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We're having a beautiful fall here in South Dakota. The weather has been great and the leaves are starting to turn. I am looking forward to feeling some hot sun again, though, when I'm in Raleigh, NC, next week for extended Paper Tiger software training and conference. If you want to find anything you file or store in 5 seconds or less using the Paper Tiger System read the final article in this newsletter.
October is a good month to:
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Clean and store summer clothes. |
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Schedule any necessary doctor appointments for the rest of the year. |
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Be ready for a power-outage. Stock up on flashlights, batteries, candles, etc. |
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Get your car ready for winter and check emergency kit for flares, jumper cables, etc. |
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Stock the trunk with gloves, ice scrapers, blanket, shovel, and sand. |
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Replace heating-system filters. |
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Test smoke detectors, carbon-monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers;make sure they're properly placed. |
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Conduct a home fire drill. |
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Have a great fall!
It's great to be organized! |
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| Just a few small organizing tips--a few little, teeny-tiny tips, applied with a positive attitude, can help you be more organized today, than you were yesterday.
As you are able to apply tiny organizing tips to your life, and those teeny tips becomes habits that you do each day, you will be more and more organized.
Your goal should never be to get totally organized--that's an overwhelming, difficult, frightening, major, impossible goal--and something I would never recommend you try to take on. There is nobody that's always totally organized. Even professional organizers are occasionally late for appointments, or sometimes even have a messy desk.
Your goal should be to apply small organizing tips today that will make your life just a little more organized tomorrow. Small, teeny-tiny tips can help make big changes in your life.
And you'll get all the teeny-tiny tips you need, and more, when you read Finally Organized, Finally Free.
You can have it downloaded today for only $17.95 by clicking on the link below.
Finally Organized Finally Free |
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| Spend Less Time in the Kitchen! |
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Ever feel like you go round and round in your kitchen and not get much done? It may be time to change the way you have your kitchen organized.
A kitchen should have 5 zones:
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Cleaning Zone- sink, dishwasher, trash, sponges, soaps, etc. |
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Food Preparation Zone - located near a large workspace. Here is where you would store the cutting board, knives, mixing bowls, blender, measuring cups, etc. |
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Food Storage Zone - Ideally this would be near the refrigerator and should include food storage items (Tupperware), canned foods, dry goods, and fresh fruits and vegetables. |
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Food Serving Zone - items may be in the kitchen and in eating area. Here would be dishes, linens, glassware, utensils, etc. |
As you're organizing your kitchen don't forget to clean out the refrigerator. Who knows what's lurking in there!
As you go through your drawers and cabinets think of the A,B, C rule. A's are items that you use daily, B's are items used weekly, and C's are items used monthly or seasonally. If you don't have a lot of room in your kitchen keep the C's in another part of the house. Have your A's in lower cupboards and near the front, and the B's can be higher up and further back.
While organizing your kitchen can be a huge undertaking, don't let that stop you. Just think of the time you'll save later!
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Attention Event Planners, Human Resource Directors and leaders of Christian Women's Groups:
If your group can benefit from learning easy and practical organizing skills in a creative setting, please contact me today. I'll customize one of my presentations just for you so that your members will have more time, less stress, and a better quality of life! Email me at elizabeth@elizabethhagen.com or call 605.357.8767.
*Taming the Paper Tiger
October 3, 2003
MOPS - 1st Assembly of God Church
Sioux Falls, SD
*Tips to Conquer Clutter
October 13, 2003
7:00 p.m.
Christian Women's Club
Westward Ho Country Club, Sioux Falls, SD
*Conquer the Chaos of Clutter
October 15, 2003
10:00 a.m.
1st Christian Reformed Church - Cofee Break
*De-stress for the Holidays!
October 15, 2003
7:30 p.m.
Shalom Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, SD
*Are You Suffering from Recipe Stress?
October 23, 2003
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Sioux Falls, SD Adult Education
Call 605-367-7999 or register online at www.sf.k12.sd.us/commed
*Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and To-Do's
October 24, 2003
American College of Health Care Providers
Ramkota Hotel, Sioux Falls, SD
*Conquer the Chaos of Clutter
October 28, 2003
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Sioux Falls, SD Adult Education
Call 605-367-7999 or register online at www.sf.k12.sd.us/commed
*Take Control of Your Time, Tasks & To-Do's
November 12 - noon
Instructional Planning Center
Sioux Falls, SD
*Take Control of Your Time, Tasks & To-Do's
November 12 - noon
Central Services
Sioux Falls, SD
Workshops
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If you're having trouble managing your desk, you're not alone! Research shows the average person:
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Wastes 150 hours/year looking for misplaced information |
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Has 37 hours of unfinished work on his/her desk at any one time |
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Uses less than 20% of what they keep |
With the Paper Tiger software you can find anything you file or store in 5 seconds or less. This software is a great tool to finally give you a filing system that works for you. Also works well for organizing videos, books, collections, etc. It is designed to help you be more effective.
The software is easy to learn and easy to use. The product can be learned in less than one hour. The Paper Tiger is a complete kit including the software, multimedia tutorial, pre-printed labels and Online User's Guide - everything you need to solve your paper problems once and for all!
Call or email me today and start fresh this fall with a clean desk and more importantly - an uncluttered mind! You really can know where everything is!
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