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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 2003-2008 Barbara Myers
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Tips of the Month • Create a "to do" basket and place it in the room where you watch television. Fill it with cards to write and coupons to cut out. Be sure to place pens, paper and scissors in the basket. • Write down a corresponding phone number when you note an upcoming appointment in your planner. You'll save time later if you need to ask questions or reschedule. • Consider giving gift cards as gifts. Not only can the recipient buy what they want but you'll save time shopping for just the right gift. Also, you can buy several at a time and keep them on hand to avoid shopping at all. • Remove purchases from their bags immediately when you return home. File the receipt in a "receipt" file. Put the item away. • Don't over organize. Why keep a separate file for each appliance warranty when a broad "Warranties" file will suffice? • Buy only see-through plastic or glass containers for the kitchen. Food gets lost and spoils if you can't see what's inside. • Make sure you have systems to process your paperwork, email, voice mails, phone calls and meeting notes. Lack of a system equals disorganization.
Copyright 2008. Barbara Myers. All Rights Reserved. The Time Manager, P.O. Box 4806, Newark, OH 43058, 740-587-1038, barbmyers@roadrunner.com
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6. Fix it or have it
repaired today. Those buttons aren't going to sew
themselves. Either mend them or take them to a seamstress.
The same goes for the broken toys, watches and electronics.
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