In my opinion, Internet Marketing is one of the best careers available to college non-graduates like myself. The hours are flexible, the work fairly easy and offers the chance to learn about different niches every week. I love learning new things and passing on that information to others. Unfortunately this enthusiasm sometimes leads to spreading [...]

This month we talked about chaos in the home, family, mind, and career. Today’s lives are hectic – overscheduled and overwhelming. I hope some of my ideas and advice help bring a little peace and serenity into your soul. Next month we’ll get back on the career track with tips on being a successful Internet [...]

Routines – Nothing calms the storm better that sticking to a well thought out routine. Take a Timeout – Take 15 minutes for yourself and unwind. Have a cup of herbal tea or a glass of water. The calmer you are the better you’ll be able to handle anything that comes your way. Aromatherapy – [...]

Three years ago I happened upon a website about cleaning and managing the chaos in my life. I didn’t realize I was about to step into a different world. A world of Flylady. Flylady.net is more than just a housecleaning and home management website. Flylady creates a family (of Flybabies) from the women who join her Flygroup. [...]

As you get older and your family gets larger the amount of paperwork necessary to keep your life in order grows from a molehill into a mountain. Depending on how disorganized you are, your paperwork might be a literal mountain. So what is the best way to keep your household records organized? Whatever way works [...]

Sure, life is messy but that doesn’t mean your house has to be. We all have our “non-collectible collections” those large groups of items we keep adding to even though they’re not worth much to anyone but us. For me it’s books, magazine articles, and information printed off the Internet. As time goes on and [...]

Nothing does more to control the chaos in a household than a good meal plan. Never again will you panic at 4:00pm that you have no idea what to make for dinner. Meat? Needs to be defrosted. Pasta? Maybe but you had that a couple of days ago. In the end you decide to boil [...]

I make no secret of the fact that I love my to-do lists. But as with any list of activities it is important to not let the list run your life. Sometimes, somethings will not get done. I usually write up a to-do list for work a month at a time and set deadlines for [...]

Sticking to routines and schedules has always been a challenge for me. It seems the more I try to stick to a schedule, the worse it gets thrown off track. I mean how do you schedule a phone call from your mother that unexpectedly lasts an hour? I don’t understand how anyone with children, family [...]

Ah…the beginning of summer. Trips to the beach, park, carnivals, zoos, and theme parks are all being planned with enthusiasm. Vacations, holidays, birthdays, graduations, and pool parties take up every weekend. In fact some Sundays you are actually looking forward to going back to work. Obviously the end of the school year (with its projects, exams, recitals [...]