Organizing Success in 18 Minutes or Less
plus a new bonus tip this month
Those of you that have been receiving my Clutter Challenge for some time know that I start each month out with the success in 18 minutes of less challenge. I’ll do the same this month, but I’m also going to give you a bonus tip. Let’s start with the Success in 18 Minutes or less! We’ll kick off each new month in 2007 with this fantastic technique so you start the month on the right, clutter free, note! Success in 18 or less goes like this: 1. Choose either a small task you have been putting off because it seemed too trivial to do. OR choose a large task you have been meaning to get to, but you have not started yet. Here are two examples: the junk drawer is a small task, but meaningful since every time you go to get something you struggle to find it. OR your photos, by no means a small task, but since it is so overwhelming you never get started. 2. Set a timer in your home for 18 minutes, no more, no less. 3. Start the task! Just do it! Move something…just get started, often it is the hardest part. 4. When the timer buzzes you are done! The job may not be complete but you are done! If it was a small task, you are finished. If it was a bigger project, put back all the pieces and schedule a time to do the next 18-minute block of time. That is success! Congratulations, Jamie BONUS TIP: Need a place to collect sunglasses, hats, sun block, and other life accessories? If so try placing a clear plastic shoe holder over the door in a closet near your front door. This will be an easy spot to drop these items and grab them as you leave. No more searching for missing items. NOTE: hang it low enough for little ones to reach a pocket or two themselves. Command by 3M makes sturdy hooks. See a picture of the shoe holder
See Jamie this Month
Here’s Jamie's newly updated schedule FEATURED PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE MONTH This month’s featured item is Operation Paperback. Operation Paperback is a non-profit, grassroots program founded in 1999. They collect gently used books and send them to American troops deployed overseas. This is a great solution for those of us who own too many books but refuse to throw them away! Operation Paperback
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