The concept of “spring cleaning” seems to validate the idea that we only have to clean and organize once a year. Not true! It needs to be a daily maintenance, according to organization expert Mary Carlomagno, author of Secrets of Simplicity.
Don't forget to adjust your clocks ahead one hour. Daylight Savings Time 2010 begins this Sunday, March 14th. Change your clocks on Saturday night! Write yourself a note! You don't want to be late to that baseball game or Girl Scout meeting. We don't know about you, but we can't wait for more sunshine after work and school!
Take the guess work out of food shopping with this ultimate, healthy list!
Spring is a chance to clean up your house, literally and figuratively! There’s more to house cleaning than just cleaning out your basement and cedar closet! You should be approaching your spring cleaning as an emotional cleanse, just as much as a physical cleanse. What dust-balls are lurking in the corner in your life? Gotta clean up, ladies! Here are some tips to get you off the fence, and start spring cleaning your life!
In eight short weeks, whether you like it or not, your tax return is due. Don’t let it sneak up on you. There’s no reason tax time has to be a stressful flurry of last-minute preparations capped off with a sprint to the post office (or accountant). If you take a few little steps each week, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much easier it all comes together on April 15th. But, unless you’re a financial-type, you may not be sure how to break down such a daunting task. That is why we’ve put together this tax prep schedule. Although it may seem like a lot of steps, the average “appointment” on the following list should take you no more than sixty minutes to complete " and many may take less than five. Stick to this schedule and you’ll be more likely to make it through this tax season gauntlet mistake-free and with sanity in tact.
Can't ever find your pots and pans? Never a spatula at-hand when you need one most? Always frustrated at the can opener that always jams? Read on to make your hectic life just a little bit easier by organizing your kitchen!
Before the glow of Valentine’s Day becomes a distant glimmer, let’s take a moment to consider our love lives. How often do you really, honestly and truly take the time to romance your significant other? Hopefully the answer is more than once or twice a year because keeping the spark alive in a relationship is essential for its long-term survival. Yet, when you’re up to your elbows in work, chores, kids, or any of life’s other daily demands, romance often takes a back seat. In the moment, that can seem understandable and even natural. But let too many of those moments get ahead of you and you might wake up wondering why the romance is gone (or why they’ve left). Although it might seem “unsexy,” you have organize your life in a way that leaves room for you to nurture your relationship.
There’s nothing more inspiring than watching great athletes go for the gold. But when you’re in the midst of the daily grind, you may inadvertently miss an Olympic moment or two that you really wanted to see.
How much time do you waste looking for misplaced items " a phone number, a file…your keys…in an average day? Chances are you squander nearly 60 minutes, yes that’s correct, sixty minutes each and every day, searching for things in your messy files, disorganized rooms, and unkempt closets. That translates to seven hours a week, a little over a day a month, or two weeks a year! If you’re one of the 60% of Americans who believes there aren’t enough hours in the day, chances are you’re simply frittering away precious hours combing through disorganized piles in your home or office, searching for “lost” articles.
A recent study showed that more than 75 percent of respondents will break their New Year’s resolutions within 3 months and almost one-third will break them by the end of January. Apparently we all have good intentions, but generally poor follow through. Why? Forty-three percent say they are not committed to the New Year’s resolutions they set and 25 percent say they have too many other things to do, which is really just another way of saying they are not committed to their resolutions. With years and years of abandoned lists to learn from, it’s time to come up with a new strategy. Let’s make 2010 the year of the baby step " and beat those dismal New Year’s Resolution odds.
