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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 2003-2009 Barbara Myers
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Tips of the Month • Store office supplies in one drawer only. Buy a dozen of your favorite, inexpensive pens and keep them in a cutlery tray in the drawer. Keep backup supplies in a plastic storage container with drawers. • Post appropriate information where you need it. Hang a stain removal guide in your laundry room. Tape instruction manuals to appliances and electronics. • Reduce paper piles by opening your mail over a recycling bin and shredder. • Set up a file or basket for each household member. Sort mail, school papers to sign, reading materials and even notes to one another. • Make your children feel needed. Let them know you need their help to keep the house running smoothly. Assign chores to everyone. Expect more of them and they'll give you more. • Use mementos (instead of storing them) by making a collage or framing and displaying them. • Don't over organize. Why keep a separate file for each appliance warranty when a broad "Warranties" file will suffice?
Copyright 2010. Barbara Myers. All Rights Reserved. Our Address: The Time Manager, P.O. Box 105, Granville, OH 43023, 740-587-1038, barbmyers@roadrunner.com
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