Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Smashwords (eBook) Amazon Barnes & Noble.com Organize Your Life and More Amazon.com Smashwords.com Category:  Self-Help Publisher: Brighton Publishing ISBN-10:  1621830055 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 222 ISBN-13: 9781621830054 Price: $5.99 (eBook) Organizing tips to help you organize everything from your junk drawer to your entire family. Full of great organizing tips, budgeting information,recycling ideas, examples and challenges to help get you started and much more.  Organize Your Life and More  Are You Organized?  Does any of the following describe you? Stressed, low on cash, low on time, hectic schedule, late for appointments, forget important items, forget important tasks, always looking for lost items, your kids lack responsibility, you live in a cluttered home. Disorganization can be stressful, time consuming, messy and expensive but there is help… “Organize Your Life and More” shows you how to save time and money AND reduce stress and clutter. Included are easy to follow organizing tips, budgeting and financial information, examples, product recycling ideas, organizing challenges and so much more!   “Yes, YOU can be organized too! Learn the best kept secrets of becoming organized and staying that way. Learn how to be efficient, save time and money, reduce stress and clutter, get the help and cooperation you need from family members and prove to yourself that it can be done. In this book you will find a vast collection of: 1. Incredibly easy to follow organizing tips. 2. Short articles.  3. Examples to help get you started. 4. Budgeting and financial information. 5. Ideas to organize using new or recycled products. 6. Organizing challenges with references to help you accomplish each one.  7. Information to help you organize absolutely everything! No more long, drawn-out explanations, just the help you need now! Get organized today! The results will simply amaze you!  **************************************************************************  Table of Contents............  Introduction Chapter 1 - Why Organize? Chapter 2 - Some Things to Keep in Mind While Organizing The ABC’s of Organization Realistic Organization Sometimes Less Really Is More A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place Don’t Try to Do it All at Once Different Ways to Organize Using Spreadsheets to Organize Your Information Sometimes You Need to Make a Bigger Mess to Achieve Less Mess Make it Work for You Family Members Labels Success=Organization & Organization=Success Chapter 3 - Finding Ambition & Avoiding Interruptions Remember Why Focus on Areas of the Greatest Concern Make Cleaning and Organizing Fun January is National Organizing Month Fighting Procrastination Learn to Say No The “To Do” List Pick a Number and Challenge Yourself Five Minutes Avoid Interruptions to Get the Job Done No More Excuses Chapter 4 - Getting Help Help Each Other Help Wanted How to Get Your Kids to Help With Household Chores How to Get Help Doing the Laundry “If You Want Something Done, Ask a Busy Person to Do It.” Chapter 5 - Organizing Products If You Choose to Purchase New Organizing Products Label Makers Clear Containers Are Best For Storing Items Away Square vs. Round Adjustable Shelving Chapter 6 - How to Store Your Items Miscellaneous Categorize Before You Organize Keep It Stored Vertically Stack and Store Vertically or Horizontally to Save Room Make It Stand Out With Colors Alphabetize or Sort By Size and Color Save the Small Stuff What To Store In Fireproof Containers or  In a Bank Safety Deposit Box Empty Containers and Lids Visualize to Organize: See it, Find It Pegboards Chapter 7 - Where to Store Your Items Creative Storage Wasted Spaces Hidden Storage Hiding in Your Cabinets Store Away for Future Use Within Reach Store Regularly Used Items Within Reach of Children Chapter 8 - Clutter Control A Cluttered Mind=A Cluttered Home=A Cluttered Life General Rules to Controlling Clutter Before It Starts Temporary Clutter “I Have Too Much Stuff!” Get-Rid-Of Pile Discard Baskets How to Plan a Garage Sale How to Organize a Junk Drawer Sentimental Belongings How Many Can You Get Rid Of? Chapter 9 - How to Remember What You Always Forget Don’t Forget Reminders Where to Write It Down Create a Set of Instructions to Avoid Saying or Hearing These  Words: “I Can’t Remember How to Do That; I Will Figure It Out  Later!”, “I Can’t Remember Where I Put It!” Remember to Pay Those Bills on Time! Index Card Reminders To Do List at Work Chapter 10 -  Time Busy Bag Guilt Multitasking and Saving Time Schedule It In Timesharing Individualize Save Computer Time Chapter 11 - Plan Ahead Think Ahead, Plan Ahead Family Calendar Be Prepared; Stock Up Gift Ideas and Preparation “Do Before Leaving” and “Bring on Trip” Lists Emergency Kits Final Affairs in Order Death of a Loved One A Great Quote to Remember Chapter 12 -  Finances Financial Layout Designate an Area for Bill Paying Check All Statements Thoroughly Tax Receipts Too Many Accounts Chapter 13 - Paperwork Eight Ways to Reduce or Eliminate Those Piles of Papers Questions to Ask Yourself Before Throwing Away Papers What and When to Toss Double Up Your Filing System Computer Folders How to Keep up With Incoming Mail Make Time to Read Those Articles Finding Your Receipts Storage of Your Pending Receipts Tackle That Drawer Full of Papers Highlight and Bold Chapter 14 - Family Communication of Information The Importance of Designating a Family Communication Area Post Important Information Where It Is Needed Most Dinner Time Information for Each Folder Chapter 15 - Organizing Your Kids Kids Need to Be Organized Too! This Includes Schedules, Chores, and Rules! Twenty Ways to Get Your Child to Pick Up and Organize Their  Bedroom—and Keep It That Way Chore Sheets Job Cards for Kids Rules Sheets Jobs List for Kids Have a “Fun Things to Do” List Ready to Go Leaving Your Children Home Alone Back to School Don’t Forget the Homework Planning for the Future Preparing for College Leaving for College Chapter 16 - In the Closet Separate Clothing Briefly Worn Clothing How to Organize a Closet and Quickly Determine Which Clothes  to Get Rid Of Chapter 17 - Gardening Springtime Planting Garden Layout Plant Progress Chapter 18 - Shopping Shopping Lists Extra Long Shopping Lists Sales and Coupons Chapter 19 - Food Recipes Restaurant Takeout Menus “Grab and Go” Snacks Cook in Bulk and Freeze to Save Time and Effort Remember to Take Your Dinner Out of the Freezer the Night  Before Keep Your Food Fresh Chapter 20 - Projects Project Organization Grab and Go Fix-It Bag Chapter 21 - Organizing Specific Items Medications Keys Pet Toys Creative Storage for Kitchen Utensils Paint, Paint Supplies, and Paint Samples Extra Parts Gift Bags and Wrapping Ten Ways to Organize Those Smallest of Items Cosmetics, Nail, and Hair Accessories Hobby Rooms Pictures Movies, DVDs, Music, and CDs Taming Your Cords and Wires Replace That Rolodex Selling Your Home Garage Chapter 22 - Recycle and Reuse Organizing Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive Recycle Those Unused Containers Storage Containers Baskets Binders What Can You Recycle? Chapter 23 - Organizing Challenges The One Week Challenge Challenges to Do Conclusion         Excerpt Excerpts from the book............ Realistic Organization Nothing will ever be 100% organized 100% of the time. Do not stress over having everything perfect. Organization isn’t about perfection; it’s about efficiency, reducing stress and clutter, saving time and money, and improving your quality of life. Sometimes Less Really Is More The less you keep, the easier it will be to find the more important items. So get rid of as many items as you can that you no longer want or need. Donate, sell, or toss, it’s up to you. Once you have cleaned out the items you no longer want or need, you will notice a wonderful feeling of relaxation and liberation! A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place How many times have you heard this expression? It really is very good advice. Each week, take the time to look around your home at the items that are still sitting out; odds are that a lot of these items do not have a designated place in your home. Once you have designated a place for each item, you will suddenly find it easier to keep your items put away and your home will become clutter-free in no time. So make a file for those unfiled papers, choose a container to store those loose items, and get rid of the items you do not need or want. And always remember to have: A place for everything and everything in its place. Don’t Try to Do it All at Once Don’t let yourself become overwhelmed with all the things that need to be organized. Make a list, prioritize, and then work on one thing at a time. Trying to get everything organized all in one day can be extremely frustrating and often disappointing when it can’t be accomplished. Instead, work on one project at a time and if you accomplish all of your goals—great! If not, simply continue moving on to the next project the following day. Sometimes starting out with the smaller projects first will give you enough confidence and motivation to continue to the larger ones. Remember to pace yourself; do one at a time and you will be surprised at how fast they all get done and how much you will accomplish. Different Ways to Organize When organizing your home and family, keep in mind what works for one family may not work as well for another family. Every home, person, and family is different, and finding the best way to organize each one can sometimes be a challenge. The trick is to find what works best for you and your family and stick with it.

Love this book!
This book is great! Most organization how-to's give you a rough generalization of methods to simplify things but don't help with figuring out all the little things that add up to most of your day. This book gives you specific and detailed ways to streamline your everyday life and improve the way you and your household function on a day-to-day basis. It covers everything from controlling clutter to managing your bills to how to remember all those things you always forget, and even how to get your kids to help with the laundry - oh yes, it can be done!

This book is easy to read and is a must-have for moms everywhere!

A Reference You Will Refer To Again And Again
This easy and fun read has an incredible amount of information packed into 203 pages. It is filled with great tips and advice on organizing the entire family. Whether you have toddlers or children in college this book helps create a sense of family, responsibility and unity within the home. Christina's common sense approach is written with a caring and compassionate tone. Even if you consider yourself an organized person there are ingenious tips in this book that can only be written by someone who has a long history of helping people organize their lives. The Help Wanted Board and Chore Sheet are two ideas of many mentioned in the book that I have implemented with great success. The Organizing Challenges keep you motivated and allow you to celebrate little successes as you work your way to complete organization. A must have in our fast paced world. Highly recommended.

Organization Life Saver
The cover says very little about how this book tells you so many different ways and things to do to finally throw out the chaos of all the things in your life from clothing, kitchen and files. Everything you can possibly think of is covered in this book on how to get all of your life and home organized and off your nerves.
A few of the great ideas that I've seen inside of the book are located in Chapter 4 section 1. Help Wanted. The idea of posting a Help Wanted on the fridge. She's right, sounds silly, but think on it for a moment. Would you want to post a sign and offer to let your children earn either money or an extra privileges, or have to do it all yourself and never get the house organized to where you have any time to slow down and not be able to unwind and rid yourself of some stress?
Mrs. Scalise mentions that this is also a good thing for you and them. They learn responsibility by doing this (those are my words). (Her words, but not exact words.) They earn a little extra money for something that they want, a new privilege or even a new movie or CD, game or something. Either way, they can earn their way to one of those items by helping with the Help Wanted. On the Help Wanted sign that you post in the kitchen, be sure to put down things you need done.