Today’s the last day! Six days until Thanksgiving! Thirty-five days until Christmas! Are you ready? I sure am! Well, I’m ready for today at least.Today is our last day of school before having a week off at Thanksgiving. Yay! The kids aren’t the only ones celebrating :-). I’m going to use next week to makeContinueContinue reading “The Countdown Continues”
Author Archives: Bethany LaShell
Have an Organized Thanksgiving
10 Tips + a Bonus for An Organized ThanksgivingThanksgiving is meant to be a time of remembrance, family and thanks, not a holiday of stress and chaos. Here are 10 easy ways to stay organized for an enjoyable, stress-free Thanksgiving Day:1. Leave cooking and cleaning behind.These days, many people opt to go out for Thanksgiving,ContinueContinue reading “Have an Organized Thanksgiving”
41 Days . . .
. . . until Christmas! But, who’s counting? If you aren’t, I bet your kids are!http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/webbfree/christmas/animations/countdown-1.swfChristmas Countdown designed by Christmas Gifts.orgWhat did you do this past week to prepare? Are you ready for a true confession? I know, I usually make you wait until the end of the post to see whether or not I’mContinueContinue reading “41 Days . . .”
The 411 on PAPERS
Last week, I synthesized my 5-part paper series into a 45-minute talk for a Bible study group at my church. These lovely ladies are going through Karen Ehman’s The Complete Guide to Getting & Staying Organized book. When Becky first asked me to talk on “Putting Paper in Its Place,” I was worried that IContinueContinue reading “The 411 on PAPERS”
Only 51 Days Until Christmas!
Are you ready? And, it’s only 22 days until Thanksgiving! In case anyone was wondering, yes, I do make lists, and yes, I have already started. This year, I’ll be making regular posts to help you all plan ahead to have a less hectic holiday season so that you can focus on the important things:ContinueContinue reading “Only 51 Days Until Christmas!”
Portfolios Demystified
Put Paper in Its Place, Part 5 (of 5)Welcome to the final segment of the “Put Paper in Its Place” series! If you’re a homeschooler and if you’ve been reading the entire series, this last section should just help you synthesize everything. As you may already suspect, I am not an advocate of keeping everyContinueContinue reading “Portfolios Demystified”
What’s a Girl to Do?
Do the next thing, of course! Yes, I know that is much easier than it sounds. But, sometimes it really is the easiest thing to do. Check out the full article, “Doe the Nexte Thynge,” which is posted over at Heart of the Matter Online today.
How to Tell If You’re an Organizing Guru
6 signs you’re an organizing genius:1. You thought of the post-it flag pen first.2. Your calendar consults you.3. You label your labels.4. Your closet is so clean, the skeletons have disappeared.5. You hold the world record for never losing a sock’s mate in the dryer.6. You make lists of your lists.Of course, if you’re totallyContinueContinue reading “How to Tell If You’re an Organizing Guru”
But I Might Need It Someday!
Put Paper in Its Place, part 4 (of5)This is the post for which you have all been waiting. I’m going to give you a clutter-free way to save your entire favorite magazine articles, recipes printed from the Internet, and helpful seminar notes.First things first: do not read any further until you have sorted through allContinueContinue reading “But I Might Need It Someday!”
Fits and Starts
Wow! I was very honored to be featured as The Home School Mom’s Site of the Week this week! Thank you. As a result, I’ve garnered quite a few more followers. Again, thank you!This seems like a good time to update my where-else-to-find-me status. Much to my great amazement, my articles have been (or willContinueContinue reading “Fits and Starts”
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