Many children come home to an empty house after school. It isn’t an easy situation for a child or the parent! You’ll both benefit from establishing routines and house rules early on. So, how do reassure your children they are loved, even if you aren’t there? Here are some suggestions: Leave a stick-note or two around the house with encouraging messages. Make sure that you...
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Summer is the perfect time to spruce up a mudroom, adjoining closet or storage area. Here are a few tips for keeping this room a smoothly function space.
If being “empathetic” doesn’t come naturally to you, you will definitely relate to what I have to say! Using sincere empathy on a consistent basis can be difficult. Right? Think about situations that have required empathy in the past. Times when you needed to be sensitive or needed to relate to your son or daughter’s emotional state or circumstances. Think about how you wish you...
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In our crazy busy lives we cherish the precious moments that we have in our lives. Sometimes that is a wedding, a trip, a performance or the art work that your kids bring home from school. Those times are so special we never want to forget them so we hold on to anything that we think will remind us… the ticket stub, the program, the...
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April 2014 – Finishing the School Year Strong! Kathy Jenkins was featured on the Smead podcast ‘Keeping You Organized’. In this podcast, Kathy Jenkins, Student Organizing Expert, discusses everything from her journey into Professional Organizing, how her son was instrumental in her motivation to develop her work with students, organizing essentials for elementary school kids, the importance of routines, different learning styles and much more....
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Do you remember the expression “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? Boy, it is true that sticks and stones can hurt, but words can hurt too! Especially the words we sometimes believe about ourselves or words that our children think about themselves. Have you ever heard your child say, “I’m stupid”? It is heartbreaking, for you and them. ...
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We all know time flies when we’re having fun, and this summer has been no exception. In just a few weeks, students will fill school hallways with eager anticipation of what’s ahead – catching up with friends, meeting new teachers, and commencing a busy lineup of new activities. And, even though the school year tends to be busy, parents often look forward, too, to getting...
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Sometimes it feels like we live in our vehicles. Between commuting back and forth to work, running the kids to practices, activities, and appointments, and buying groceries and running errands, we spend a lot of time behind the wheel. If you’re not careful, you can end up with a car full of clutter! Here are some helpful tips to keep your mobile family command center...
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Getting Organized Magazine is a new magazine that just launched in January, and we think it is a fantastic resource for all of our clients and friends! You’ll find many articles with lots of helpful advice, including “Where to Start: Step by Step Organizing Tips” to help you jumpstart the organizing process and “Eliminating the Avalanche” to help you learn strategies for clearing countertops and...
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January 2012 – Raising Great Men Radio Blog – Listen to Part 1 of Kathy’s interview, “Getting Your Son Organized for Academic Success.” Katy will be discussing how to help your son be more organized for academic success. Having a passion to help students reach their full potential, Kathy launched a new division of Come To Order…The Organizing Tutor. She offers parents a full assessment...
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