Posts Tagged ‘checklist’
Bringing Order to the College Application Process
Do have a child in high school? Does the prospect of staying organized throughout the college application process fill you with dread? Luckily, a couple of people who have faced this challenge have created a great product from which the rest of us can benefit.
The College Caboodle™ was developed by a professional organizer, Leah DeAngelis Kinder, and her sister, Monique DeAngelis Morey. Both had daughters entering high school and were looking for a way to organize all of the papers related to the college search and admissions process.
I first saw the College Caboodle™ at the organizers’ conference earlier this year. I was so impressed with it — and by the number of anxious hours that it can save families of the college-bound — that I became an affiliate so that I can offer it to all of my clients and the readers of my weekly tips.
Cool Organizing Products
One of the highlights of the annual conference of the National Association of Profoessional Organizers (NAPO) is the Vendor Expo. This year, 51 vendors were there, offering a staggering array of products and services.
Three of them really caught my eye.
Get Ready for Tax Time
Now that March has arrived, it’s time to get your tax papers organized so that you can meet the April 15 deadline without any last-minute scrambling.
You’ll be able to gather 80% of your information pretty quickly — but the last 20% will take a lot of time! By getting started now, you’ll be able to identify which information is going to be the hardest to obtain, and you can start the wheels turning while there is still sufficient lead time.
The web site of tax experts H&R Block provides a customized checklist of what information you’ll need to pull together. Even if you’ve been pretty good about keeping your tax records together throughout the year, the checklist will be a good memory jogger for all the bits and pieces required.
I’ll come back to the question of tax records after April 15, to help you be better prepared for next year.
Back to School
Today is Labor Day, which means no matter how we try to deny it, summer is officially over!
For many of us, the end of summer means back to school. How can you help your kids to stay organized during the school year?