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Published on: 3/9/2007
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Karen Asmundson, Inver Grove Heights, MN, agrees.As a full-time professional, wife of a coach, and mother of two active, athletic boys, her biggest daily challenge wasn't managing complex schedules or difficult projects, it was getting out of the house every morning.In addition to having to remember all of her stuff (employee badge, cell phone, purse, car keys, laptop, briefcase, lunch, errand list), she found herself continually asking her school-age kids, "Do you have your homework?
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"I started to feel like I had worked a full day before I had even left home," says Asmundson.Something had to change.After starting Simply Ordered, LLC, a professional organizing business, last year, Asmundson realized that one of the best ways to help busy parents and their families was not only to help them reduce physical clutter, but also to reduce the mental clutter that they faced every morning.
While other professional organizers have recommended creating "launch pads" for staging everything that each family member needs before they head out the door each morning, Asmundson has created a product that improves on this idea.Get Your Gear cards serve as visual reminders for each family member to get their stuff together without having to be reminded of what to grab.The Get Your Gear Baby card visually summarizes the critical components of a diaper bag so everyone (mom, dad, babysitter, grandparents) knows what baby needs.No more forgotten baby wipes or running out of diapers.
For older children, the Get Your Gear School-Ager card serves as a reminder for elementary age kids to independently get their stuff for school ready so they can get out the door.Asmundson has even created Get Your Gear cards for Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse, and Football.
To prevent misplacing Get Your Gear cards, Asmundson designed the cards to hang on a doorknob or attach to a duffle bag or diaper bag.Murphy's Law states that if anything can go wrong, it will.Asmundson's Law states that you will realize your child forgot something (snow boots, lunch money, homework) as soon as you drop them off at school/daycare.
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