I'm doing home school, but that still requires some organizing according to my Mom. She thought you might like this article about getting organized now that it's back to school time.
Back-to-School Organizing
Tips for the Mom-On-The-GoBack to school can be a stressful time of year. Families must change from
the laid-back summer schedule to the non-stop school and activity calendars
that keep moms jumping from one activity to the next without a moment's
rest. Fortunately, today there is help.
GO MOM !NC, a leader in products to help you organize your busy life,
provides its latest advice to keep Moms organized as they get their families
back-to-school this fall. "Across the nation, busy parents are focused on
easing their children into the new school year," states Molly Gold, founder
of GO MOM !NC. "My role as a Family Scheduling Expert is to help Moms focus
on how they can better organize themselves to be ready for all that change
and be mindful of how their own workload will evolve alongside of their
family."
Want the cliff notes on how you can get organized for Fall 2006? Take a
look below:
. Plan Ahead - The only way you can command your time is to consciously map
it. Simply put, use a family-oriented planner that enables you to track all
family members' schedules in one place. When you monitor your family
schedule, you can then plan how and when to accomplish important
back-to-school tasks, such as replacing clothes, purchasing school supplies,
and attending back-to-school night. Stock your kids' homework stations with
pencil and paper basics while purchasing classroom items. Take it one step
further by creating an emergency project box full of grade appropriate tools
that will hold the night before anxiety at bay. Visit Target stores for an
ample supply of poster board, report folders, markers, glue sticks, and an
assortment of interesting arts and crafts items in small quantities to allow
your child's creativity to shine, one project at a time.
. Plan for Paper - Before you start stacking all those important school
papers in a long forgotten corner of your kitchen, or on top of last month's
bills, put your paper trail in place beginning with in/out boxes for each
family member. Show everyone where to place their papers and then sort them
daily with your planner at hand to note important deadlines and tasks. When
setting up your own filing system, check out the new GO MOM!® School
Organizer. With monthly pockets for everything from school-related projects
and fundraisers, to teacher newsletters and activities rosters, you can't
help but be ready for the first round of parent/teacher conferences at the
end of first quarter. If it's your house that keeps you buried, you'll find
the GO MOM!® Home Organizer to be equally as effective in helping you
categorize and sort the most important papers as you manage your family's
busy days.
. Plan to Purge - We all do better with a clean, organized environment. If
you haven't yet gone through everyone's closets, dressers, and bedrooms
while evaluating wardrobes for school, do it as soon as you have your
routine in motion. Make room for the year ahead by rounding up all outgrown
items, discarding everything that can't be repaired, both in the toy and
clothing departments. For items in good condition, arrange for a charitable
donation or enlist your kids' help and plan a yard sale in late September.
Take advantage of your clean slate and give each room a quick cleaning with
an all-purpose cleaner like Mr. Clean Extra Power Multi-Surface Cleaner for
even the toughest jobs. From scrubbing baseboards to replacing air filters,
flipping mattresses and cleaning windows, Fall is a great time to freshen
your home and welcome the change of seasons. And for Moms of older kids,
enlist their helping hands as you plow through this process. Respect and
responsibility for both our possessions and environment are life skills
worth teaching.
GO MOM !NC is based in Apex, NC and promotes the use of The GO MOM!®
Organizer and GO MOM!® Planner, unique day planner systems for everything
that is family. Founder Molly Gold is a 40-year-old mother of three and
the creator of the GO MOM!® product line, which will grow this September to
include The GO MOM!® Wall Organizer, The GO MOM!® School Organizer, and The
GO MOM!® Home Organizer. All products in the GO MOM!® line are produced via
license partnership with Mead Westvaco Consumer and Office Products and sold
at major retailers nationwide, including Target, Staples, and Office Max.
GO MOM !NC helps mothers make positive mothering a daily reality within the
structure GO MOM!® Schedule. Organize. Grow.® Gold is known for her keen
insights into Family Scheduling and has been featured both in print and on
air media alike and is currently available for media interviews.
Attention busy Moms! The time is now to get both you and your kids
organized for an exciting and successful school year ahead. To learn more
about how you can stay ahead of the game, go to http://www.gomominc.com.
Molly Gold currently serves on Proctor & Gamble's Mr. Clean Team Expert
Panel, Cartoon Network's Tickle U Advisory Board, and as Family Scheduling
Expert at both http://www.BlueSuitMom.com, and http://www.NewBaby.com. Her
work has been featured in Parents and Parenting Magazines, Better Homes and
Gardens, The Washington Post, ABC's Good Morning America, and most recently
NBC's Today Show Weekend Edition. Contact her today at
http://www.gomominc.com or via publicist Diana Ennen at
diana@virtualwordpublishing.com, (954) 971-4025.
