It is important for us to think about the people that are depending on us to care for them in the event of an emergency. Are we prepared? Of course an emergency isn't planned so we have to plan ahead to be prepared for the time it comes. Ready.gov is a good website to get checklists to help you prepare. Your kids and your family will be glad you did!

I am now prepared to share with you a really powerful seminar.

After working through the steps in this seminar one client said,

"The mail is no longer in a never ending pile on the counter for me to spend 20 minutes looking through every time I need that piece of paper I just had yesterday. This is all because Sandra has helped me build a structure for completing the things I want and need to complete. By making this structure my routine I know where to find things; I know where to put things; I know where I have to be, when to be there, how to get there, and what I need to bring with me."

Now that's powerful!

It is a step by step seminar that, I think, anyone should be able to follow.

The GOAL: Teach individuals how to create systems and processes to handle the different types of paper that come into the house so they can benefit from finding things when they need them.

It needs to be tested before I launch it to the general public on multiple individuals in different circumstances to make sure that it communicates the ideas clearly.

That's where you come in.

Click the video below to get all the details:

Every Saturday there is a flurry of activity in our house to do the necessary chores so everyone can get to the sports or projects they want to do. Since we have so many different people doing chores it has been a good solution to divide up the cleaning supplies according to rooms of the house. For instance, the necessary cleaning supplies that are used to clean the bathrooms are in a plastic bin marked "Bathroom". That way everyone that has to clean some part of the bathroom can easily find his or her supplies without having to ask mom!

Other bins are marked: Kitchen, Windows/Walls, General Cleaning, Fabric Cleaning, Floors, Dusting

I wouldn't recommend that everyone organize their cleaning supplies this way but for those of us that have multiple people working on the same room it is a good option. Hope that helps!

I hate filing.

It is such a tedious task. Taking each sheet of paper, one by one, and deciding where to put it. Then searching alphabetically for the appropriate file and putting it in. So much work for such a skinny piece of paper. And my pile is 1 Foot deep! Digging out of this snow is more satisfying. At least I can get to the bottom of the snow!

I would like to share with you a system to file away those bills and statements that helped me get over that aversion to filing.

In my experience people keep bills and statements for mainly two reasons. They want to refer back to them to compare utility usage or costs from year to year or they want to keep them for security. They fear that they may need copies for taxes or some other unforeseen reason.

They also generally tend to file their bills alphabetically according to the biller’s name. That means that if you pay 12 bills in a month you will need to file 12 pieces in 12 files. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if you could put all 12 bills in just 1 file?

Here is an easy and uncomplicated system that I use:

I am happy to present to you my NEW Getting Chores Done Seminar. I am offering this to you in anticipation of your feedback after you have had a chance to look it over and take steps toward putting these ideas into action.

It is in written format right now but I am planning on putting it into a video format soon.

Please send me your comments below and let me know how this seminar motivated you to set up your family's chore system.

I appreciate any honest criticism because I am always looking for ways to make the information I offer even better! I appreciate great testimonials too!

Enjoy!

Getting Chores Done: Creating a Successful Chore System

Here is my interview with Barbara Rice that I promised. I think you will find some really great information for you and your family if you want to start doing chores.

Chores Made Easy Interview

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I just finished interviewing Barbara Rice, a mother of six children about how she organizes chores in her house.

She was very informative and very REAL!

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I am going to set it up to automatically download to you but I was so anxious to make it available! Just give me your email and I will send it to you right away. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

I bought Computer Time on a recommendation of a friend. I have tried several methods to try to limit and monitor how much time the kids spend on the computer and each method failed in one way or another. Computer Time lets me set how long the kids can be on the computer at one sitting, how much time they must wait before getting back on again, how many sessions in a day and even set what time of day! I can even set computer use after noon on Saturday mornings so they won't be tempted by the computer when they should be doing chores.

As I was walking this morning over our well worn path that goes from our house to our church and school I was thinking about our life?s path. The grass has been worn away by many shoes walking over it. There isn?t much time for it to take root and grow before we trample it again. There are several craggly roots that jut across the path which can?t be removed but we have to be watchful of so we don?t trip over them. The neighbors have taken care to uproot the poison ivy so we don?t rub up against it unknowingly.

So it is with our Walk in LIFE.