Organising Queen

How to clean quicker and more efficiently

Marcia Francois — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:10:10 +0000

This is a pic of the ice from my freezer after I finally got around to defrosting it. Life is too short to do nothing but clean. However we have to live in a safe, pleasant, hygienic environment and so clean we must. Here are my tips on how to clean quicker and more efficiently: Declutter your stuff Once you’ve [...]

My favourite time of the year and how you can help orphans in Mozambique

Marcia Francois — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:52:02 +0000

This has got to be my absolute favourite time of year: I get to start a new daily planner – is there anything better than the smell of clean notepaper?! I personalise it with all my lists and forms and make it completely user-friendly for me I start new notebooks for my coaching notes, household and business to-do [...]

What’s your theme for 2010?

Marcia Francois — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:10:57 +0000

Whether you set goals or not, why don’t you come up with a theme for 2010? A theme can help clarify what’s important to you and filter out unimportant activities and time commitments. Let’s give you an example: Last year on 24 Dec we found out that I was finally pregnant after many, many years and suddenly all my [...]

The 5 questions to ask when you’re setting goals

Marcia Francois — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:52:11 +0000

As I sit working on my goals for next year, I thought that you might enjoy reading just a little bit about the process I use. And if you haven’t yet started thinking about what you want to accomplish next year, consider these 5 questions: 1. What is your theme for 2010? (more on this tomorrow) Do you [...]

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

Marcia Francois — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:51:01 +0000

Feeling overwhelmed about Christmas?

Marcia Francois — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:52:56 +0000

I read an absolutely fabulous post over at Beth’s place the other day called The Christmas Police. What a great reminder to simplify! If you’re feeling overwhelmed with all there is to do, STOP. You don’t have to buy more gifts. You don’t have to do more baking You don’t have to send out Christmas cards even if you’ve received [...]

Do you send Christmas cards? Here’s how I get them done.

Marcia Francois — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:55:59 +0000

I make a list of everyone I want to send a card to. Gather all the cards from my storage box Address them all – I store the addresses in Outlook Then when the cards are sitting on my desk with all the addresses peeking at me, I’m more motivated to actually write out the messages and get [...]

10 ways to keep your car clean, tidy and organised

Marcia Francois — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:04:34 +0000

We all know that between kids, shopping, work and gym, it is often a challenge to keep the car nice and clean. It doesn’t have to be an impossible task if you put some or all of these ideas into practice. Here are 10 things I do to keep my car clean, tidy and organised. Clean 1. [...]

Storing gift wrap, bows, gift tags and greeting cards

Marcia Francois — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:06:36 +0000

We moved the guest bed into my study to make space for the babies so I had to get rid of a lot of stuff and I tried to think of better solutions to store things I still had to keep. Like gift wrap, cards, bows, etc. I still store the long rolls of wrapping paper like [...]

juggling work and babies…

Marcia Francois — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:09:06 +0000

Today is my first day back at work! Connor and Kendra, 15 weeks (couldn’t resist this opportunity to show off some baby pics) It must be hard to juggle your work and your babies? How do you do it? Leanne from Joburg I wrote about balancing work, life and family before… I thank God every day that I’m organised so [...]