May 1, 2006 | Posted in: Leading Hartfully, Living Hartfully

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It’s spring and time to take stock of other areas in our life where we can clear the clutter, organize, energize and refocus to help us move forward. Research suggests that we waste at least 15 minutes per day looking for stuff. That equals about two weeks per year lost to disorganization. Save yourself some time by employing some of these tips to organize your space, your stuff, your time and your life. Get your own Tip a Day To Keep Clutter at Bay perpetual calendar for even more tips by The Queen of Clutter for $15, which includes shipping and handling by calling 866.386.2896. It’s a perfect Mother’s Day gift.
General
* Analyze your lifestyle, preferences, what’s bugging you, where are the bottlenecks
* Make things logical, comfortable, and convenient to your lifestyle and preferences
* Categorize like things with like things according to your logic, evaluate prime space
* Sort into piles of keepers and tossers – select the maybes only if you have space
* Schedule organizing for high-energy times, set a timer, use logic vs. emotion to decide
* Make a pact with yourself for one-in and one-out to keep clutter away and simplify

Office
* 3 main categories for papers: current files, reference files, archive files – purge regularly and use a color-coded system, toss envelopes
* Start folders for magazine, newspaper clippings for common categories – keep scissors in an accordion file near the reading center, tear out articles vs. keeping the entire magazine
* Before saving papers, think of where you could find the info again, store logically
* Ask to be removed from catalogs and marketing lists, sort mail at the outside trashcan

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