Archive for the ‘Getting Organized’ Category

Busy Women or Mom Planner Giveaway @ Little People Wealth

Friday, September 18th, 2009

You can enter to win a FREE Printable Household Planner, Mom’s or Women’s version! My friend Heidi, was very happy with her planner and is now hosting the Household Planner Giveaway over at her site, www.LittlePeopleWealth.com.

Coupons Freebies DealsClick here to visit her site and find out how you can enter to Win!

Free Printable Budget Worksheet

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Now you can keep track of your spending, know exactly where all of your money is going and create a spending plan for your money with this free Household Budget Worksheet.

About The Free Printable Budget Worksheets

  • It includes all of the important categories like: sources of income, housing expenses, household expenses, personal expenses and debts.
  • Each category is broken down so you can track expenses.
  • It is divided into weekly columns so you can designate where the money for each pay period goes.

Household Budget Worksheet

Download the Free Printable Budget Sheets Now!

Please be patient while the file is downloading:)

You will need Adobe Reader to view the PDF files.

Benefits of using the free Household Budget Worksheet

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Chores for Kids

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Free Printable Chores for Kids & Blank Chore Charts

The Age Appropriate Chores for Kids gives you an idea of what chores are appropriate for what age groups and the Blank Chore Charts allow the kids to keep track of what they need to do!

The printable Children’s Chores List includes:

  • Age appropriate chores for kids
  • Age appropriate chores for teens

The Free Chore Chart Downloads include:

  • 8 different blank chore charts for kids
  • One version has a wages column to record any wages earned

Get your FREE Chore Chart Downloads today!

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Get Organized with the Free Printable Back to School Calendar

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Click the image to Download & Print the 2009/2010 School Calendar

With the kids back in school now, it’s time for mom to get everyone organized and back into the normal routine of the school year.

A great way to get organized for the new year is to make one central calendar that will have all of your school related events and activities on it.

I would recommend posting the calendar on your fridge, on a central bulletin board or somewhere that the whole family can see and access it.

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Printable School Information Template for your Household Planner

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Download the School Information Template for 1 Child
Click the image to Download the School Information Template for 1 Child

Download the School Information Template for 2 Children
Click the image to Download the School Information Template for 2 Children

After the emotional day of sending my baby off to the all day Pre-K at the big school, I knew I had to have a special place in my Household Planner for my kids’ teacher’s contact information. (Just in case I have to check in on my little man:) I also included a section for coaches and other instructors information that we may need throughout the year!

Now all of these important school related phone numbers are on one easy-to-locate page in my Household Planner.

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Unique Handcrafted Lisa Leonard Jewelery Giveaway at Simple Mom

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Lisa Leonard Mama Necklace

Today I wanted to share a giveaway that is going on over at one of my favorite blogs… Simple Mom. You can enter to win one of three $50 gift certificates to Lisa Leonard Designs, Lisa has some fabulous unique and handcrafted jewelery. (Ok – I also get a second chance to win by sharing this with my readers:)

Lisa Says: Create a custom mommy necklace or a piece with a meaningful phrase or date to wear near your heart. Have a look around, we know you’ll find the perfect thing!

Our handmade jewelry is meaningful, unique and perfect for everyday. Each piece is hand-cut, hammered, antiqued and polished sterling silver.

This Mama Necklace, shown here is one of my favorite pieces, I love it! So you can head on over to Simple Mom and leave a comment over at Simple Mom to win! You have until Friday, Sept 4, 11:59 pm to enter.

7 Fat Loss Strategies For Busy Moms

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Fit Yummy Mummy Workout

(As busy moms or women, we are constantly trying to make every minute a productive minute. We can’t afford to waste any time on strategies that are not going to work or be beneficial. Holly does an excellent job sharing her strategies on using your workout to get you the biggest bang for your buck. ~ Tashia)

By Holly Rigsby, CPT

www.FitYummyMummy.com

Would you like to “jump start” your metabolism and lose your ‘mommy belly’ once and for all? If so, the following seven tips are exactly what you need to improve your workouts and ignite your metabolism. Try some or all of these tips, but beware, the result may be a number of admiring second glances and the need to pull your ‘skinny jeans’ out of the closet.

1. The majority of your workouts should be composed of free-weight, bodyweight or cable exercises.

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Back to School Shopping all Year Long – Stocking Up on Kids Clothing

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Image from www.GoodHousekeeping.com

Clothing our kids these days can get to be a pretty expensive task! You can easily spend your whole month’s grocery budget on a couple of stylish outfits! I’m not saying that I have done this and I hope you have not either, but when money is tight you have to be creative.

Stocking up on clothing throughout the year is a great way to spread out the cost and you will also be able to find some fabulous deals!

My favorite ways to get great prices on kids clothes is shopping the End of Season Clearance Sales, eBay and Garage Sales!

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Get Organized with the Back to School Checklist & Shopping List

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Click Here to Download the Free Printable Back to School Checklist

Click here to Download the Back to School Shopping List

Download the free printable Back to School Checklist & Shopping List and make your back to school treasure hunting a little easier! (more…)

Summer Survival #4 ~ Getting it Together & Organized

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

So now you have the tips and the tools to maintain your sanity this summer and keep your kids and house in order, but what to do with them?

Now it’s time to get it all together and get it organized!

Some of your charts and lists can be kept in your Household Planner or in a folder or binder. Be sure to keep all of your originals in a safe place too, so you can use them again next summer!

Sample Display of Summer Survival Templates

Some of your charts and lists you will want to display in a place where the whole family can see and access them. (more…)