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This may be a familiar scenario for many of you: you've been asked to chair an event at your child's school, handed a binder full of information, and been set loose to make this year "the best ever!" Now what? You make some calls, round-up some helpers, and pore over last year's information. But putting everything together in a way that makes sense, that can be daunting. Read More »
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By Sarah Welch & Alicia Rockmore
The temperature has already dropped in most northern states, but that doesn’t mean it is too late to get your home buttoned up for the really cold winter months ahead.
Give yourself the peace of mind that comes with knowing your home is prepared to…
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By Sarah Welch & Alicia Rockmore
Isn’t it fun to look through catalogs and magazines and daydream about the beautiful images of pristine, highly functional yet still cozy home offices?
It’s really too bad that the fantasy rarely lives up to reality. Somehow, some way, for some reason random papers accumulate, cords spread like ivy across all surfaces, and gadgets, figurines and ‘desk accessories’ sprout up in any open space. Pretty soon, despite your best intentions, you’ve got nowhere to work.
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by Sarah Welch & Alicia Rockmore
If you’ve ever thought, there’s no way I can possibly get this all done, chances are, you’re probably right.
We’ve piled more on our plates today than ever before and yet, even though we’re frazzled and…
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By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore
Rock legend Alice Cooper memorialized the joy of the last day of school in the band’s ubiquitous 1972 hit, “School’s Out.”
With no school to fill youngsters’ last few weeks or days of summer, it’s up to parents to figure out how to keep them…
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By Diane Benson Harrington
You have stuff piled up all over the house. You can’t keep track of the kids’—never mind your own— schedule. Face it, you need to get organized. Don’t worry. You won’t have to break a sweat or devote huge chunks of time in order to get things under control. A few minor changes are all you need to put an end to the chaos and bring order to your life.
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Staying organized can be a lot more difficult when you have more than one person living in the same home. Sometimes when you get in a hurry or are in a daze or just plain and simply can't find whatever it was you were looking for, you begin to suspect that maybe one of the other…
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By Sarah Welch & Alicia Rockmore
Despite our ravenous appetite for organizational products, news articles and TV shows, very few people feel that they’re effectively staying on top of the chaos.
In a recent survey commissioned by Buttoned Up, we learned that over two thirds of…
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By Sarah Welch & Alicia Rockmore
Do you remember when computers were hailed as the solution to our paper overload problems? Headlines touted the notion of a “paperless office,” and it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that our filing cabinets would soon be…
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Sarah Welch & Alicia
Rockmore (The
Survival Guide, Mommy Track'd)
Every April 22nd school children, businesses, and ordinary citizens have an opportunity to celebrate Earth Day. That specific day…
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