6 Ways to Create Balance in Your Schedule

There were a few questions about my planning page, here’s the link.

9 Books That Changed My Life

Besides being a Presidential trivia dork, I’m also a sucker for motivational quotes.  Here’s a couple of my favs from Charlie “Tremendous” Jones…  “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and  the  books you read.”                   “Leaders are readers.”    With that in mind, I [...]

Eliminate Distractions & Find Time for What You Really Want to Do

Life is short, wouldn’t you agree? At this point in time, do you think you’ll accomplish all that you want to in this life?  That’s a loaded question, I know, so let’s unpack it a bit… What do you want to accomplish in your life?  What do you want to accomplish today?  Are you frustrated that you [...]

The Gift of Order: Kid's Rooms

Restoring order to your teenager’s room

Ordering My World: Kids and Money

Parents often wonder how to handle money with their children. They wonder when to start an allowance, whether to pay for chores and how to structure it overall. Our family has a system that works well for us. Take what works for you and leave the rest, but I think I may be able to [...]

Ordering My World: The Envelope System

Here it is, my humble envelope system. It hasn’t changed much in the last 16 years or so. The system, so to speak, is within a cancelled check accordion file. I have labeled each file with a different category. Let me give you a little history before I elaborate further. Shortly after Mark and I [...]

Ordering My World: "Command Central"

‘Command Central’ is what I refer to as the system that keeps our family running. It consists of my daily planner, a few office supplies (scissors, white-out tape, pens and 3-ring hold punch) and my phones, both cell and land line. Over the years, I have used many, many types of planners. I’ve used professional [...]

Ordering My World

What a wintry weekend we had here in the Ohio Valley! Heavy snow pounded our area with about 9″ of white stuff and I just love it! I love watching it fall with a hot drink in my hand. But I think I love it the most when the snow’s descent is complete and I [...]