rods so children can reach their hanging clothes. Put folding clothes on low shelves or in bottom dresser drawers. Children will be able to dress themselves and put their clean clothes away.
- If your children do homework at a table rather than a desk, supply each child with a container filled with school supplies. Be sure to put name labels on the containers.
©All Sorted Out, 2006 All Rights Reserved
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