Birthday Party Checklist from

SIX WEEKS BEFORE

• Choose a theme with your child

• Start making a guest list

• Set a date and reserve your party venue, hire party entertainers and photographer

FOUR WEEKS BEFORE

• If mailing or handing out paper invitations prepare or hire someone to design and print your invitations

• Determine games, activities and menu to match your party theme

• If ordering a cake, place your order

• Purchase party supplies, especially if ordering on-line

• Arrange for extra help especially if you are having a party at home

ONE OR TWO WEEKS BEFORE

• Purchase more party supplies as needed

• Call families who have not yet responded to your invitation

THREE DAYS BEFORE

• Purchase food

• Charge cameras

• Call entertainers/photographer to confirm

• Assemble party favors/goodie bags

ONE OR TWO DAYS BEFORE

• Bake cake or pick up cake

• Confirm help if using extra help

• Decorate home or gather decorations for party venue

• Prepare make-ahead food

DAY OF PARTY

• Last minute cooking/set up food

• Set up craft/activities

• Create a list of gifts and who gave them for thank you’s PARTY!!!

ONE WEEK AFTER

• Send thank you notes!

BY AMY BERGMAN

Valentine’s Day---the holiday filled with LOVE, right? Well, I would argue that it can be a holiday filled with the LOVE of Organizing! We are just one month into this new year where many have goals to declutter and create an organized life or space. Let’s keep that momentum going using Valentine’s Day as another motivating force. Who knows? It may even help improve your love life.

It's no secret that disorganization can cause tension in relationships. I mean, who wants to have another first-thing in the morning argument over “where are my keys?”. Having an organized space that you share with another person will not only diffuse these types of daily squabbles, but it will also give you the gift of time, which is something every couple could use.

So, how do you start? Believe it or not, one of the best and easiest places to start in a home is in the primary bedroom, which is perfect in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Your bedroom is where you start and end your day, and it can set the tone for what kind of morning or evening you are going to have. It is also a space that is easier to organize because you can easily identify items that belong somewhere in the home, not in the bedroom, allowing you to quickly declutter the space. And while a romantic primary bedroom is not THE secret to a happy relationship, of course, when you work to improve your bedroom and get it looking like a space that only requires some regular maintenance rather than a complete overhaul, you’re well on your way to inviting more romance into your relationship.

Here are 5 Tips to Organize Your Bedroom in Time for Valentine’s Day:

1. Make sure the bed is the focal point---not shoved into a corner

2. If you fold laundry on your bedroom, get it put away that same day

3. Make your bed

4. Dim the lights

5. Get rid of non-bedroom items, i.e., kid’s toys, exercise equipment and paperwork

Once you have decluttered your bedroom, try moving on to other spaces in your home. Let this be the start of your LOVE of organizing,

Happy Valentine’s Day! XOXO, Amy

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Amy Bergman, a native Floridan, has always had a passion for organizing & simplifying things in life. She would love to help you make your space

Amyzing!!! Check out her website at www.amyzingspaces.com, and you will see how she works with her clients to organize spaces in their homes & offices, creating systems that work for them so they can achieve more calm in their space and be even more productive & efficient with their time. You can also follow her on Facebook & Instagram. She posts excellent organizational tips and resources there as well.

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