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

Clarendon Hills Public Library 7 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL, United States

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.

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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

Organizing 101: Hitting the Clutter Hotspots with God’s Help

Immanuel Lutheran Church Wisconsin Rapids, WI

This presentation takes a look at what God has taught us about organizing (I’m serious!) We also examine some ways that God made us each different and how that affects how we organize. Next, we pinpoint our “hotspots”. Then we 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 in the home and close with practical tips for how to maintain the organization and keep the systems of organization in place.

Private Group

Raising Responsible Children

Faith Church

In this presentation I look at what Responsibility really entails in the context of our families and in our world in general. I provide practical tips on how to begin teaching the lessons of responsibility in age appropriate ways at a very young age, how to increase and improve the lessons as the children grow and mature, and how to seamlessly weave the responsibilities at home into those expected at school etc.. We also learn about the numerous benefits of teaching responsibility and how to maintain and stay consistent in the practices we begin with our children.

Free, Private Group

Organizing 101: Back to School Basics

MOPS Living Grace Community Church Cary

In this presentation we look at organization through the lens of the school year and the challenges it presents to the adults and kids in a home. We tackle organizing the main areas in the home where school papers pile. Practical tips are given to help kids be more independent and have less work for Mom and Dad. We also look at organizing kids areas to decrease stress at home, and improve the student’s ability to handle things that come home from school. Simple and practical tips are provided for both parents and kids.

Free, Private Group

Cut the Chaos, Reduce the Stress: The IMPACT of Good Time and Task Management

Indian Trails Public Library Virtual

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.

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Organizing 101: Organizing for the Holidays

Thomas Ford Memorial Library Virtual

This Virtual Event is free and 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

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Organizing Quick Tips and Cool Hacks

Town and Country Public Library Virtual

This presentation is free and open to the public. It will be conducted in a hybrid format whereby you can attend in person or log on virtually.  This presentation starts with a quick, yet poignant reminder to let go of comparisons. We then move on to the 5 Organizing Principles and the 5 T’s of

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How to Get Motivated, Stay Motivated, and THRIVE

Antioch Public Library District Virtual, IL

This FREE event is virtual and open to the public. Do you want to get organized? Learn something new? We share practical tips for getting motivated- no matter what you want to accomplish. Then we identify some of the obstacles that often keep us from staying motivated and learn some strategies for overcoming them. We

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Organizing 101: Organizing Anything Anywhere

Gail Borden Public Library Virtual

This Free event is virtual and open to the public. 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

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