Tag: organization

Consider: “The Organized Heart”

Published on by Kim

It is tempting to see the biggest word in the title above and glide past the last word, but that would give entirely the wrong idea. Staci Eastin has written a book on organization, The Organized Heart: A Woman’s Guide to Conquering Chaos, without any tips, guides, or charts. This book is a heart check, through and through.

Here is an excerpt to give you a taste:

What I hope to do is to help you examine your heart and discover things that may be hindering your walk with God. My goal is not necessarily for you to have a cleaner home or a more manageable schedule—although I certainly hope that is the case. Rather, my hope for this book is that it will help you serve God and your family more effectively, more fruitfully, and with greater peace and joy.

Here is one more:

We rightly ask God to guide our finances as we aim to be good stewards of our money, but we rarely ask that he guide our calendars and help us want to be good stewards of our time. Lay your tasks before the Lord. Prayerfully ask him to guide you in your days. Then get up to work, trusting that he will sustain you and give you the rest that you need.

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Freezer Organization Tips

Published on by Kim

What is in your freezer? A freezer log can be helpful — as long as you maintain it! A dry erase board, or a laminated list of staples, or just a sheet of paper that you replace when needed…whatever works for you is key.

What’s in the package? It may be on the log, but how do you find it?

  • It’s all about see-through in my freezers. Use clear bags and containers as much as you can.
  • If not, stay on top of labeling each item before it goes in the freezer and becomes a mystery.

Where should it go? Keep like things together, and you will waste fewer food packages and spend less time searching when you need something specific.

  • Clear or wire bins to contain sets of items help so much! Small things fall through and get lost easily. Hold them together, and life will be simpler.
  • Separating types of food onto different shelves works well when you have a bigger freezer. I have lunches (individual meals) only on one narrow shelf, so it is easy for anyone to grab one and throw it in a lunch bag on the way out the door. Meat and bread and pre-packaged meals and veggies can all be grouped for easy access also.

What do you do when you have a small freezer and bins to segregate items will waste too much space?  Well, here’s a visual example. A big piece of cardboard keeps pork on one side and the chicken and fruit on the other. Pork loins take up so much space and hide what is underneath, so they go to the bottom.  One-off and small items (butter, apple butter) go in the single basket and under the basket.