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Are you late? So late? For a very important date?

by Caton October 13, 2014 ~ 18 Comments

It’s been about two months since I’ve moved and had a whole new life to adjust to. Things are stable for me at the moment, but my husband, on the other hand, has a different schedule every week. It’s actually really great for him, but some weeks he’s had to leave home at 5 a.m. […]

Do You Need a Paper Planner Anymore?

by Caton October 1, 2014 ~ 12 Comments

If there’s one thing Natalie has taught me in the time I’ve known her, it’s that I have to kick my paper planner to the curb. It’s kind of like the death of a friend, though. I always looked forward to buying paper planners at the beginning of every school year. I took great pleasure […]

Closet Organization Even Roy G. Biv Would Envy

by Caton September 22, 2014 ~ 18 Comments

You say potato. I say po-tah-toe. You call it excessive. I call it organized. We can agree to disagree, right? Or maybe I can convince you that we don’t need to disagree at all. See, I’ve been laughed at by many a friend who has seen my closet. They weren’t chuckles of disbelief at a […]

How to Set Up a Family Binder

by Caton September 10, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

When I lived in Grenada, I relied on my family binder for everything. Because we were living out of the country, we needed to keep all of our important information in a safe, secure spot. We kept things like our lease, receipts for our monthly rent payments since everything was in cash (!), and customs and health […]

Limit Your Packing and Moving Stress with 5 Tips

by Caton September 8, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

So you’re moving- now what? It went from, “Yay! We’re moving!” to you looking around the house at your possessions thinking, “Ugh. We’re moving.” I went through that about a month and a half ago. As my husband progressed to the next phase of his medical education we learned we’d be moving to Brooklyn… in […]

Communication Saves Relationships Like Punctuation Saves Lives

by Caton August 25, 2014 ~ 8 Comments

What does punctuation have to do with today’s post? Luckily for you I’m not writing SAT test questions or talking about technical grammar. But seriously, I love this meme, and I actually think it’s applicable (Mostly. Sort of. Okay, it’s a stretch.) to what I’m talking about. I’m talking about organizing schedules of multiple family […]