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Organizing 101: Organizing for the Holidays
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, 60126, United States
Free in-person event that is open to the public.
Does just the thought of the holiday season make you feel stressed? Would you like to start the holiday season on a good note – feeling more organized and in control? In this presentation we give you practical ways to decrease the stress and increase your organization during this crazy time of year. We start by looking at 7 simple ways to CAPTURE the holiday spirit. We then look at organizing in general and learn the 5 Organizing Principles that will help you organize anything anywhere during any time of year. We close with a look at some specific strategies that will help you navigate the holidays in an organized fashion.
Register for free through this link and join us: Elmhurst Public Library.

Organizing 101: Organizing for the Holidays
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Naperville Public Library
Free virtual event that is open to the public.
Does just the thought of the holiday season make you feel stressed? Would you like to start the holiday season on a good note – feeling more organized and in control? In this presentation we give you practical ways to decrease the stress and increase your organization during this crazy time of year. We start by looking at 7 simple ways to CAPTURE the holiday spirit. We then look at organizing in general and learn the 5 Organizing Principles that will help you organize anything anywhere during any time of year. We close with a look at some specific strategies that will help you navigate the holidays in an organized fashion.
Register for free through this link: Naperville Public Library.

Organizing and Mental Health: Practical Ways to Gain POWER Over Your Mental Health
2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Naperville Public Library
Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
Register through the link below and join us!
Organizing and Mental Health: Practical Ways to Gain POWER Over Your Mental Health
Chaos has a direct impact on our Mental Health. Organization can help improve our Mental Health. In this talk we will look at how chaos in our physical space and in our mental space directly impacts mental health and how organization can help combat the chaos. Real world stories will be shared to help reinforce the fact that this is something that impacts everyone and you are not alone. Finally, we will highlight 5 practical ways we can use Organization in our daily life to gain POWER over our Mental Health.
Register for Free through this Link: Naperville Public Library Event Calendar.

Time and Information Management: Organizing in a Digital World
2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Palatine Public Library, 700 N North Ct., Palatine, IL, 60067, United States
Time and Information Management: Organizing in a Digital World
“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 we do have. In this presentation, we look at how we receive and manage our time and information…..this will highlight the “why bother” behind learning to use the tools available to us in this Digital age. Then, we look at the top Apps/Programs for managing everything from our schedule and tasks to our projects and teams.

Cut the Chaos, Reduce the Stress: The IMPACT of Good Time and Task Management
2026-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Helen Plum Library, 411 South Main Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148
Cut the Chaos, Reduce the Stress: The IMPACT of Good Time and Task Management
How do I get anything done when I am so busy? We answer this question by talking about boundaries and providing simple practical tips for how to manage our time. Next, we look at the variety of tasks that we face and how to concretely and simply manage them day to day. Organization definitely comes into play with Time and Task Management and we help get you on the road to better organizational habits and end with a look at how to maintain those habits over time.
Free Public Event

Organizing 101: Strategies for an Efficient Move
2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Naperville Public Library
Organizing 101: Strategies for an Efficient Move
Are you moving? Downsizing? Or Do you just want to declutter your current space? Just thinking about this can be overwhelming! This presentation will help to simplify the process and illustrate how to declutter, pack, and move in an organized manner. First, we will look at what questions to ask when planning a move. Next, we share specific strategies that can be used during the process. Finally, we identify some “must do’s” and “must haves” for the most stress free move possible.
Free Virtual Public Event

Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs
2026-08-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Naperville Public Library
Organizing Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs
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 Public Event

Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots
2026-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Naperville Public Library
Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots
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 Virtual Event Open to the Public
