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Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Geneva Public Library District ,227 S Seventh St, Geneva, Illinois

This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at what it means for a child to be responsible. Then we explore specific organizational tools that can be applied at home by the adults and serve as a powerful example to the kids. Next, discussion turns to practical examples of what the kids can do to learn to be responsible and organized. Finally, we look at how to maintain the new habits or organization.

Free

Decluttering Our Hearts and Homes – How to keep the things that mean a lot without the clutter!

Kindred Life Lindenhurst/Gurnee

“I can’t get rid of that!” ….. This statement can be heard in every home, in every business, in every place…. No one is immune from the pull that “things” have on us. Everyone faces the task of decluttering at some point. In this presentation we look at specific steps to effectively declutter the spaces in which we live and work. We also examine the Why and How behind our emotional connection to things. We conclude with what we can do to embrace emotional and mental connections, without letting them clutter our hearts.

Private Group

Decluttering Our Hearts and Homes

New Lenox Library 120 Veterans Pkwy, New Lenox, IL, United States

"I can’t get rid of that!” ….. This statement can be heard in every home, in every business, in every place…. No one is immune from the pull that “things” have on us. Everyone faces the task of decluttering at some point. In this presentation, we look at specific steps to effectively declutter the spaces in which we live and work. We also examine the Why and How behind our emotional connection to things. We conclude with what we can do to embrace emotional and mental connections, without letting them clutter our hearts.

Free

Decluttering Our Hearts and Homes: Our Emotional Connection to Stuff

Forest Park Public Library 7555 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park, IL, United States

“I can’t get rid of that!” ….. This statement can be heard in every home, in every business, in every place…. No one is immune from the pull that “things” have on us. Everyone faces the task of decluttering at some point. In this presentation, we look at specific steps to effectively declutter the spaces in which we live and work. We also examine the Why and How behind our emotional connection to things. We conclude with what we can do to embrace emotional and mental connections, without letting them clutter our hearts.

Free

Organizing Presentation

Kankakee, IL MOPS

Organizing Presentation - Topic TBD

Private Group

Time and Information Management: Organizing in a Digital World

Schaumburg Township District Library 130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States

This event is free and open to the public. Join us for this in-person program! “I don’t have time!” We hear this and say this so often in this fast paced digital world we live in! Can we change this? Yes! While we can’t create more hours, we can be more efficient with the hours

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Free

Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots

Mokena Community Public Library District 11327 195th street, Mokena, IL

This is a Free, In Person Event that is open to the public. We begin by learning about the different types of organizers and asking “What type of Organizer am I?”. Next we pinpoint our “hotspots”. We then move on to what a Control Center is and how to set one up in our home. After that we address some other common trouble spots like organization of Children’s art supplies and artwork, as well as toys and other areas. We close with some tips on how to maintain the organization and keep the systems of organization in place.

Free

Organizing Presentation

Faith Church, Crown Point IN

Organizing Presentation - Topic TBD

Private Group

Organizing 101: Organizing Anything Anywhere – Faith Based

Calvary Church Orland Park 16100 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park, IL, United States

Starting with a reminder that we, our homes, and our families are all unique and different; we press on with a reminder to not compare! The presentation highlights the different types of Organizers and how our personalities impact how we must organize in order to be effective. We then take an in depth look at the 5 Principles of Organizing and how to apply them to anything….. anywhere. We conclude with practical methods for maintaining the organization.

Free, Private Group

Organizing 101: Spring Cleaning Specifics

Cary Area Public Library 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary, IL

This is a Free, In Person event that is Open to the Public. Join Us! Here we look at how to apply some basic organizing principles for any area of our home. We examine the type of organizer we are and the type of organizers that live in our homes. We identify our special project hotspots and learn how to make the most effective spring cleaning plan. There is discussion of the most common areas that people tackle each spring, along with practical ways to find time to finish the spring cleaning projects. Finally, we examine how to make Spring Cleaning less stressful for future years, by maintaining the organization of common areas.

Free