Archive for October, 2009
Your Home Organization Project Checklist
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments Off
Wouldn’t it feel great to be organized in your own home every day and enjoy home organization as a way of life? Oh to find what you need right when you need it. Just imagine walking into a calm room where everything is in its place-no clutter. Ah, divine.
To help you make that happen, I’m going to share a checklist for your quest for home organization so you can reach your goals. The key here as that you take this list and start taking action. A checklist isn’t for reading, it is for taking action and going through the steps to see the results that you desire.
To get organized you will need to do the following:
1. Decide where you are going to start. What area causes you the most stress? Start there.
2. Choose a date for your organizing session and write it on the calendar. Now you have a commitment!
3. If you are going to enlist the help of friends or family, call them now so they can put it on their calendar. Now they are committed too!
4. Purchase garbage bags or collect boxes to place unwanted items in.
5. Create labels to place on the bags or boxes to make it easy to know what goes in them. Examples would be-garbage, donate, recycle, shred, etc.
6. On organizing day, be really honest about what you really need, love and use. Let the rest go. It’s ok, really!
7. Place the items you are going to keep on display or in organizing bins or baskets.
8. Enjoy your calm, organized space!
Achieve home organization by following this simple checklist!
How to find good soccer drills for kids
Friday, October 30th, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments Off
As most soccer coaches know, it is hard to keep soccer practices interesting and full of new drills. It is important to do this becuase kids need to be mentally stimulated by new things. Practicing the same old soccer drills will lead to an un-interesting practice with dis-interested kids. When you think your practices are becoming dull and you are looking for new ideas, there are several things you can do.
First of all, consult with other soccer coaches. Most soccer coaches love to share ideas about strategy and practice drills. You would be suprised at how willing other coaches are to share their ideas.
Invite another coach or former player to run practice. A completely fresh drill will sometimes be just the boost kids need. It also provides you with a fresh set of eyes that can help you see a new perspective on what the team needs to work on. It is like painting. When you paint a picture, you think it looks the best after you take a break from looking at it for a while. When you come back, your fresh eyes perceive it much different.
These days one of the best resources is the internet. Videos and coaching drills are all over the internet. You don’t have to be a soccer coach either. You can find ideas on hockey drills, football drills, basketball drills, and pretty much any sport. Make sure to get specific in your search too. Typing in Soccer Drills will yield a lot of results. Try Soccer Conditioning Drills, or Soccer Passing Drills to get more specific. The same goes for video searches, the more specific the better.