Back To School, Yay!

It’s about to be autumn…the kids are back in school and busy, busy, busy!

Did you too love your school supplies???

My love of new school supplies has contributed to my quest of an anti-procrastination way of living. This is something that you must refuse to outgrow! New school supplies that appeal to you may already be associated with getting it all done and can facilitate productive work. Isn’t there something about a brand new pen or a new notebook opening up for the first time, just for you??? The effect: the lovely feeling of organization and new beginnings.

The lovely part of growing up is that as you get older, “school supplies” just keep getting better and better! Pencil holders are replaced with PDAs, and who needs glitter pens or colored pencils when nothing says “I’m organized,” like an electronic label maker?

So, indulge your inner child and embrace the New Year with your kids…go shopping for your new school supplies!

Just be sure to never skimp on two things – a calendar that works like your brain does (You may notice that you tend to think in “weeks,” like me…Or are you more of a “daily” thinker?) and smaller notepads to leave in various locations to write down thoughts, quotes you like, a grocery list, or a book you want.

Buy separate notebooks for separate subjects, just like in high school – one for your ideas on redoing the kitchen, one for ideas on holiday gifts (Real Simple, my all time favorite brand of school supplies, makes a lovely gift ledger), one for your dreams, one for the family to write their vacation ideas, one for the brilliant ideas that you have at work…whatever you’re pondering…whatever subject you are currently studying.