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             "7 Ways to Leave Your Clutter" by Barbara Myers Everyone has some degree of clutter lurking at home. When you're tired of moving it around, stepping over it, and losing important items in it, it's time to take control of the clutter. What should you do with it? You have seven options: 1. Dispose of it. Much of clutter is trash you either thought you would need or figured you'd throw out later. 2. Put it away. about half of the remaining clutter in most homes consists of items that simply haven't been put away. Fill a laundry basket then deliver the items to their proper rooms. avoid this clutter trap by making things easy to put away and by enforcing a family "use it and put it away" rule. 3. Donate it. if you don't use it, it's not a treasured decorative item or memento, and it's not a important piece of paper, get rid of it. Pass it along to someone who can use it. 4. Refer it. the novel you've been saving for Debbie, the recipe you copied for Aunt Jan and the gloves borrowed from Mom need to be sent or delivered to their rightful owners. Gather them and make your rounds tomorrow 5. File it. Set up a "hold" file for wedding invitations and concert tickets (after you note them in your calendar). Set up a "to file" file for all important papers.
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7. Give it a home. Everything else is something that belongs in your home but you don't know what to do with it. Where DO you put extra batteries and your kids' artwork? Designate a permanent place in your home for each group of items you find in a clutter pile. Simplify by making a list of items and where they belong. Copyright 2003-2012 Barbara Myers
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Tips of the Month • Take a quick time check of your day yesterday. How did you waste time? How much TV did you watch? How about the computer? How can you use your time better today? • Keep a bag of small projects available that you can do in fifteen minutes or less. Time between meetings, waiting on kids at practice or even when you're on hold can be productive. • Do as much as you can when it arrives so you don't spend your life trying to catch up. How? Set up efficient systems to get and stay organized. Read some helpful tips now. • Take advantage of interruption-free time in your day. You'll accomplish more then than at any other time. Don't have any time to focus? Find a way to make some by shutting your door and letting others know that you're not available (and then don't be). • February is the perfect month to streamline your home. Glance around, look through cabinets and drawers. What do you no longer use? Get rid of it. Donate or sell it this weekend. • Try to NOT store anything on the floor. It'll look more organized and stay cleaner. • Make a "to not do" list. If you find yourself too busy, make a list of things you can cut out of your life such as excess volunteering, too many kids' activities, and spending too much time looking for lost items. Get organized at home now. Learn 200 ways to save time at the office now. Copyright 2012. Barbara Myers. All Rights Reserved. Our Address: The Time Manager, P.O. Box 105, Granville, OH 43023, 740-334-0960, barbmyers@roadrunner.com
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