Spring Is In The Air

A change of pace in this posting.  Maybe it the beautiful spring weather were having here in San Diego, or maybe it's the fact that I feel things closing in around me (literally!) but my monthly newsletter from Marcia Ramsland, The Organizing Pro could not have come at a better time!  


The article I'm posting from her is full of great organizing tips that can be done in 10 minutes per day.  No matter how busy we all are surely we have 10 minutes a day to make our lives more manageable!  I've chosen the 10 extra emails a day for 10 days-         

What Can You Do in 10 Minutes for 10 Days?

by Marcia Ramsland, The Organizing Pro                                   

  I like to send out 10 tips on many things. After recently filming my new 7-week “Simplify Your Life” DVD series (available April 1), I realized you really can simplify your life in 10 Minutes for 10 Days! Here's some examples of topics I cover in the new DVD series.

  1. Delete 10 extra email a day for 10 days. Result? If you have 99 email now, in 10 days you will have cleared your In-box!

 2. Put away 10 papers a day for 10 days. Result? In 10 days you will have filed or recycled 100 papers from your desk!

 3. Donate 10 items a day 10 days from your closet, drawers, and closet shelves. Result? In 10 days you will have 100 belts, socks, earrings, sweaters, jackets, slacks, jeans to donate – and a lot more breathing room.

 4. Weed out 10 items a day for 10 days from your kitchen. Result? You will have recycled pots, pans, canned goods, mismatched mugs and dishes and helped a Homeless Shelter with 100 useful things!

 5. Recycle 10 magazines, catalogs, and newspapers a day for 10 days. Result? You’ll speed read and catch up on your reading and clear paper clutter you’ve been meaning to get to.

 6. Clear 10 items a day for 10 days from your flat surfaces. Result? Coffeetables, kitchen counters, desktops, and end tables will make your home look clutterfree.

 7. Choose 10 books to giveaway for 10 days. Result? You will have cleared your bookcases and put 100 great books back into circulation.

 8. Organize 1 drawer for 10 minutes a day for 10 days. Result? Ten dresser and desk drawers are cleaned out.

 9. Clean up one area of the garage for 10 minutes a day for 10 days. Result? It depends on your garage, but it definitely should be cleaner.

 10. Read one book for 10 minutes a day for 10 days. Result? You can cover 100 pages and finish up a book you’ve wanted to read.

        Focus on one of the 10 topics above for 10 days.  Then sequence another one right after it. You’ll be amazed at how little time it takes. You can get 10 projects done in 100 days!

For more great tips from Marcia click on link: http://www.organizingpro.com/articles.html 

Happy organizing,

Cindy