College students from around the country are getting ready to say goodbye to summer and hello to dorm rooms, classrooms, football games, parties and college life in general. One of my all time favorite places to find organizers and gadgets to make my own house more fun and functional, Organize.com, is sponsoring a Dream Dorm [...]

Posted on July 24th, 2010 by Char
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While I was in school I always heard about how there were different ways that people learn. Some people are visual learners, some are auditory learners and others are kinesthetic learners. Most of us learn through a combination of styles with one being more predominant than the others. Now, I am clearly a visual learner [...]

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Char
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We visited my daughter’s 2nd grade classroom yesterday – she is just so excited to start school on Monday. Her teacher had them do a scavenger hunt through the classroom as a way of getting all their supplies in the right place and getting them acquainted with their new environment. In the folder for parents [...]

Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by Char
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