. Organizing Your Holiday Greetings
Enjoy this short video about organizing your holidays greetings! Today I would like share ideas about holiday greetings organization. The week after Thanksgiving is the very best time to get this very important and timely activity started ... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 24th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Organizing for Heat, Chaos, and Drag
I have received several emails indicating various anticipated challenges because of the upcoming summer heat, the chaos from having children and/or teenagers around all the time, and the drag which seems to attend summer housework routines. May I... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 24th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Pre-Summer Stress Syndrome
About the time of year when school is about to get out, every year since my first son went to kindergarten, I get Pre-Summer Stress Syndrome. This is how my feelings go: 1) Undone Projects. I stress out about all the projects I began since last... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 24th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Have You Seen My New Year’s Resolution?
I always get a bit lost by the second week of January. The firm resolutions which I had settled on seem to be slipping away and I wake up the same old person as before with less and less desire to keep to the commitments which I so recently ... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments
. Its Time to Put Last Year Away
When it’s the third week in January, if you’re like me, you have finally gotten your Christmas tree and decorations put away, you have settled into a semi-normal routine for the new year, and yet you feel unsettled about having completely... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 23rd, 2010 | 0 comments
. Set Up A Dream Binder
I am sure you have had several days of this kind in your own life, but sometime ago I brought home from the printers my House of Order Handbook, printed professionally for the first time. It was a very exciting time for me and today I wanted to... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 22nd, 2010 | 0 comments
. Preparing for Unexpected Guests, Meals, Gift Needs
There will be some surprises this holiday season. They usually fall into three categories. You will have some unexpected overnight guests which will need accommodating sometime during the next two months. You will have to prepare an unexpected meal... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 12th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Between Now and the Thanksgiving Kitchen
Thanksgiving dinner really stresses me. Yes, I get very uptight because traditionally we have this meal in our home with just our immediate family which means that I am chef of all the dishes which are served. This has often been overwhelming to me... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 6th, 2010 | 0 comments
. Saving a Ruined Memorial Day Holiday
It is Memorial Day and it is raining! What a mess! The outdoor breakfast had to come inside, the planned games at the park will not take place because we are having hail, rain, and wind. The mid-afternoon hike up the mountain will result in mud,... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 6th, 2010 | 0 comments
. New Year’s Resolutions
Sometimes people ask me about New Year’s Resolutions. I am all for them, but I think they fail, not because we aren’t serious about changing, but because we try to make resolutions and begin to keep them in the midst of holiday stress, illness, and... read more
Posted by Marie Ricks on Mar 5th, 2010 | 0 comments
