Happy Halloween! We hope you stay safe wherever you and your family head tonight. Of course, when the festivities are over, you’ll still need to store your costumes.

Expanding your lunch menu can be daunting, especially if your break room doesn’t have a fridge or microwave.

Is your car constantly messy? Time for a new family rule: That which you take into the car must also come out with you. But first, get the whole family to help you clean it.

You can’t plan ahead unless you can keep track of what’s on the horizon.

Like the junk drawer and the closet under the stairs, the garage is one of the great clutter havens – the areas where, if you don’

Like anything else, organization gets more effective when you do a little bit every single day. It doesn’t have to be large steps – it can be something as simple as putting something from your desk away before you leave the room, or taking things with you that belong in other areas of your home or office. Taking advantage of these trips means you won’t have to make them all again during a desk-cleaning session. 

In spite of technological advances, we’re still dealing with cords. Cords getting tangled behind your computer, charging cords sprawled across your desktop, cords dangling down the wall behind your TV.

Mother's Day is just around the corner.  This year, we wanted to do something extra special to celebrate all our amazing moms by running a fun Mother’s Day contest. The winner will receive a $25 E-Gift Card to be used on FranklinPlanner.com.

All you have to do is answer this question: If you could take your mom on a trip anywhere in the world, where would you take her, and why? 

Alphabetizing your candy and scheduling your trick-or-treat route might be overkill, but you can still have an organized Halloween. As you're getting ready for this year's festivities, take a minute and make a checklist to ensure your holiday is as safe and organized as it can be. Do all the kids have something reflective so drivers can see them? Do you have all the costume accessories? We suggest setting the curfew and any candy limits before the kids set out.