Organized Life Series
There are a thousand ways we could all be more organized, more productive, and therefore more relaxed. Over the next six months you can have an organized life by working on a project every weekend.
Backing Up Your Files [Organization #9]
This week in the Organized Life Series, we will be getting our backup system organized for documents, photos, music, and even email. It’s not fun to think about, but if disaster strikes, you’ll regret it if you don’t think about it now. What disasters do you need to prepare for? Let’s start with the most likely and go from there: Hard drive failure – if you’ve been using computers for a while,...
Music: #7 in the Organized Life Series
This week in the Organized Life Series, we will be organizing our music collection. There are various things to consider about this organization plan. How many devices or users do you have? Are you locked into a system? What are your needs? What is your history? Perspective of this Article Before we start planning, it’s important to know where I’m coming from. History Back around 2001 (I’m guessing, here) I bought...
Take Your Home Office Paperless [Organization #2]
This week’s project in the Organized Life Series is to organize the piles, stacks and folders of office papers. The goal of many a tech-savvy person is to reach the ideal state of a paperless office. Or at least nearly paperless since the IRS still likes you to keep those receipts. Others like the tactile feel and ability to flip through a stack of papers easily. Either way, you’ll probably want a little bit of each....
Home Maintenance
In Week One of the Organized Life Series, the goal is to create calendars and schedules for cleaning & maintenance and to develop a weekly schedule. In order to prepare a cleaning and household maintenance calendar, you need to be prepared. This article is intended to supplement the creation of those calendars. Home Maintenance List Make a list of home maintenance chores for each area of the home and listed by the frequency of the...
Cleaning Chores
In Week One of the Organized Life Series, your goal is to create calendars and schedules for cleaning & maintenance and to develop a weekly schedule. In order to prepare a cleaning and household maintenance calendar, you need to be prepared. This article is intended to supplement the creation of those calendars. Make A List of Cleaning Chores Make a list of cleaning chores for each room based on the frequency of the cleaning. You...
Moving To A Central Web Calendar [Organization #1]
In Week One of our Organized Life Series, our goal is to create calendars and schedules for cleaning & maintenance and to develop a weekly schedule. Cleaning Cleaning a house seems like an endless battle. Especially if there are children around. You may have tried different things throughout the years. Waiting until you can’t take it anymore and doing an 8-hour cleaning spree. Or having one cleaning day a week that you...