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  • Organizing 101: Organizing for the Holidays

    Elmhurst Public Library 125 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, United States

    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.

    Free Public Event

  • Organizing 101: Organizing for the Holidays

    Virtual Naperville Public Library

    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.

    Free Public Event

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

    Helen Plum Library 411 South Main Street, Lombard, Illinois

    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: Creating and Organizing a Comfortable Home

    Kindred Life Mundelein

    We all want a comfortable home, but do we know what that really means and how to make it a reality? Often the answer is no! In this presentation we look at what tends to get in the way of us creating and organizing a comfortable home. We also examine some things we need to consider to make this possible and conclude with specific ideas that can be easily implemented in any home.

    Private Group

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

    Virtual Naperville Public Library

    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

    Virtual Naperville Public Library

    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 Public Event