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  • Organizing 101: Spring Cleaning Specifics

    Virtual through the Mount Prospect Library

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.

    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

  • Organizing Quick Tips and Cool Hacks

    Virtul through the Eola Branch of the Aurora Public Library

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.

    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 Communication that will help you organize anything anywhere with anyone! We conclude with some cool hacks that you can use to bring organization to some common problem areas.

    Free

  • Have an Idea for a Small Business? Here’s How you Start: Small Business Development Tips and Tactics

    Virtual through Blue Island Public Library

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
    This talk invites participants to go from a business idea to an actual business plan. We start with strategies for determining what kind of business you would be best suited for. Then we discuss how to write a simple business plan. Finally, we work through simple marketing strategies that can be implemented to start the growth and continue it into the future

    Free

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

    Virtual through Grayslake Area Public Library

    This is a Free Virtual Event Open to the Public.
    Join Us by registering at the included link.
    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

  • Organizing 101: Organizing Anything Anywhere

    Virtual through Lisle Library District

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
    Register through the included link and Join us!
    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

  • Organizing 101: Organizing Anything Anywhere

    Virtual through Cook Memorial Public Library District

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
    Registration coming on the Cook Memorial Public Library District Website. 
    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

  • Raising Responsible Children

    Virtual through Plainfield Public Library

    Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
    Register through the included link and Join us!
    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

  • Organizing 101: Managing the Paper Trail

    Virtual through Cook Memorial Public Library District

    Drowning in paper? We are all inundated by information and paper every day. “Managing the Paper Trail” helps each person determine what type of organizer they are and where the most common paper hotspots are in our homes. We then look at some practical ways to manage the different types of paper and information. In addition, this talk addresses how we can use technology to help us tame the paper trail. Not sure what paper you have to keep and what you don’t? We will cover this information as well, and work on instituting maintenance practices, to prevent future feelings of “drowning in paper”.

    Free

  • Organizing 101: Spring Cleaning Specifics

    Niles-Main District Library 620 E Main St, Niles, IL

    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

  • Decluttering Our Hearts and Homes: The Emotional Connection to Stuff

    Virtual through Cook Memorial Public Library District

    “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