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REAL SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING NEWSLETTER Vol.1 ~ Issue 3 ~ Fall 2007 from Nancy at http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com CUT THE CLOSET CLUTTER Can’t find anything if your life depended on it? Totally frustrated? There’s help. Follow this basic strategy for finding what you need when you need it. First remove every single item that absolutely doesn’t belong in your closet. Toss it or put it where it does belong. Next, remove items you no longer wear. Be honest with yourself. What are the odds you will ever mend it, be that size again, find anything to go with it, you end up falling in love with it, or it magically starts fitting right? Next, categorize everything you are keeping. Now that you see how many shoes, how many scarves, how many hats, how many belts and so on you actually have and use, you can determine the best way to store them. Do you need to add shelves? A second hanging bar? Hooks or pegs? Over-the-door organizers? Bins or drawer units? Make these adjustments and begin putting your items away. For a more thorough discussion on closet clutter, see the October’s Topic of the Month on my website: http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com ..................................................................... DID YOU KNOW? 78% of 1505 Americans surveyed said they felt it “was acceptable to re-gift some or most of the time”. -Harris Interactive ..................................................................... ORGANIZING RESOURCES Resource Organizations: National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization www.nsgcd.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association www.add.org Obsessive Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org Squalor Survivors www.sualorsurvivors.com Support: http://www.messies.com/support_groups http://www.clutterersanonymous.net http://www.jamienovak.com/clutterclubs ..................................................................... ORGANIZING TIPS Zip-closed plastic bags are indispensable organizing tools: -- Storing like items in a junk drawer or any other drawer -- Storing leftover parts or extras from projects (label the bag!) -- Storing appliance manuals, warranties, receipts -- Use gallon size in lieu of file folders for projects -- Storing costume jewelry sets separate in your jewelry box -- Quick storage pouch for organizing your purse For more great organizing tips, go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/archives/idea/ Got a great organizing idea? Send it in for future inclusion in the Newsletter! newsletter@realsolutionsforliving.com ..................................................................... STOP THE INSANITY! PUT THE JOY BACK IN YOUR HOLIDAY! Why do we do it? Each year we say it’ll be different but we still end up frazzled and stressed. Let’s see what we can do differently. My new booklet “Key Tips To Beat Holiday Stress” has over 200 tips you can implement year round to give you an advantage next holiday season. Areas covered include: ~ shopping ~ decorating ~ traveling ~ gift giving/wrapping ~ storage ~ party planning ~ and more Want to relax and actually enjoy your family this season? Want some free time during your Christmas vacation? Then get your copy today and put some of these tips in action! Download copy $3.95 Booklet $4.95 (FREE shipping!) To order go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/holiday.html ..................................................................... SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT . . . “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” ~Les Brown ..................................................................... MARK YOUR CALENDAR Each month my Real Solutions For Living website is updated with the following: 1. Topic of the Month 2. Quote of the Month 3. Idea of the Month 4. Book of the Month 5. new gadget for the Name That Gadget Game 6. Clutter Club dates October topic—Closet Clutter November topic—Holiday Stress December topic—Reflections For locations, dates, and times of a Clutter Club in the Akron/Canton region, go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/clutterclub.html ..................................................................... MOTIVATION STATION Why are you wanting to get organized? Why is it so important to you? If you are feeling the pressure from others and the desire is not coming from within, then you won’t have the drive to get things done. But if the drive to get organized is coming from your own desires for improvement, then write your reasons or goals down on paper. Get creative with this list. Make it bold, colorful, alive. Post your list of goals and reasons in the space you are organizing as a reminder of why you started this project. It will keep you motivated, keep you on task, keep you focused. Try it! Motivation tips will be included with each upcoming Newsletter. What motivates you? Send it in for future inclusion in the Newsletter! newsletter@realsolutionsforliving.com or write to: Real Solutions For Living at PO Box 415 Canal Fulton, OH 44614 ..................................................................... IN CLOSING . . . Tell me what kind of items you would like to see addressed in future issues of the Real Solutions For Living Newsletter. Email your ideas and suggestions to newsletter@realsolutionsforliving.com. I hope this first issue has been a help to you. Feel free to recommend a free subscription to your friends and family. Have a wonderful Fall and happy organizing! -Nancy J. McGarity ..................................................................... Contact Information: Real Solutions For Living PO Box 415 Canal Fulton , OH 44614 330-309-5280 realsolutions4liv@sbcglobal.net http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com ........................................................................................................................ Add realsolutions4liv@sbcglobal.net to your Address Book to be sure your Newsletter is not mistaken as spam. To subscribe: go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/newsletter.html or send your request to newsletter@realsolutionsforliving.com. The Real Solutions For Living Newsletter is a quarterly publication, arriving in your in-box the first weeks of January, April, July, and October. To unsubscribe: optout@realsolutionsforliving.com. ........................................................................................................................ Privacy Policy We respect your privacy. Your information is kept private and will never be sold, rented, or given to any third party. Period. ........................................................................................................................ Copyright2007 Nancy J. McGarity To obtain written permission to reprint any portion of this content, send your request to: Real Solutions For Living PO Box 415 Canal Fulton, OH 44614 |
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