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REAL SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2 Spring 2008 from: Nancy www.realsolutionsforliving.com ........................................................... FRESH BEGINNINGS… I love Spring – the warmer air, longer days, young blooms popping out of the ground, and no more snow! To many of us, Spring represents new beginnings and fresh starts. While we’re shaking off the cold of winter, let’s also shake off some misnomers about organizing so we can start our organizing projects with a fresh new perspective. Do you dread getting organized? Waiting until you have the perfect chunk of time to do your project? Thinking it will be unbearable and impossible? Think again. Did you know that it actually takes less time to do something you don’t enjoy than you estimate it to? It’s true. What happens when you keep putting things off? Do you ever get yourself organized with this approach? Grab a calendar, a timer, a pen and paper. First, make a list of all the reasons you want to get organized. Why is it so important to you? What are your goals? Keep this list posted so you can refer to it often. This will motivate you and keep you focused. If the items you jot down are truly important to you, you’ll find the inner strength to see your project through. Next, take a look at your calendar. Block off little bits of time throughout the week that you can dedicate to getting your space organized. This can be 20 minutes, half hour, 2 hours, or whatever fits your schedule. Now keep these “appointments” with yourself! Take the timer and set it for the amount of time you have set aside to organize. You will be amazed at how using a timer will make this an easy task to do! When the timer goes off, you’re done organizing (unless you feel like continuing, of course). Stop telling yourself you don’t have the time. Stop telling yourself it’s too big of a job. Try writing your goals, scheduling bites of organizing time, and using a timer to keep you on track and see if it doesn’t put you in a better frame of mind! For more tips go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/archives/topic/ ........................................................... DID YOU KNOW? 80% of dog owners and 63% of cat owners report they buy gifts for their pets. - American Pet Products Manufactures Association survey To see a picture of my little doggie ChiChi, go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/about.html .......................................................... ORGANIZING RESOURCE: Wanna stop all of those annoying telemarketer calls? Tired of all the junk mail? Go to http://www.donotcall.com for a list of great sites that will get your name off those lists! ........................................................... ORGANIZING TIP: Love to save those plastic grocery bags? Keep them under control by storing them in ONE place and in a handy container: -- an empty tissue box, oatmeal or coffee canister -- a larger grocery bag and hang inside the cabinet or closet door -- a nifty container made just for this (Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens & Things, and other such stores carry them) When your chosen container gets crammed too full, seriously reconsider if you need to keep as many as you are collecting! For more great organizing tips, go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/archives/idea/ ........................................................... SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: “Keep in mind always the present you are constructing. It should be the future you want.” -Alice Walker, Novelist For more great quotes go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/archives/quote/ ........................................................... MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Each month my website is updated with the following: 1. Topic of the Month 2. Quote of the Month 3. Book of the Month 4. Idea of the Month 5. Name That Gadget Game 6. Clutter Club updates For locations, dates, and times of a Clutter Club in the Akron/Canton region, go to http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/clutterclub ........................................................... MOTIVATION STATION: I mentioned earlier the use of a timer when you are organizing. This is a wonderful tool if you have difficulty staying focused, trouble with interruptions, have ADD, or simply dread having to organize by yourself. Whether you use a timer or a simple alarm clock, you’ll find this trick to be a great motivator to help you follow through on your “I need to do this” moments. Try it! 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. Recommend a free subscription to your friends and family today. 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. 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