Unless your email messages contain life or death situations or can make or break a deal, try to limit the number of times you check your email every day. I’ve always heard that it’s best to set aside 3 chunks of time a day to check email: one in the morning, one in the afternoon and one before your work day is over. Checking email can be a great way to break up your day and take a break from projects.
This is something that I am trying really hard to work on. I check my email WAY too much and …read more

With Christmas right around the corner and a bazllion things to do, I wanted to make this Motivate Me Monday post about making a list and checking it twice. I can’t stress enough how important making lists are. When you have everything that you need to do written down, it makes a world of difference.
I did this exact thing this morning. My family and I are leaving for that whirlwind trip to Colorado that I’ve mentioned and I have so many things to do that my head is spinning. So, I started off the day making a huge list of …read more

Just a little quick note to let all of you know that I am going back to my weekly topic posts. After stepping away from it for awhile, I missed it and realized what a great thing it is for me to have a certain topic to write on on a specified day. I also have received some emails that said “Bring Motivate Me Mondays and the others back!” Sounds good to me!
For those of you that are new and have no clue what I am talking about, lol, here is a list of my Monday through Friday topics:

Motivate Me …read more

This is a Motivate Me Monday post.
I was just telling you about SELF magazine’s 30 days to getting organized and Make Your Bed was their first tip. I think this was an excellent choice for the first tip to share because it’s simple enough for anyone to do.
So, for this whole week make every effort you can to make your bed as soon as you get out of it. Unless of course someone else is still in there, lol! Then make them do it!
Here’s a quote from SELF’s tip:
It’s the fastest way to render your boudoir peaceful and …read more

As I was flipping through my November issue of SELF magazine, I came to an article entitled “In 30 days, you can get organized.” Basically they give you one tip to follow everyday and by the end of the month, you will be a little more organized.
Some of the tips include making your bed, setting the table for breakfast and make paying your bills a breeze. I really enjoyed this article and I thought, what a great idea! I haven’t been doing my Motivate Me Monday posts, but thought that getting back to that would be a very good idea.
So, …read more

A Motivate Me Monday Post
“It’s the little things that drive you crazy; the broken heel, the stain, the drip. If you take care of the little things, the big things become manageable.” Heloise
That statement is true in my book. It’s always those little things that don’t get done that just really get to you. We have several little things in our home that need to be taken care of but they are so easy to just push aside, but then when I have to deal with them, it puts me in an irritable mood.
For this Motivate Me Monday post, take …read more

What’s the best way to organize your out-of-control music collection? Get rid of all those cds that have taken over your house! Now I am not saying to throw all of your cds into a trash bag and head to the dumpster. I am saying to narrow them down to your very favorites.
With all the digital music these days, you don’t need to collect every cd in the world. Especially the cd that has one song that you listen to. I’ve done that before. I heard a really great song on the radio, went to the store, bought the cd …read more

Are your closets busting at the seems? Is it full of clothes that don’t fit anymore or outfits that are outdated that you don’t even like? If that is the case, it’s time to give your closet a makeover. You can go all out with this or just do one simple thing.
For this Motivate Me Monday, let’s start with the simple. Pull out 5 things that you don’t wear anymore, put them in your car and take them to your local Goodwill or another store that accepts donations.
That is a great start to decluttering your closet. For some people who …read more

I hope you don’t actually live in your car , but if you are anything like the average family here in the US, then you spend a lot of time there. Which usually means your car accumulates a lot of stuff that doesn’t belong there.
One of my pet peeves is a messy car. It drives me nuts! My husband and I are pretty good about keeping our cars clean of clutter. We could use a little work on keeping the car clean of dirt though. We always tend to keep our cars cleaner in the summer because the kiddos …read more

Can you organize your eating habits? Sure! It’s all apart of organizing your life.
I can organize “things” in my house. I love to spend time tackling a messy drawer or closet, but when it comes to thinking about my body being cluttered, I cringe.
I’m going to confess something on this Motivate Me Monday…I have the eating habits of a picky 5 year old. There, I said it. If my kids eat pb & j sandwiches, that’s what I eat. It’s all because I am picky and I just do not take the time to think about what I …read more