Holiday Special

"...It's The Holiday Season!..."

Greet the Yuletide season with a plan!

Lists are empowering and they go a long way in making a hectic time more manageable. We at Organize Life have created a spreadsheet to help you this season. Feel free to print this simple holiday planner. Use it to keep track of the items you need to make those special dates less stressful. Filling the planner out ahead of time will empty your head of all of those planning thoughts that bombard you during the day. Make a list, create a plan and relax once you have gotten it all down on paper. Organize Life wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season!


Holiday Planner Worksheet
Holiday Planner Worksheet Example


Be sure to check out our holiday specials going on now at Organize-life.net!

Dumb Workspace!

Our friends over at www.dumblittleman.com have posted a few tips to make sure that your workspace will irk, beguile and irritate you! Here's to efficient workspaces!

http://www.dumblittleman.com/workspace

International Peace Day in the Park!

Sunday, September 21, 2008


A sunny day; a light breeze to keep the bugs away; two organized business owners at a booth!

The day was filled with the spirit and messages of peace and harmony. Lots of vendors and informational tables were set up. Peace circles and healing rings dotted the Lake Elmo Park Reserve landscape. Organlize Life set up a booth under a tree. We had a great time there. We look forward to next year's event!

You HAVE to be Organized for....#1

A Wedding:

Wedding season has mostly come to an end. The busy wedding planner aren't as busy, the flower shops are delivering their last orders of fresh flowers and event centers are now booking up their calendars for holiday parties and corporate events. Not to say no one gets married in brisk weather. I myself am attending a good friend's wedding next weekend and was asked to be her 'bustler."

It got me to thinking today, as I go with her this afternoon to her final dress fitting at The
Wedding Shoppe.

She has done most of the prep work herself. Man, she must be organized! I'm sure if I ever get married when I get married, I'll look to her for some tips! I'm incredibly frugal, though not unwilling to spend good money on good quality.

Do any of you know good wedding planners? A wonderful wedding and event florist is right over in St Paul--her name is Marah Cole. If you'd like her info, just leave a comment or an email. Her stuff is spectacular.

Good luck to all in getting through the end of the wedding season. I have to go to and shop for one more gift for the happy couple! Cheers!

-Ashlee

Just a Tip #1

In the fall, most heating and cooling companies offer discounts on installing household air conditioning units. Now is a great time to call and get a free estimate so you don't have to store those window a/c units all winter! Donate them to any thrift store or charity that accepts them and you'll be sitting pretty (and cool) come spring!


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Back To School

It's that time of year folks. We've got one last weekend to prepare for the homework and backpack onslaught. If you're not busy enough, going to the fair, buying back-to-school clothes, here's a few simple tips that can ease the transition into school time:

*1 - Go Green! www.thegreenoffice.com is a website that offers green school supplies, office supplies and even webinars (seminars on the web) about such things as "Greening your Office" and "Green Purchasing". Stop over there and receive free shipping on orders over $49.

*2 - Save Paper - Get a reusable lunchbag or lunchbox. We love the one over at www.treehugger.com made by BYO. A neoprene core, these lunchbags zip closed and can fit a wide variety of lunch containers and drinks. Best of all--it will only set you back about $20. Bonus: You're saving the planet. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/byo_lunchbag_la.php

*3 - To Each His Own - After work, you're busily cooking dinner, desperately trying to get it on the table (and eat as a family) before your yoga practice. You are carrying the sizzling stir-fry to the table when you call out "Johnny!" He's done it again, left his papers and homework strewn all over the dining room table! Don't let THIS happen to you! You don't have your cube in the break room, so why not make sure you're little scholars have their own desk. Sometimes space doesn't permit, or you need them within earshot to field math questions, but if you're willing, studies show, having your own workspace makes you more productive. Here's a workspace for back-to-school that may inspire you!

We hope these few tips will have you sitting at the head of the class this year!

As always feel free to email us with your organizing and simple living questions--We'd love to hear from you!