Get Organized in 2007 with These Top 5 Organizing Tips

What is the one resolution that tops most lists every year? Yes, many wish for that extra weight loss and better health, but what most long for is more time with their family & friends. Time to enjoy life and connect with those they love the most. Quality time not spent doing or achieving, but loving and believing. What’s the best way to get this extra time? Simple, organizing your life, every aspect of it from your business to your home, to your car, to even the purse you carry. Spend less time searching and more time enjoying. This is especially true for homeschooling families.

If you're a busy woman you MUST stay organized and on top of every little detail in your day. You must learn to prioritize, take time to plan your day in advance, and schedule in free time. We based our entire Busy Woman line of products on enabling you to do just that. Now who of you here at homeschoolblogger.com are not busy? The general public has NO idea how busy yet productive the average homeschool family is.

Here are my top 5 organizing tips for 2007:

1) Find the Right Daily Planner – Look for one that is right for you and your busy schedule and use it religiously. Keep it with you! Everyone has different personalities and different tasks to accomplish so personalize it according to your needs. Always have your planner easily accessible. For example, keep it open on the passenger’s seat while driving and on a central counter or table at home.

2) Learn How To Use Your Planner for Best Results - There are many ways to schedule and plan in a daily planner. But because your brain functions in a rational order and focuses on the first appointment it sees, you should write things down in time order. Other planners have you schedule according to person, which makes you search for the first appointment of the day.

3) Schedule the Night Before - Block your time on your daily planner pages the night before. This will keep you from feeling hurried while writing out your schedule during the morning rush. Giving yourself the opportunity to plan your day in a focused, calm environment, without pressure will help you stay on target. Also, consider putting your planner on your nightstand in the evening. That way as things come to you during the night, you can easily write them down.

4) Schedule Travel Time - As homeschool moms, we have a lot to deal with. So if we don't learn to leave earlier than we need to, chances are someone is going to need to go to the bathroom "one more time" or one of the kids will have forgotten to grab something. And if you're a homeschool family with a lot of children, this could go on for 15 minutes. Schedule your trips and don’t forget to schedule the time needed to gather all the important items that must go with you. Jot down those items in your daily planner. Then remember to check your planner right before you leave.

5) Use the right tools – Look throughout your home and office and locate areas that need to be organized. With the right tools, you can easily organize your office, living room (no more looking for the remote), kid’s room, bathroom, car, etc. Look to The Busy Woman website to fulfill all your organizing needs.

This year, you can keep those resolutions. Stop by The Busy Woman website to find tips and articles, as well as a complete selection of daily planners and organizing tools. See how with the right tools, you can do it all.

©2007 Susie Glennan

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BIO: Susie Glennan has been in direct sales for over 23 years, home schooled & ran a daycare for 8 years, is a teacher, technology trainer, Toastmaster, Speaker, and Author of numerous articles that have been published in magazines and across the web. She teaches personality based time management & other seminars on various topics. Her passion is teaching others to use their God given personalities to enhance their lives and relationships by effectively managing their time and staying true to the values in life that are most important.

You can read about The Busy Woman, Inc. Personality Based Time Management by clicking on the link.

Susie has been happily married since 1982, has four children and 2 grandchildren. Her home is in the beautiful CA. She is also the President of The Busy Woman, Inc. - DBA: The Busy Woman's Daily Planner®. The company provides daily planners, purses, car & home organizers, Memory Books, and other organizing tools to help enhance the busy life of today’s family. The company contact info is: www.thebusywoman.com or 800-848-7715.

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