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An organized home has 4 important components<\/a> for living an easy, organized life.\u00a0 These areas are zones that help you accomplish the basics: being on time, feeling in control by knowing where things are and working together as a family team. These components will make life better<\/a>! The second step is having your technology organized.<\/p>\n

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Technology can rule and ruin the day in your home.\u00a0 There’s so many devices, so much connectivity and so much that needs organizing.\u00a0 Get your tech organized with a plan.<\/p>\n

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Common charging spot<\/h3>\n

Common charging spots make life better.\u00a0 A good night’s sleep comes from no blue light before bed or distractions during the night.\u00a0 Create a common charging spot for all of your family.\u00a0 That’s where you and your family all plug in at night, overnight, to be sure that every sleeps undisturbed. All your devices are ready to go and in one place to take off for the day.\u00a0Use alarm clocks for wake up for all of you.\u00a0 It’s an inexpensive option as a replacement for your phone.<\/p>\n

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Labeling<\/h3>\n

Our devices have lots of pieces, cords and accessories.\u00a0 Break out your labelmaker to know what cords are needed for what devices.\u00a0 Have sufficient cords for yourself and your family. If you are a frequent traveller, have a duplicate set of cords to travel with in a small zipper case or grid it case.<\/p>\n

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Smart home stuff<\/h3>\n

Thank you to our friends Alexa and Siri for helping us each day! Smart home features are on our devices to make life easier. There are small ways to get started and most sites state that the most bang for your buck decision is your therostat.\u00a0 Choose a strong password for your smart home stuff to avoid being hacked<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With your Amazon or Google assistant<\/a>, place this in a well supervised area of your home. Just like any other device connected to the internet, there’s possibilities for your kiddos you may or may not have imagined.<\/p>\n

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Tech during homework or work time<\/h3>\n

All of us get easily distracted on devices.\u00a0 There’s ways to help you stay focused with apps<\/a>.\u00a0 If you want to track your use, check out RescueTime. If you want to block segments of the internet, use StayFocd.\u00a0 Keeping on task means staying organized and productive.<\/p>\n

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Tech graveyard<\/h3>\n

There comes a time when your tech dies. It’s reaching epic proportions in homes with computers, laptops and devices.\u00a0 There’s ways to sell and recycle tech without much work. Sites like Gazelle and Decluttr to buy back your tech. There’s kiosks in your mall or your cellphone provider will buy back new-ish devices.\u00a0 Don’t create a tech graveyard and take action when you get a new piece of equipment.<\/p>\n

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What’s best about your organized tech spots? It is using your tech for what’s best in your life!<\/p>\n

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