Entries by Ellen

Parents’ Resources for ADD

  Learning that you or your child has a new diagnosis can be scary.  Getting some background and tools empower you and your child.  Here is a short list of suggested resources for you to start your education.  Websites www.additudemag.com www.chadd.org www.adda-sr.org http://letsgetfittofocus.com/ http://www.familieswithpurpose.com/ Blogs http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/ http://www.parenting.com/article/adhd-in-children Books Empowering Youth with ADD by Jodi Sleeper-Triplett […]

ADD and Productivity

  Slow to start, hard to complete, lose interest, can’t get it perfect? These are some of the stresses of productivity and ADD.  Having some tools to work through these challenges can help. Know your strengths and work from your strengths.  Have the best possible match for your work.  Creativity, being in the moment, and […]

Cell Phones for Soldiers Drive during June and July 2011

Cell Phones for Soldiers Drive Hosted by PostNet Kingwood and Professional-Organizer.com Your old cell phone can help a soldier stay in touch with family. Cell Phones for Soldiers wants to turn your old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. To do so, Cell Phones […]

Spring Cleaning: Big Cleaning

  It might be called spring cleaning.  Not to be confused with organizing, these are projects that make our homes sparkle.  Our parents had time to deep clean each room and even wash the windows.  However in our busy world, we seldom can get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded.  Here is a basic checklist for The Big Clean for […]

Best Mother’s Day Gifts Ever

    A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.  ~Tenneva Jordan Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.  ~Mildred B. Vermont  Any mother could […]

Sync or Swim: 201 Organizing Tips You Need to Survive the Currents of Change

  Sync or Swim: 201 Organizing Tips You Need to Survive the Currents of Change are the next-generation organizing tips for getting things done and controlling clutter without falling into a sea of complexity. Seventy organizing and productivity specialists share 201 of their best tips and 100 most valuable resources in home management, information organization, […]

Reminders: Task Management, Technology and More

  Sometimes we need reminders to help us get our tasks done, be on time, and honor our priorities.  Here are some systems to use!     Technology reminders www.dailynudge.com Daily Nudge helps you remember the important things in life. Setup regular, free electronic reminders, or “nudges”, to arrive in your inbox or cell-phone.   […]