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Posted by Holly Nelson on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Under: Tip of the Week

I love this lady and she is an inspiration to stay fit, no matter how many children you have. Check out her website.

Ten kids, Ten Back-to-School Supplies, Lists, Sports and Paperwork
Tips for college, high school, grade and pre-school prep for mom and kids

College
Three off to college this year!

Find out the dimensions of the room so you can sketch out and plan what they can actually take with them.
Have your child communicate with their roommate to find out what they are bringing to help share the space.
Use the school's list to get you started on what to bring. If you can't find it online, call the admissions or student housing office.
For me, bedding is a big piece of making their dorm room feel like home. I get new sheets and purchase extra padding to make it extra soft.
If you have kids in college and returning, they need to get their items out of storage and packed back up.

High School
Three of the kids are back to school, back to sports; get ready!

Get their list of books and get them working on trading, buying or selling from others who've taken the class.
Ransack the closet. Try on clothes, hand down items that don't fit, test out the shoes to make sure they fit and have proper support.
If you have uniforms, get it all set to go. Snag hand-me-downs from a friend.
Get schedules drawn out on a white board or public location for the entire family to see the practices, games, special events, etc.

Grade School
Three have been keeping sharp all summer

It's best to not take the full summer off from school. Yes, take the break from the classroom, but keep your grade school kids engaged with summer reading, math worksheets and activities that keep skills sharpened up.
School supply lists from teachers are important at this age. Find out what you already have, what you need to get and get organized by putting items straight into the backpack.
Label their things with their name.
Start changing sleeping habits from summer mode (late nights) to school mode (earlier nights, earlier mornings).

Pre-School

Our little one needs time to adjust from family to school

Take your littlest ones on a tour of the pre-school. Help them get excited about their teacher and classroom before the first day.
Set-up playdates with friends that will be going with them to get them reaquainted after a summer off.
After a summer with family, they need time to reconnect with what it means to be in school. For our little one, he misses the activity of having all the other nine around him. It's a big adjustment.

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About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.