HOW LONG? and HANDLING PAPER Blessed is the Messie who is able to hope after years of failure that a new way of life exists for her. from Beatitudes for Messies by Sandra Felton, THE ORGANIZER LADY® (more tomorrow...) ---------------------------------------- Contents of New Ideas for Today 1.Message of the Day 2. Habit of the Day 3. Family Reminder of the Day 4. Quote of the Day 5. Question of the Day 6. Did You Know? 7. From the Trenches 8. More Info ----------------------------- **Learn how to get organized with Marsha's (FREE) YouTube videos!** **If you have trouble reading this message, just hit “reply” or “forward” to get the message in a normal font.** ***If you are having problems with Yahoo Groups mailing, you can subscribe to https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3490310591173841338#allposts to receive the exact same messages.*** ---------------------------- 1. Message of the Day HOW LONG TO KEEP TAX RECORDS AND RECEIPTS? According to IRS website you need to keep your tax receipts and supporting papers for most situations for three years. However, if the IRS suspects you have under-reported your income by 25%, you may need to produce records that go back six years. A few other situations, you may need records going back seven years. Visit www.irs.gov and search for "how long to keep tax records for individual" --------------------------------- 2. Habit of the Day Commit for just this one day. Set the timer for five minutes (or fifteen). Do one job. ----------------------------- 3. Family Reminder of the Day Pick one of these reminders to share with your family each day. In our family, we hang up the towels neatly after bathing. In our family, we put what we need the next day by the front door the night before. ----------------------------- 4. Quote of the Day Not everything you face can be changed, but everything you change must first be faced. We need to list the defects of our character which have gotten us into this situation. We need to face how truly badly they have affected our lives. Hard words? Yes, but necessary because everything we change must first be faced. ----------------------------- 5. Question of the Day What new habit is helpful to you? Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady ----------------------------- 6. Did You Know? The NEW and IMPROVED K.I.S.S. (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. When you are ready to begin, make a few simple choices each day from one card and you will be on your way to a clutter-free and well maintained home. Free BONUS: Once you order, you will also receive the "K.I.S.S. eBooklet" via email to learn the "Hows and Whys" of the system while you wait for your Flipper, so you will be ready to start the day your Flipper arrives. Introductory price $26.00 US postage included Available now! Go to the link below to order you NEW K.I.S.S. Flipper today. http://www.messies.com ---------------------------------------- 7. From the Trenches by a Messie on one of the M.A. groups on http://www.messies.com/index.php/groups Take what you like and leave the rest. HANDLING PAPER I have had filing cabinets coming out my ears (I had a 4 drawer and DD had a 3 drawer). But they never worked for me - it took concentrated time to keep it together. What has worked though is a concertina file (Ed: sometimes called an accordion file) for each member of the family, and one for the "Family" items, and one for the "House" items. I find them easy to use, and easy to find things in - and most important, small enough that it is only a little job to go through each year and sort out the paperwork in a short session. But for an on-going stuff, I have beside my desk a pile of foolscap sized cardboard envelopes - sort of like manila files with a flap over the top. They have written in big writing along the edge what they hold - bank statements, receipts, medical, bills to pay etc. And when I am organized, everything gets sorted into that. At the end of the year or 6 months, or as the mood strikes, I sort these into the concertina files. The worst part of the system is the pile that accumulates before putting them in the folders. The paper fear is a BIG one to calm. I guess one of the most important things I have learned, is if you really do not need it - shred it or throw it out. ---------------------------- 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!!! The daily Reminders and How-To's are found on our website at "How to Begin" Home Reminder: You can edit your membership at Yahoo Groups home page https://groups.yahoo.com/neo or to unsubscribe, click on the word "unsubscribe" at the very bottom of this post if it arrived in your email inbox ---------------------------------------- 9. Extra Help Does your clutter secret keep you isolated? Mary said, “I was so cluttered before I took this class and I can’t believe the progress I am making! My clutter is almost gone! Learn more about the Organizing Mastery program by clicking 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. Never underestimate the inevitability of gradualness. 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