Habit of the Day - DO THINGS ASAP -------------------------------------- THE ORGANIZING JOURNEY and ONE QUESTION Contents of New Ideas for Today 1. Message of the Day - The Organizing Journey 2. Did You Know? 3. Habit of the Day 4. Family Reminder of the Day 5. Quote of the Day 6. Question of The Day 7. From the Trenches - One Question 8. More Info -------------------------------------- **Learn how to get organized with Marsha's (FREE) YouTube videos!** **Get rid of clutter from your life and finally get organized... even if you are busy and on a low budget. Only $37 per month. Click here for more information.** ***If you are having problems with this Yahoo Groups mailing, you can click here to subscribe on Blogger to receive the exact same messages every day.*** -------------------------------------- 1. Message of the Day THE ORGANIZING JOURNEY At a convention of the National Association of Professional Organizers, several organizers mentioned to me a favorite motto of theirs: "Organization is a journey, not a destination." What does this really mean? Before you read further, pause a moment and think about what you think it may mean. It means that getting the house organized is not the whole answer. Getting the house organized (as by yourself or a professional organizer) is important but the real long term answer is to change your daily habits consistently. Following good habits and routines is the journey that will make the organizational difference. -------------------------------------- 2. Did You Know? The daily Reminders and How-To's are found on our website at "How to Begin" http://www.messies.com http://www.messies.com Messies Anonymous can help those who are chronically messy by sharing organizing ideas, methods and daily strategies View on www.messies.com Preview by Yahoo ------------------------------------------------------------- The NEW and IMPROVED KEEP IT SUPER SIMPLE Flipper is available! The K.I.S.S. Flipper has fresh ideas on how to move through your home, day by day, room by room, with simple choices for maintenance and organizing. It will gently guide you through the process of creating clear and shining surfaces throughout out your home! With the NEW K.I.S.S. Flipper all you have to do to is FLIP through the spiral-bound, sequentially numbered, full-color job idea cards. No more sliding cards into sleeves; the NEW K.I.S.S. Flipper is ready to use out of the package. 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Quote of the Day A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order--willed, faked, and so brought into being. Anne Dillard (The Writing Life) -------------------------------------- 6. Question of the Day Have you chosen one of the suggestions given above in the Message of the Day? How has it worked for you? Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady -------------------------------------- 7. From the Trenches MARGIE ASKS: FOLLOW THE RULE OF TEN (AMBIVALENCE BOX THINGS) Gather ten things you know you should get rid of but don't want to. Put them in an Ambivalence box which you store out of the way. Put a date on the box when you will move it out of the house. You may retrieve an item you must up until that day. On that date, however, the box is forever sealed to you and the box of things is given away. QUESTION: When you use this method above, how long should you keep the box? 30, 60, 90 days or a year? Thank you, Margie ANSWER: There is no specific guideline. The wait is for your mental benefit. Choose the shortest time you think will suit you. Leave them there long enough to become comfortable with your decision to discard your items. You will also see how much nicer it is without them taking up space in your house. You will also be proud that you are gathering your power to take control of the house. Then you get the energy to discard your items. -------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------- 9. Extra Help Are you hitting a wall with your organizing? Jackie said, “It’s the hitting the wall that makes this class work. We get stuck, you get us unstuck, and we keep going.” Learn more about the Organizing Mastery class here. Click here If you'd like to speak to an organizer about your clutter problem. ------------------------------------------------- 10. Free YouTube Videos Learn how to get organized with Marsha's (FREE) YouTube videos! ------------------------------------------------- Are you at home thinking about the organizing you need to get done? Take a look at our SOS program designed to jumpstart your organizing immediately. Buy now: https://sortitout.thinkific.com/courses/SOS-Organizing-Program For more information: http://www.sortitout.net/sos-solutions-solutions-program-sf 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. 116 © Sandra Felton 2010 THE ORGANIZER LADY® is the registered trademark of Sandra Felton, founder of Messies Anonymous.