Jan 9 2011

Clean Out Your Closet

Purge Your Wardrobe One Drawer at a Time

by: Jen Charron

Looking for something to organize this week? I suggest going through some of your clothes and find things that can be tossed or donated. But keep it simple…

Choose one dresser drawer. Or one shelf in a closet. Whether it be your clothes or your kid’s, just take 5-10 minutes to go through that drawer or shelf and pull out items that:

1. Don’t fit anymore
2. Aren’t worn anymore
3. Are worn out

Jan 1 2011

Packing Up Christmas Decorations

Your First Organizing Task of the Year

by: Jen Charron

Here's a classic first organizing task of the year...pack up all the Christmas decorations. Now that the holiday season is over, it is time to tuck it all away safely and neatly, ready for next year.

Here are some things that I do when packing up:

•  Wrap small ornaments individually but keep them together in Ziploc baggies

•  Use decorative cookie tins that have been given to us, to hold lights or larger ornaments

Dec 22 2010

Organizing For A Move

Procure Your Packing With These Four Steps

by: Jen Charron

The countdown has begun.

Two more sleeps till Santa comes? Nope. That’s not what I’m talking about.

21 days until we move into our new home! So between the last minute stocking stuffer shopping and the wrapping, we have begun to pack up our home and prepare for our big move.


Here are some things that we’re doing to tackle the daunting task in our typical organized fashion:

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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.

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