Archive for the ‘getting organized’ Category

Get Organized with the Free Printable Back to School Calendar

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Click the image to Download & Print the 2009/2010 School Calendar

With the kids back in school now, it’s time for mom to get everyone organized and back into the normal routine of the school year.

A great way to get organized for the new year is to make one central calendar that will have all of your school related events and activities on it.

I would recommend posting the calendar on your fridge, on a central bulletin board or somewhere that the whole family can see and access it.

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Printable School Information Template for your Household Planner

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Click the image to Download the School Information Template for 1 Child

Click the image to Download the School Information Template for 2 Children

After the emotional day of sending my baby off to the all day Pre-K at the big school, I knew I had to have a special place in my Household Planner for my kids’ teacher’s contact information. (Just in case I have to check in on my little man:) I also included a section for coaches and other instructors information that we may need throughout the year!

Now all of these important school related phone numbers are on one easy-to-locate page in my Household Planner.

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Busy Mom’s Planner

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Busy Mom's PlannerThe Mom Planners are perfect for busy moms! Whether you are a stay-at-home mom, work-at-home mom or work-outside-of-the-home mom with little kids or teens, you will be able to find a planner that will fit your lifestyle! Choose a weekly or monthly complete printable planner.

Check Out the Printable Busy Mom Planners at The Household Planner

There are a variety of complete printable planners available or you can build your very own customized household planner!

The Mom Planner Packages include the following (or you can purchase these sections separately):

Dated Monthly Calendar

  • customized sections for busy moms
  • places to record your goals for the month
  • categories may include: personal goals, household goals, work/project goals, financial goals, activities, calls/emails, shopping list, notes and other to-do’s (more…)

Financial Organizer

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Financial OrganizerThe Financial Organizer will help you to get or keep your financial life in order. It includes a variety of household financial forms, so now all of your important financial information can be kept in one place, convenient and easy to find!

Check it Out at The Household Planner

Back to School Shopping all Year Long - Stocking Up on Kids Clothing

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Image from www.GoodHousekeeping.com

Clothing our kids these days can get to be a pretty expensive task! You can easily spend your whole month’s grocery budget on a couple of stylish outfits! I’m not saying that I have done this and I hope you have not either, but when money is tight you have to be creative.

Stocking up on clothing throughout the year is a great way to spread out the cost and you will also be able to find some fabulous deals!

My favorite ways to get great prices on kids clothes is shopping the End of Season Clearance Sales, eBay and Garage Sales!

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Get Organized with the Back to School Checklist & Shopping List

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Click Here to Download the Free Printable Back to School Checklist

Click here to Download the Back to School Shopping List

Download the free printable Back to School Checklist & Shopping List and make your back to school treasure hunting a little easier! (more…)

Summer Survival #4 ~ Getting it Together & Organized

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

So now you have the tips and the tools to maintain your sanity this summer and keep your kids and house in order, but what to do with them?

Now it’s time to get it all together and get it organized!

Some of your charts and lists can be kept in your Household Planner or in a folder or binder. Be sure to keep all of your originals in a safe place too, so you can use them again next summer!

Sample Display of Summer Survival Templates

Some of your charts and lists you will want to display in a place where the whole family can see and access them. (more…)

Summer Survival #3 ~ Keeping the House in Order

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

This always seems to be the biggest challenge for me during summer vacation…keeping the house in order. I don’t even mean it has to be clean, I mean keeping the toys off the floor, keeping the shoes on the shoe shelf, keeping dishes in the kitchen and keeping toys, shoes and dishes out of the bathroom! If you have children, you know what I meanJ

It’s impossible to follow them around all day long getting after them to pick up after themselves, plus that just makes mom extra irritated and stressed!

In order for your house to maintain some order this summer, you have got to have a game plan that you can stick to. (more…)

Summer Survival #2 ~ Keeping the Kids in Order

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Click Here to Download the FREE Things To Do This Summer Template

One thing that seems to happen at our house when the school aged kids are home for the summer is that they get bored and restless. They are used to having a structured day at school and then summer vacation comes and they break free from that structure, but they truly don’t know what to do with themselves! The kids still need that structure, maybe not as rigid, but they do need some type of daily and weekly schedule to follow. Keeping them busy is key! (more…)