Here’s the truth: The first day of school has come and gone and I did nothing to prepare for it. In past years, I’ve taken my kids school-supply or shoe shopping before the first day. I've gotten them haircuts. I’ve been on the school websites and carefully marked out the holiday schedule on my personal calendar. I’ve teed up emails about carpooling to neighbors. I’ve created a Google calendar of all possible combinations of activities that three kids could possibly ever wan

September is National Preparedness Month. And we all know that one of the major benefits of being organized is being prepared - for anything. Natural disaster, theft, accident…anything can happen. And if your financial documents are organized, your computer is backed up, your household is prepared for an emergency - fabulous. Pat yourself on the back. But if not, remember this: a little preparation will take you a long way. You can check out the great resources on the website

Why the Client Called Me A second grade teacher called me for help preparing her classroom for the new year. Not only was she changing classrooms within her school, she was also changing grade levels. On top of that, the state of California has decided to change its entire language arts curriculum this year. Needless to say, there was a lot to declutter in a short time frame. Challenges The biggest challenges in this fun project were: Decluttering all old teaching materials t