At While You Work, our goal is to keep you organized. We know that life is so much simpler when things happen routinely. Last-minute scheduling always plays havoc with your schedule, so why not let us "nudge" you in a timely manner? And when you need some work done or a repair handled, we can recommend one of our preferred vendors.

While You Work will provide email or phone reminders for an entire year for the following activities:

• Birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions – you provide the dates, and we’ll remind you as much as one week in advance.

• The average driver needs to change his/her oil once every three months; we’ll call when it’s your car’s time for it.

• Your car has two annual requirements: an inspection and new vehicle registration tags. We can remind you when each is due.

• AC/heating experts say that your in-house filters need to be changed once a month – we’ll remind you on one Friday each month to take care of it that weekend.

• Do you have maintenance agreements on any of your major appliances? We’ll keep track and make sure you remember to take advantage of them.

• Manufacturers say that you should have your carpets steam cleaned twice a year. Some homeowners prefer to have it done annually. Whichever you prefer, we can nudge you when it’s time.

• In Texas, pest control is an ongoing issue. If you’d like a reminder to have your house treated, just name the month.

• Do you always vow to take that family portrait in time to have photo gifts for Christmas? In October, we can send you a note reminding you to make that hard-to-get appointment with the photographer.

• Does Spring Break sneak up on you every year, and you promised yourself a family vacation? We can remind you when it’s time to talk to that travel agent.

• Pick three other annual or semiannual items that are worrisome for you, and we’ll add those reminders to the list.