What are your favorite time, organizing or sanity saving tips that help get you through the day, a trip or whatever?

Some of my tips are....
1.At night make sure the backpacks, lunches, notes, jackets and clothes are ready for the next school day. This cuts down on so much morning chaos.
2.About a week before a trip start making notes on items that must be packed. The day you pack check off the items as you put them in your suitcase and post the note somewhere where you will see it (bathroom mirror, fridge, garage door)so if you have any to buy or pack at the last minute you don't forget it.
3.Always have an activity backpack or bag in your car packed with stuff to entertain or snack on for your kids for long car trips, restaurants or where ever.
4.If you have small kids or even older kids, and you are going to be tied up on the phone, caring for another child etc...have juice cups and small snacks in individual baggies in the fridge so if they want something and you are tied up, they can go get it without distrubing you.
5.As my standard bulbs have been burning out, I have been replacing them with money savings,long lasting and less wattage halogens.