Organization

August 24th, 2010

It’s hard to believe that the kids are back to school tomorrow.  As much as I fight the idea as the summer begins to come to a close, I am beginning to welcome the idea of a more structured routine for my family.  Now that we have two weeks of nightly football practice under our belts, I can once again see and feel the benefits of schedule.  In the quiet of an empty house (while the boys were away at practice) I actually enjoyed making dinner last night! 

Once I became resigned to the approaching start of school, I began making my to-do list.  There are closets to organize, clothes to sort and donate, toys to evaluate – will they stay or will they go?  The boys’ nightstand drawers are overflowing with mementos of the summer including chopsticks, paper airplanes, interesting rocks and similar treasures.  I need to make some executive decisions, during the quiet of the school day, in order to make room for the inevitable mementos of the next season…

Another item on my list is to continue building my Caregiver’s Touch profiles.  This has been a work in progress all summer and while the information on my immediate family is fairly complete, I’ll now have time to work closely with my mom and dad to flesh out their profiles. 

Once my list is checked-off, I am looking forward to attacking my neglected photo albums.  At this point I am a full year behind (unprecedented!). Hopefully I can get this project cleaned-up before the holidays hit again!

Carrie Hastriter – Co-Founder, Caregiver’s Touch