9/2 The Family Manager - Kathy Peel

Join us as my friend Barb and I talk with Kathy Peel, well known author and Mom. She has brought fun and guidance to millions of mothers who want to tear their hair out with her fabulous series of books that began with "The Family Manager."
Her latest one is seen here >>>>>>>

She has been like a mentor to me since I began organizing. Her Family Manager book was one of the first ones I read to help me see that I really have to run my house and not let it run me.
Kathy even coaches us a bit on how to deal with our own children.
See Kathy's other helpful products and books on her website.
http://www.familymanager.com

8/26 - Websites that get you organized

Allison & Sara favorite: Facebook.com - keep track of all your friends without having to pick up the phone or send an email. They let you know what's up with them every time they sign on.

Ann Damani, Conceivable Solutions favorites:
Log Me In - allows you to log into another computer to do work, check something, even send email.
Plaxo - a self-maintaining contact database and now networking site.
Refdesk - Info info info. Links to most places you would need to go.
Snopes - Don't waste your time wondering if an urban legend is true. Check it out here.
Cardscan.com / Cardscan.net - These work with your card scanner and allow you to update the contact information.

Allison Favorites:
Igoogle.com - ((See Photo of Allison's igoogle page)) Can be customized so you can have quick links to the sites you want to see at a glance. From the google home page, click on the link on the right, at top, that says igoogle. You will need a google account to use this.
Google Docs for creating and collaborating on documents. They live in a cloud so you can view them from anywhere. Log into google then click on the MORE link at the top to get to documents in the drop down menu.

Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer favorites
Delicious.com - Mobile Bookmarking. Allows you to bookmark your favorite sites and pages so you can return to them. But the bookmark is online so you can see it from any location, not just from your own browser.

Google Reader - allows you to get RSS (real simple syndication) delivery to see many of your favorite sites. Blogs come with this and now many newsletters and websites are adding this feature so you get the latest all in one place and it doesn't jam up your email in-box.
Go to google and click on the reader link to get started.

Grand Central - It looks like it is in beta testing and isn't taking new customers for a while. But it works with your phones to determine which ring and where and a lot lot more.

Earth 911 - links to recycling locations near you.

There were so many more to talk about, we'll tell you about them soon!

8/19 - Organize for Learning

We're joined by two experts who help parents and children organize for success in school.

Donna Goldberg, author of The Organized Student, talks about setting up systems the way the student thinks to organize spaces like the locker and backpack and home study area.

Then Suzy McDaniel from Learning RX tells us how her company helps retrain the brain of students with trouble processing information.