If you missed my last post on filing called "How To Love Filing, you are in luck!

This follow-up entry will help break my system down to help you save even more time, money and effort.

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Everyone has a 'secret' system and that sometimes makes a shared file system a danger zone. In these cases, coming up with a collaborative system will help save the peace and your sanity.

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If you're office is in need of a Hot Spot Rescue, you are luck!

Today I'm sharing an easy, painless and - dare I say - fun way to annihilate the stacks of stuff that you've dreaded to tackle.

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Don't forget to reward yourself after each session. It doesn't have to be a snack or material reward. Something as soothing as a 15 minute Me Time, lemonade on the porch break is an ideal option.

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If you are feeling overwhelmed by tasks and not sure how to manage your Accounts Payable, today's tip is definitely for you!

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You don't have to pay another late fee because you lost track of the due date. These are simple and highly effective steps you can take to tame that budgeting monster and get aboard the Payment Express.

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This Child Safety Kit will be re-posted every year, for as long as it is available.

Since we can't always be with your kids, it's important to teach them how to find help and keep themselves safe.

Most importantly, we need to do this in a way that doesn't scare us or our children. Instead, we want to build their self-confidence. Our kids will feel safer when they can confidently recognize dangerous situations and respond immediately.

The free Child Safety Kit can help us keep your children safe, even when we are not with them. With special no-scare methods for each age group, the Child Safety Kit includes:

• Asking for help when no trusted adult is nearby.
• Unacceptable adult behaviors that can threaten children.
• Recognizing dangerous situations.
• Ways to respond to dangerous situations and keep safe.

Additionally, parents are introduced to the "What If" game, an engaging way to teach safety to their kids, which can be fun and build self-esteem.

This free Child Safety Kit tells parents what they need to know, and how to say it to our children.

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[Reprinted (with minor edits) from the Polly Klass Foundation.]

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What do we do about the avalanche of magazines and catalogs we receive every day? Surely, there must be a system for this, a way to capture and harness the power of our mailboxes once and for all!

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The best part of this system is that it is expandable. You can apply it to pretty much anything!

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Becoming a parent has a strange tendency to turn us two-faced people.

On the one hand, we love our babies with all of our heart and soul and would NEVER give them away or trade them for ANYTHING in this world.

On the other hand, we get grouchy and bemoan our lack of privacy and “me” time. More so if we work at home, it’s like “oh, honey, I just need a little time to concentrate”. Or, “CJ, did you get your (chores / homework / work assignment) done?!”

CJ, the son of my dreams, is off on a sleep-over with a family member and I’m here almost crying.

It’s too quiet.

My heart is screaming for his presence but my mind is saying he needs the space to spread his wings. He needs to start flapping and unconsciously preparing for the time when he leaves the nest.

There’s no way I would want to stand in the way of my son’s growth. Yet, it’s … sad. Empty. Lonely. I feel bereft and I wonder if this is what an empty nest feels like on a daily basis. *shudder*

Logically, I know that I trust that side of the family that CJ’s with. I know they aren’t that far away. I know they are technologically advanced enough to think it’s no big deal for him to Skype me.

It’s at times like these that we need to remember the bigger plan. The plan to launch our children into the world as prepared as possible. To love them enough to let them go. To encourage them to be the best they can be and to overcome whatever adversity comes their way.

To hope that some day they will realize what you’ve done (or tried to do) and willingly call and drop by as often as their and our schedules allow.

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"Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought." ~ Henri L. Bergson

 

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