- Keep one master calendar system whether it's a handwritten calendar or an electronic calendar.
- Open your daily mail standing over your recycling bin. You can immediately toss junk mail and sort through the important stuff.
- As you read a magazine, tear or cut out items of interest, then toss the magazine into your recycling bin.
- When you go up or down the stairs, always carry stray items back to their place.
- It really is OK to get rid of something you don't like or wear, even if it was a gift from someone you love dearly.
- Don't buy organizing containers until after you've sorted and purged items -- you'll have a much better idea of the quantity and size of containers you need.
- Use photographs or clip art to label playroom bins for pre-school children.
- Keep a running grocery list on your refrigerator.
- Corral basketballs, footballs and soccer balls into a clean, over-sized trash can in your garage.
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