I have distinct childhood memories of my mother’s wallet. She always has—and always will—sorted her cash by denomination. Fives, then tens, then twenties. Always grouped in the proper order and neatly stacked together. With the fronts facing out and all of the heads on the bills aligned. As a kid, I remember waiting patiently for her as she carefully put her change away after paying for our groceries. It was all in place before she set foot outside the store.
We just had the Christmas that Lego built. The Kid received something like 6 Lego sets over the holidays to add to his growing collection. It really is the perfect gift for him as he LOVES building any sort of vehicle out of Lego and it engages him more that most toys. He’s been having a terrific time but it has introduced a new organizing challenge for me. What to do with all of this Lego?!?
Hey there! Remember me?!?
If you’ve been wondering why my posts have been few and far between over recent months, just take a look around you.
Managing the re-branding, re-design, and re-building of the YMC site has been a labour of love for me that began almost a year ago, kicked into overdrive mid-summer and took over my life for several weeks before our launch. A project this big exercised all of my organizational muscles and tapped out my planning prowess.
It involved…
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Jen is a multi-tasking mom who likes to keep things under control…well as much as she possibly can when balancing motherhood, marriage, work, friendships.... well.... life basically. Being organized is a bit of an obsession for her. She has an Excel spreadsheet to coordinate just about everything and she’d be lost without her label maker!
Professionally, Jen has been managing complex marketing communications programs and projects, both online and off, throughout her career. She's YMC's Managing Director, bringing her flair for detail to YummyMummyClub.ca.
We can all relate to being overwhelmed by too much to do and oh so little time. Controlling the insanity and simplifying the day-to-day helps Jen find more time. Time for her family, time for herself, and time to devise ways to keep her active preschooler happy and out of trouble.
Read Jen's blog for clear-cut tips on how to control the chaos in your life with nary a frazzled hair out of place.
Follow Jen on Twitter: @YMC_organized
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