August Monthly Newsletter
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The end of
summer is here, you can almost smell the crisp air and feel the chill under
your sweater. Fall is on its way. Now many of you know my obsession with Fall. If
you have been following my blogs or on any social media you see every year I am
pouring with Fall excitement! So this month’s newsletter is coming late,
(sorry) however it is coming full blown FULL of GREAT ideas! So save this
email, link my blog and come back to it later if you can’t read it now. It is
well worth it!
Also this
month on Saturday August 24th from 9-1 we are sponsored in Easton
Farmers Market! We will have a tent set up around the water fountain, were we
will have FREE Revitalize with Rebekah totes as hand outs, raffling a FREE
house cleaning and having lots of fun and free hand on activities of getting
stuff dirty, so we can show you how to clean it! Come out and enjoy seeing us
at work!
Some
exciting news coming is, we are now going to be airing commercials over the
internet, on social feeds, and on online advertising! We also will be offering
free video tutorials of how to clean, organize and help in a easily functioning
lifestyle! You like our Facebook or Twitter page? You will love our videos!
Keep your eyes peeled! Coming out in October!
With these
changes you will also be finding our staff in a new uniform! So keep your eyes
peeled on our bright green appearance!
Organization
Idea of the Month
Getting
ready for a new school year seems easy enough, till the moment when they are at
the wrong bus stop or a week into school your child hands you a letter from the
nurse saying you need a physical form, or that they need gym clothes. These are
the moments when you need to drop all that you are doing to full fill a need;
you know you could have been on top of. So I am going to give you a cheat
sheet. Yes, this newsletter is full of secrets. So please I encourage you to
view or download this Cheat sheet and make sure your child is completely ready
for the new school year!
Cleaning
Idea of the Month
A
few times a year that cleaning junky shoots out of every American. And one of
those times is right now. Getting the new schedule with school, knowing your
windows will soon be shutting up for the winter and feeling refreshed that you
can get a new start.
Let’s
start with the kids rooms this year. What do they look like? A summer mess,
right? I know the feeling. And my daughter already has a mile high pile of new
school clothes that need to be put away. But over my dead body is she going to
shove the nice new clothes into the dirty drawers full of random make-up and
wet swimsuits. And where will she be able to set her new book report book? Not
on the pile of unpacked sleepover bags. Think again kid. So side by side you
need to go thru the room. Here is the list of things you need to pay attention
to:
1.
Old clothes for donation or seasonal
storage
2.
Outdated books under their reading
level
3.
Old toys they didn’t play with over
the summer
4.
Clean out their desk and under their
bed
5.
Go thru all CD’s and DVD’s they
stashed in their room on late nights of entertainment
Make sure your child helps you every step of
the way, you’re not a maid, you’re their parent. Being a maid, that is our job. Leave it to
the professionals.
Craft of the Month
No
one likes a brown nose, right? Wrong! Every teacher LOVES a brown nose! So the
best way to get your child off on the right foot to a new school year is the
universal love language, of gifts. Now yearly my daughter has given the whole
class a gift. It gives the perfect opportunity for her to make new friends by
being forced to say “Hello” to everyone, including people whom she forgot
about. It also makes every child more comfortable on the first day to feel they
are loved by a classmate! These gifts can be small. I spent no more than $5 for
the whole class. By wrapping 2 pencils together with twine, or tape an eraser
onto a note with your child’s name on it.
Also,
don’t forget the most important person! Your teacher! Always get off on the
right foot! There are 100’s of great ideas under $10 that will set your child
up for success in the next year.
Healthy Idea of the Month
“Lunches Packed?!” Is the typical
phrase from a mother in the morning before school. It’s a desperate hope that
someone packed it as you are walking out the front door. For those who are
sometimes frantic and can’t seem to get the hang of having them made in the
morning, I’ll show you a cheat sheet. The only one you will ever need.
Here is a fantastic idea I took from a
blogger last year that saved our lives. If your child is like my little angel; then
you understand how they make feeding them the hardest challenge of the day. So
this list is very basic, it keeps you knowing what to buy at the store and
limits your child’s options. You have a basic “5 Step” process. The entire list
however will be made by your sweet child. In the beginning of the year sit them
down and ask them 8 different foods for each step they would like to eat. Then
they will always have something that they have already chosen!
Step 1 is to choose a starch and
protein. Ex: PB and J, Hummus and Crackers etc.
Step 2 is to choose a Fruit. Ex:
Grapes, Apple etc.
Step 3 is to choose a Veggie. Ex: Snap
peas, celery etc.
Step 4 is to choose a Snack. Ex:
String cheese, Yogurt etc.
Step 5 is to choose a Beverage. Ex:
Juice, Milk etc.
Having this list makes packing so much
easier. Don’t let them choose off of the list, because then you are back where
you started. Offer them to write up a whole new list the next day, however, at
that moment they just choose from their current list, and most likely “hate
their life” for a whole 5 minutes. But tomorrow will be easier. Now go enjoy
packing!
