Tips for Delegating

By Trisha

When I think of my role as a mother and the many daily tasks to accomplish, I often wish I had eight arms like an octopus to assist me in my multitasking day. But you and I both know that isn’t possible, so how can I gain more arms and hands to help me and make the mom load easier?

The answer is to delegate. That’s right, delegate to our children. They are capable of helping out and taking on some of the family and home responsibilities.

Click here to read Trisha's tips to getting your family to help out around the house over at SC Johnson

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Summer Planning as Easy as One, Two, Three

By Trisha

In a matter of weeks, the final school bell will ring for the year, and my children will be looking forward to a fun-filled summer.

Every summer, I think we will have a less hectic schedule, more sleeping, lots of lazy days and time to create family memories.

However, I will begin hearing those three words, “Mommy, I’m bored,” if I don’t have a summer fun plan. The memories I want to create with my kids won’t happen unless I begin preparing now.
I begin planning my fun-filled summer with three simple steps:

Click Here For my three simple steps I shared over at SC Johnson

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

DIY Portable Homework Station

By Trisha

After the school bell rings and your car turns into the “kid taxi,” going from one activity to the next, it often means dinner and homework on the go. To simplify the homework on the go and your children saying, “I need a pencil. I need a ruler,” create a do-it-yourself (DIY) on-the-go homework station to ride along with you as you travel from one activity to the next.
 
Click here  For my complete DIY portable homework station box instructions SC Johnson

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Thirteen Uses for Ice Cube Trays

By Trisha

Are ice cube trays becoming an old-fashioned kitchen item at your house? If so, it’s time to re-purpose and re-use them.

Don’t toss out your ice cube trays just because you now have an automatic ice maker in your freezer. There are a lot of great uses for this old-fashioned kitchen item.

Read my top 13 ideas for Ice Cube Tray uses: Click here to read them over at SC Johnson

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Six Cosmetic Storage Solutions

By Trisha

How do you organize, sort and keep track of your cosmetics? With two teenage daughters and my own pile of cosmetics I knew it was time to find some simple organizing solutions to help us keep them contained and accessible.

If you are like me and ready to get organized, begin with these three steps: Click here to read Trisha's Three steps over at SC Johnson

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Organize Your Car

By Trisha

On-the-go kids mean on-the-go taxi driving moms who spend half their lives living in their cars, taking their adorable children from one activity to the next. This often results in a car filled not only with children but litter, remnants of clothing, sports equipment, books and other miscellaneous items creating a disaster on wheels and possibly leaving an over-driven taxi driver feeling less organized in her car then even in her home.

Click here to read Trisha's full article and car organizing tips  over at SC Johnson

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Your Medicine Cabinet Checklist

By Trisha

As the weather gets warmer and my kids head out doors to play, my role changes quickly to mommy nurse as I began patching up skinned knees, removing splinters and administering allergy medications to my children. Having a well-stocked and organized medicine cabinet is a must as the warm weather months arrive.

Are you ready to play nurse for your kids? Here are some tips to ensure your medicine cabinet is well stocked.  Click here to read Trisha's full article over at SC Johnson

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Creative Parenting Tips and Tricks

By Cathe

Parenting may not always be easy, but there are lots of creative ways to get through the sticky parts of parenting small children. I want to share a few creative tips and tricks that worked very well for me during the first several years of raising my three kids.

Click here to read the rest of this great article of tips and tricks  by my friend Cathe on the SC Johnson Family Economics site.

While at the SC Johnson Family Economics site you can also get some great organization tips by reading my ( Trisha's) Getting Organized articles that I write each week.



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Spring Cleaning 101

By Trisha

I looked on the Internet for the definition of spring cleaning and this is what I found: the period in springtime set aside for cleaning a house, normally applied in climates with a cold winter.
The most common usage of spring cleaning refers to the yearly act of cleaning a house from top to bottom that would take place in the first warm days of the year typically in spring, hence the name. However, it has also come to be synonymous with any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise.

The sun is peeking out once again the Internet says that when the first warm days arrive, spring cleaning will begin to take place. So, where do we begin?

Follow my simple steps for easy spring cleaning 101 over on the SC Johnson blog.


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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

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Recycle, Re-Use, Re-Purpose In Your Home

 By Trisha
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With Earth Day only a month away, we hear it everywhere we go these days—recycle, re-use, re-purpose. There are signs, websites and multitudes of companies that are focused on these three words. This got me thinking about how we could organize our home by doing just that—recycle, re-use and re-purpose.

Here are some of the simple ideas I came up with to get each of us to recycle, re-use and re-purpose in the home: Click here to read Trisha's full article over at SC Johnson


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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

The 31 Day To-Do List Challenge

By Trisha
 
Several weeks ago, I was thinking about how as a mom I often get overwhelmed with my never ending to-do list and projects that I would like to accomplish. I began playing the “what if” game – what if I created a challenge for myself to accomplish one project per day this year? I was immediately overwhelmed. So, instead I decided to break it down into months. What if I could accomplish one project per day for an entire month? I would feel a huge sense of accomplishment checking off a month’s worth of to-do’s and projects!

What about you? Do you have a never ending to-do list full of projects you would like to accomplish? Join me in this challenge and begin checking things off your list. Here’s how we can do it: Click here to read Trisha's full article over at SC Johnson


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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Thirteen Indoor Activities for Snow Days

By Trisha

The kids are out of school for a snow day and its cold out. The “I’m bored” syndrome is hitting your home. What is a mom to do with a group of bored kids on those long snow days?

Fear no more! Here are 13 fun ideas to cure the “I’m bored” syndrome in no time.

To read the full article and see my list of 13 fun ideas click here.

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Books that Keep Me Organized

By Trisha

Seventeen years ago, when baby number three arrived, I knew it was time to take my position as CFO (Chief Family Officer) seriously. So, I begin reading every book I could get my hands on about home organization and managing my new family empire of three kids, my husband and a dog.

I did not want to spend my days digging, searching and tearing my hair out for lost items, misplaced car keys or see 5 p.m. on my clock and wonder what I was going to feed my family for dinner that night, and find dishes still in the sink from breakfast. I knew it was time to educate myself in this role as CFO.

Over the years I am often asked what books have inspired and assisted me in my journey of being the CFO of my home (I now have five kids.) Here is my list of top books that have kept me organized: To read the full article and see my list of books click here.

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.

Stop the Kitchen Stuffing

By Trisha Novotny

As I hear the crashing and banging coming from the kitchen when my children are searching for a pot or pan, I am reminded that the cupboards in my kitchen may have become cluttered during the recent months. It’s time to reorganize and de-clutter the kitchen in my home.

How about your cupboards? Are they ready for my three-step makeover? To read the full article and see my list click here.

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*Each week Trisha Blogs on SC Johnson Family Economics website as a paid writer be sure to read her weekly organization articles.