Greetings from Elizabeth

I Love Summer!

I hope that you all are enjoying the summer - quieter days, beautiful weather, time with family and friends. I just love the heat! Maybe because it's cold here for so much of the year.

I was in the Black Hills last week speaking at the Presentation Sisters Leadership Camp. What a wonderful group of young ladies and camp counselors! This picture is some of us at the camp. I took our son, Micah, along and we had time to visit Bear Country and Reptile Gardens. Reptile Gardens is basically what it sounds like - snakes, bugs, and more snakes! But what we don't do for our children! Bear Country was more manageable since you stay in the car and drive through the grounds and see all kinds of animals and a lot of bears - friendly bears! I would highly recommend the Black Hills as a vacation spot if you have not been there. There are a lot of family activities and beautiful scenery.

Great ideas to do in August:
* Schedule a dental checkup
* Calculate tall clothing budget
* Shop for end of summer bargains
* School shopping!
* Last minute outing with the family before school starts

If you have a friend who would like getting monthly tips, please forward this newsletter.

Do you dread going into your laundry room? Do half of your cleaning bottles stick to the shelf?! Tired of seeing the pile of odd socks? It's time! Set an appointment with yourself to tackle this area of life where you spend so much time.

Take all the cleaning supplies off the shelves and really go through them. Have the kids go through the socks and if you can't find a mate - they're history.

When we had 5 children at home I had a different colored bin for each child. Their clean clothes went in the correct colored bin and they would then put their clothes away. I could tell at a glance who wasn't keeping up on this area of responsibility.

Have a hamper in each bedroom or bathroom and make it easy for the family to toss the dirty clothes.

Set specific days each week for the laundry and enlist the help of the family.

Attention Event Planners, Human Resource Directors and leaders of Christian Women's Groups:

If your group can benefit from learning easy and practical organizing skills in a creative setting, please contact me today. I'll customize one of my presentations just for you so that your members will have more time, less stress, and a better quality of life! E-mail me at elizabeth@siouxfallsorganizer.com or call 605.357.8767.

*August 5
SD School Food Service Association Conference
Ramkota, Aberdeen, SD
8:15 am - Personality Puzzle
1:45 pm - Conquer the Chaos of Clutter
3:00 pm - Conquer the Chaos of Clutter

* September 14
Sioux Falls Adult Community Education
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Family CEO: 7 Extraordinary Ways to Manage the Business of Your Life
"Managing Paper & Time"
This is a 1st part of a 7 series class to be held at Lincoln High School.
Call 605-367-7999 or visit www.sf.k12.sd.us/commed to register.

* September 22
Renville County Human Services, Olivia, MN
Conquer the Chaos of Clutter

* September 28
Sioux Falls Adult Community Education
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Family CEO: 7 Extraordinary Ways to Manage the Business of Life
"Managing Your Finances"
This is a 2nd part of a 7 series class to be held at Lincoln High School.
Call 605-367-7999 or visit www.sf.k12.sd.us/commed to register.

* September 29
Midtown Sertoma Club
Noon

* September 30
St. James, MN Adult Community Education
Conquer the Chaos of Clutter

Workshops