Quick Fixes
Aug
If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of getting organized, remember this:
The less stuff you have, the easier it is to get organized.
Decide to be a person who only has what they Need or Love.
Every day, look for at least one thing to discard or donate, and keep a donation basket handy.
Mar
Here’s something you can do to get better organized – and it’ll take you just 5 minutes!
Inspect your pillows
Go through all the bedrooms and linen storage and check your pillows.
Are any in poor condition? If so, make a note to buy replacements on the Shopping quadrant of your Errands List.
Discard any pillows that are in poor condition if they aren’t needed.
Fluff the remaining pillows.
And you’re done!
Now you can [...]
Here’s something you can do to get better organized – and it’ll take you just 5 minutes!
Establish an Errands List
Find a notepad or piece of paper and a pen.
Place somewhere convenient – beside the phone, on the fridge door, or beside your bag or briefcase.
Create 4 sections in columns, rows or quadrants.
Label the sections based on your needs; eg: Groceries, Errands, Shopping, Library, Children’s stuff, School, [...]
Sep
Want to simplify your life? Try this Quick Fix:
Simplify Your Life Fix #3: Limit Your Hangers
Keep just enough hangers for your current closet of clothes.
This works best if you’ve already completed:
Get Organized Mission #10: Clear Out Your Closet and
Get Organized Mission #11: Create Your Wardrobe Wishlist.
Now, whenever you buy something new, you’ll have to donate or ditch another item of clothing in order to free up a [...]
Sep
Want to simplify your life? Try this Quick Tip:
Simplify Your Life Quick Tip #2: Have a Ready-For-Donation Basket
Place a decent-sized box, bag or basket somewhere handy – like on a shelf in a hallway closet or in the laundry.
Choose somewhere:
convenient – so it’s easy to put things in there
out of view – so your home stays tidy.
Any time you notice something you don’t use or love [...]
Aug
Want to simplify your life? Try this Quick Tip:
Simplify Your Life Quick Tip #1: Abandon ‘Everyday’ Versus ‘Guest’ Tableware
When it comes to crockery, cutlery and glassware, forget having separate ‘everyday’ versus ‘guest’ sets.
Instead, choose tableware that is:
Attractive – so you’re happy to use it with guests
Decent quality – so it stands up to regular use
Replaceable – so you can easily get extras to cover those inevitable breakages [...]
Aug
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Can’t for the life of you remember important dates?
Always in trouble for having no gift/card/ excuse on that special day?
If you’re an Outlook user, this Get Organized Quick Tip will give you peace of mind – as well as getting you out of the doghouse and into the good books.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #6: How To Never Forget a Birthday or Anniversary
In a previous Get Organized Quick Tip we [...]
Aug
Can’t remember the last time you changed the toothbrush heads? Forgotten how often you’re supposed to decalcify the coffee machine? Got a niggling feeling you’re wa-hay overdue for a dental checkup?
An excellent personal organization strategy that helps to simplify your life is to get as much stuff out of your head as you can.
If you use Outlook, this Get Organized Quick Tip will help you stay on top of recurring [...]
Aug
Do you regularly find expired food in your pantry or fridge?
Or discover you’ve used up fresh items with distant use-by dates, leaving you stuck with older food of dubious provenance?
Here’s a very simple trick for making sure you use up older supplies first.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #4: How To Unpack Groceries For Freshness
When you put groceries away, simply put the new stocks behind what you already [...]
Jul
Social networking can eat up a lot of time, so good tools that help you to be more organized and time effective are worth noting.
Here’s one I use every day to streamline my social media status updates.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #3:
Use Ping.fm to post your social network status updates. It’s uber-simple – here’s how:
Open your free account with Ping.fm
Set up the social networks you want to post to. Twitter, [...]
Jul
Can you believe it – we’re halfway through the year! It’s a good time to reflect on those new year’s resolutions we made 6 months ago.
If you’re on track, congratulations! If not, here’s a quick tip for making resolutions that are a lot more likely to stick – any time of the year.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #2:
To improve your chance of achieving your goal, sticking to your resolution or realizing [...]
Jun
If you’re a (a) perfectionist and/or (b) procrastinator, here’s a quick tip for you.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #1:
Don’t over-engineer. Start with the simple version. Lower your target and you may well improve your aim.
This applies whether you’re organizing your closet, decluttering the living room, starting an exercise program or anything else.
Getting started can be the hardest part of any change. To [...]
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