Archive for the Organization Category
Posted on March 4, 2010 by LJ
Picking up can be a hassle.
I know of no young children, who when given the task of picking up their toys, will not try to get out of it. The sad truth is that without some sort of strategy to corral toys, they would quickly take over all living space. [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.
During the past two weeks and this week, I’ve decided to offer a sampling of my tips on how to simplify and organize your home.
Books
Purge what you aren’t going to read. Be honest. If you have had a book for a while, are you [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.
Last week, this week and next week, I’ve decided to offer a sampling of my tips on how to simplify and organize your home.
Mail
Get rid of junk immediately. The best way to keep it from piling up is to never let it get started. [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.
Over the next three weeks, I’ve decided to offer a sampling of my tips on how to simplify and organize your home.
Kitchen
Group like things together. Keep serving utensils in one place, silverware together, drinking vessels together.
Keep things where they are used. Keep the coffee [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by LJ
Wednesdays are simplicity days at SimpleProductivity blog.
An acquaintance of mine was eager to talk. It could have been out of a sitcom: a woman walks into a house, laden with bags. She announces: “I’m going to get organized. Look at all the containers I bought!”
Stop.
All that pretty containers will [...]
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Posted on January 4, 2010 by LJ
Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.
This is going to have people rolling their eyes at the obviousness, but I recently had a realization: planners are for PLANNING. Somehow in the {ahem}-some years I’ve been using planners, I have been using them all wrong.
Planners as Taskmasters
Every planning system I have [...]
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