Sandra Felton, THE ORGANIZER LADY®
Contents of New Ideas for Today
- Message of the Day - ESCALATOR
- Habit of the Day
- Did You Know?
- Family Reminder of the Day
- Quote of the Day
- Question of The Day
- From the Trenches - CAMERA HELP
- More Info
1. Message of the Day
Up the Down Escalator
Have you ever tried walking upstairs on an escalator that is moving down? If you have, you know how much effort you it takes. For a little while you may be able to make some progress upward. After a while you are lucky if you can just stay in place. And finally, the inevitable -- you are swept backward by the
unrelenting force of the downward flow and plop! you are back at the bottom where you started.
Many of us feel the same way about trying to keep the house in order. The flow of clutter has us puffing to keep the house picked up properly. By working really hard we can do it for a while but fatigue inevitably wears out our resolve and the house drifts downhill again.
Get off the down staircase of disorder. Quit trying to overcome clutter by putting forth more effort. Change your ingrained habits, reorder the setup of your house, and abandon your old ideas of how to do things. The best place to figure out how to do this is by reading the book, Organizing for Life, that illuminates the factors that keep pushing us back.
Abandon what isn't working. Open the elevator door to new ways of thinking and acting and you will be surprised at how high it will take you.
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2. Habit of the Day
Commit for just this one day.
THIRTY SECOND RULE
If it takes thirty seconds or less to do, do it immediately.
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3. Did You Know?
Declutter your mind to declutter your world.
ORGANIZING FOR LIFE, a flagship book by Sandra Felton
You can find the order, beauty, and peace you desire - and deserve - in your home. ORGANIZING FOR LIFE by Sandra Felton, reveals the secrets of keeping your house neat, clean, and organized without spending every minute of your life working on it.
Book - Organizing for Life, $9.99
Use link to read more info
http://www.messies.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=24
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With the New K.I.S.S. Flipper all you have to do to
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the day your Filpper arrives.
Go to the link below to order your New K.I.S.S. Flipper:
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4. Family Reminder of the Day
When you have pets, it is
Everyone's Responsibility For Their Daily Care And The Messes They Make,
NOT Just Mom's
(unless it is a child who has been given a particular responsibility a pet as a learning tool)! ;-)
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5. Quote of the Day
Early in my career I felt that organization would destroy my creativity.
Whereas now, I feel the opposite.
Discipline is the concrete that allows you to be creative.
Verna Gibson
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6. Question of the Day
How does your house affect your self image?
How does your self image affect our house?
Have you begun to bring your house into line with who you really are? More importantly, how do you want your house to reflect you?
Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady
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7. From the Trenches
A CAMERA CAN'T LIE
Thanks for your daily suggestions. My house is looking better. I have to say the "Stow As You Go" and "10 Minute Tidy" are the best ones, but the others give me inspiration too.
I read the reader's suggestion about using a brighter bulb to notice things you might not have seen. I have found that taking a picture works better. I was happy with the way the front of my house was looking so I took a picture. It was only then that I noticed the gutters really needed painting. Of course this works
well inside the house too, though I only recommend it when you have a room pretty under control-- it is too depressing to do it earlier!!! When you look at a picture, it really lets you know what someone sees when they look at a room. The camera does not lie.
Beth
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8. More Info
This is a simple program. We stick with the basics as they are presented in these messages. Keep reading. Keep adding one part of the program at a time.
Repetition is important. Forward to friends if desired but not to other sites. Read this whole posting or only what you can take in today, then delete it.
Don't forget the daily reminders!!! Do you have a copy posted somewhere?
Click here to print a copy of the daily Reminders and How-To's
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MESSIES ANONYMOUS SLOGAN
Please memorize this slogan and post it on your wall.
The secret to success is making very small, yet very consistent, changes.
Or to make it short, "Baby steps, baby steps" in the right direction.
"Never underestimate the inevitability of gradualness."
Anonymous
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