Decluttering for Dummies

“Help! I don’t even know where to begin organizing!” To quote a well-known song, “When you read, you begin with A, B, C; when you sing you begin with do, re, mi.” When you organize, you begin by decluttering. My handy-dandy spellchecker is trying to tell me that decluttering is not a word. Let’s decode the word and...

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Give Away at the Forum: The Coupon Binder- CLOSED

If you have not heard, I am gearing up for a coupon class at my church. I am so excited about doing this! One of the topics I am going to talk about is organization. To get the full potential of savings, I believe you need to be organized. There is many ways to do this and there are no right or wrong ways of organizing it...

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Doe the Nexte Thynge

What should I do next? That question has often left me in a tizzy trying to figure out which item on my very important list of things to do right now ought to be the next thing to receive my attention. Yes, I’ve read the books on prioritizing. Yes, I usually make a physical, written list of all that needs to be accomplished...

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Organizing Tips

Moving as much as I have, has forced even my naturally organized self to become even more organized! When you move from place to place and live on a one income budget, you have to figure out ways to make things work! I had a friend ask me recently to share a few things about organizing that I have learned along the way. One...

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Garage Sale Tips and Tricks

Every year we take a break from our regular homeschool studies to participate in the citywide garage sale. The boys learn lessons in pricing, marketing and work, while spending a few days outdoors. This is our sixth garage sale year, as we attempt to purge our house of old toys and clothes and other miscellaneous items. We...

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Let God Get You Organized!

Many of you are aware that I have been working on getting my home overhauled over the last few months. This process has taken a bit longer than I originally had planned for a variety of reasons; work schedule, lack of “homes” for stuff, loss of motivation, illness, and my attitude. Last week I posted on the Total Home...

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Review: Brainpop.com

Today’s home educator has many more options available to them than earlier homeschoolers did. Certainly computers and the availability of the internet has added more exciting options and multi media learning opportunities. One exciting option available on the internet is Brainpop (grades 3 and up), Brainpop Espanol and...

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My Method to Tame the Madness

“Mom can I just do [fill in the blank] and then take a break?” “Do I have to do ALL of this now?” Do you hear these words every day like I did? I wanted my kids to know what the daily expectations were, but I still wanted them to have a say in how and when they met them. As a result, I found that I often dealt with a...

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Week 7 and 8: 8 Ways to a More Organized Homeschool Carnival

Thank you so much for your participation in this carnival, it has been a blast and quite the learning experience.  We have decided to combine the last 2 weeks of the carnival in this post since we only receive 3 entries for “week 7″. Please scroll down to find the winner of the prize package. Organizing your...

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Week 6: 8 Ways to a More Organized Homeschool Carnival

Welcome back to the SIXTH week of our 8 Ways to a More Organized Homeschool Carnival. Our sincerest apologizes for such a long break in the middle of this carnival. Vacations, conferences and illnesses seemed to keep getting in the way. Week #6 is all about organizing your kitchen. Remember, anyone can submit! We welcome posts,...

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