[This article originally appeared in Parents Magazine]
Secrets From the Pros: Three organization experts tell you how to keep on top of your family’s crazy schedule.
“To make getting your kids out the door in the morning less stressful, set up a ‘destination station’ near the back or front door. Put up a shelf or cubby for each child’s shoes, backpack, permission slips, homework, and so on. Then make sure everything’s ready the night before.”
-Lorie Marrero, clutterdiet.com
“If you don’t have room for a real home office, make a mini command center in your kitchen: Put a mail organizer at one end of your counter, and designate a drawer beneath it for cell-phone chargers, sunglasses, pens, papers, and stamps. Then hang a family calendar and small bulletin board on the wall nearby. (If space is really tight, stick a cork board square on the inside of a cabinet door.)
-Vicki Norris, vickinorrisblog.com
“Sign up for a free online reminder service so you’ll never miss a birthday party, an anniversary, or a school field trip. The reminder gets sent to your email and texted to your cell. My favorites are bigdates.com, memotome.com, and forgetfuljones.com.”
-Amy Keroes, monnytrackd.com
-By Parents Magazine
