Free Printable Personal Organizers, Planners and Calendars

Do your prefer good old paper and pencil planners to smartphone calendars? Maybe you bought an expensive personal organizer, like a Franklin Planner. Good for organizing, if you actually use it. And pretty expensive when you have to buy refill pages every year. So here are Free Printable Personal Organizers, Planners and Calendars

Free Printable 2013 Calendars for Parents, Kids

One of the best ways to teach a child to be organized is to help them follow a daily calendar or schedule. Here are free printable 2013 monthly and weekly calendars, personal organizers and schedules for kids. Many are coloring page calendars, too. Free printable coloring page calendars make great math and time lesson plans for elementary and special needs students. Keep preschoolers busy when older siblings aren't in school with these printables. You might even use these free printable coloring page calendars are birthday or holiday gifts for family and friends.  Read more

How I Set Work-at-Home Boundaries for Myself and Family

I've been a WAHM (work-at-home-mom) since 2005. Initially, it was part-time. Then in 2010, I became a full-time WAHM. There are advantages to working at home. I see more of my family, I'm readily available. I don't have to go out to work every day. Oddly, those advantages are closely related to the disadvantages. Work-at-home perks caused many problems before I learned to set boundaries. Here's how. How I Set Work-at-Home Boundaries for Myself and Family

Free Printable Halloween Trick-or-Treat Countdown Calendar

Oh the agony waiting can be, especially for little ones looking forward to Halloween. And for the busy mom, a restless child can be a real productivity killer. About a million times a day, they ask "When is (fill in special event)????" Till you want to shriek "If you ask me one more time, NEVER!" Why not turn kids' anticipation into a fun learning experience? Here is a free printable Halloween trick-or-treat countdown calendar. Using this countdown to Halloween, children can mark the days themselves. It's a counting lesson, telling time activity, comprehension builder and personal organizer all in one! And making the countdown calendar will keep fidgety kids out of your hair, erhm, I mean happily busy. And you won't have to worry about what mischief the bored child is finding to occupy herself with! At 3, my youngest once "made a cake" (which included paring an apple, cracking NINE EGGS and scooping out half a jar of peanut butter) all in the space it took me to go to the bathroom! We did salvage it, but I wish I'd had these free printables....! Free Printable Halloween Trick-or-Treat Countdown Calendar 

Best Back to School Personal Calendar, Online Planner, Organizer Apps

Okay, I admit it--I am an organizer-ophile. I find it therapeutic to wander the planner aisle in Barnes & Noble. When I get a new cellphone, the first thing I play with is the calendar function. But I am also a tightwad--I will not pay for online organizers apps or calendar software. And I don't have to, nor do you, when there are so many free personal planner apps available online. Here are best free calendar, personal organizer apps. Personal Calendar, Planner, Organizer Apps

Study Finds Gender Discrepancies in Parent Multitasking

Moms multitask more than dads but enjoy it less, says a parenting study published in American Sociological Review. Here's what the study found about parents and their differing responses to managing multiple responsibilities at once. The study tested 368 mothers and 241 fathers in dual-earner families. Participants were given a wristwatch to wear at work and at home, researchers told NPR's Morning Edition. The watch beeped seven times a day. When it did, participants recorded what they were doing at the time, how many tasks they were performing at once and how they felt about it.  Study Finds Gender Discrepancies in Parent Multitasking

Tips to transition from school to summer schedule

Raise your hands, parents, if there are parts of summer vacation that you secretly dread. For kids, it's three months of freedom. For parents, summer break often means less structure, child care difficulties, work-play juggling, added responsibilities and all the headaches those entail. Here are ways to peacefully transition from school to summer break schedules. Read more here  Tips to transition from school to summer schedule

How to balance family summer schedules with sleep-late teens

Summer vacation means different things for kids than it does for parents. Older kids and teens look forward to staying up late and sleeping late. Mom and dad, unfortunately, don't have that luxury. We still have that four-letter word (work) to look forward to. Here are tips to balance family life with late-blooming teens (---and cats!) and early rising parenting.  Balancing family summer schedules with sleep-late teens 

How I'm Keeping My Organization New Years Resolutions - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

If you're like me, making New Year's resolutions is the easy part. I think up a few goals on New Year's Eve, throw salt over my shoulder and toast my success. I'm great for the first few weeks of January, but by MLK Jr. Day, I've pretty much forgotten them. Here are ways I'm not only making but keeping my 2012 New Year's resolutions. Since most of my resolutions involve money, I'll focus on those. I'm also working on increased personal organization, so scheduling and multitasker tips figure heavily in this list, too. Read more at First Person: How I'm Keeping My Financial New Year's Resolutions

Free Printable Calendars, Organizers, Planners for Kids

One of the best ways to teach a child to be organized is to help them follow a daily calendar or schedule. Here are free printable 2012 monthly and weekly One of the best ways to teach a child to be organized is to help them follow a daily calendar or schedule. Here are free printable 2012 monthly and weekly calendars, personal organizers and schedules for kids. Many are coloring page calendars, too. Free printable coloring page calendars make great math and time lesson plans for elementary and special needs students. Click here.

Free Printable Calendars, Personalized Color Your Own

Do you keep a personal or family calendar? If you're like me, you have several calendars. Here is a tool to personalize, customize and design your calendars. Make coloring page calendars with animal, Bible, holiday, fantasy and cartoon character calendars. Read more...

Sleep Schedules, Bedtime Rituals for Kids

Causes of Tiredness and Exhaustion in School-Aged Children I've been a teacher in various educational settings for over 25 years. There's an increasing and alarming trend among school age children: tired, sleepy, lethargic children who can't pay attention in class. Why is 'Sleep student syndrome' so prevalent? Read More

Easy Ways to Get Organized for Winter

Easy Ways to Organize Your Possessions, Your Home, Your Schedule and Your Life Does your life feel out of control, chaotic, disorganized and overwhelming? Here are easy, free tips to organize, purge, free up resources and live simply. These tips won't cost you anything except the loss of a massive load of stress. Read More

Free Printable Back to School Organizers, Planners, Schedules, Chore and Homework Charts

Free Printable Back to School Organizers, Planners and Craft Activities "Back to School" has become a catch phrase in marketing. Back to School sales, shopping guides and promotions abound. We all know where we can go to spend money, but how about some money savers? Here are free printable school calendar, personal planners, student planner, homework planner and kids' activities. Read More

Free Printable Grocery Shopping List

Free Printable Grocery Shopping List This grocery shopping list includes all foods, health and beauty aids and household products. To print this grocery shopping list, you may click the 'print' icon, or copy and paste into your wordpad, notepad, Word or Wordperfect document maker. Read More

Free Printable Calendars, Personal Planners and Organizers

Free Printable Month, Week, Daily Planner Pages You bought an expensive personal planner several years ago. Great, but you have to buy refill pages every year. That gets expensive. You buy an undated day planner, but then you never know what the date is. Here are free printable planner pages. Read More

Al Anon Slogans, Meditations for Busy Parents

Al Anon Slogan Meditations In this fast-paced, intense world, healthy multitasking requires staying grounded. Emotional health is paramount to multitasking efficiently. Al Anon and AA slogans are the perfect tool for emotional well being. View more »

Multitask a Workout into a Busy Day!

The Ultimate Guide to Quick Fitness Workouts Over 70 ways to fit a mini workout into your day! Exercise quickies for folks on the go! Office, school, home, car workouts. A must-have for busy parents. Use yoga suggestions for fitness workout plus stress-relieving meditation. View more »

How to Organize a Party

How to Organize a Holiday Party for Kids of Any Age! Need ideas for holiday activities for children? Here is the definitive guide! Compiled by a 22 year veteran teacher,and loaded with time, money and energy saving ideas, you can host a party that every one will enjoy (even you!) View more »