INFORMATION ADDICT and PERFECTIONISM Too busy? Too many projects and plans? Don't panic. Choose just three priorities and focus on those till done. Post them on 3 x 5 cards in a prominent place. Remove when finished. Sandra Felton THE ORGANIZER LADY® Contents of New Ideas for Today 1. Do You Know? 2. Message of the Day - INFORMATION 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 - PERFECTIONISM 8. More Info ----------------------------- **Learn how to get organized with Marsha's (FREE) YouTube videos!** ***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.*** **The Messies Anonymous website, www.messies.com, is back up! Thank you for your patience.** ----------------------------- 1. Do you know... Don't forget the daily reminders!!! The daily Reminders and How-To's are found on our website at "How to Begin" http://www.messies.com ----------------------------------------- 2. Message of the Day INFORMATION ADDICT Hooked on Information? Information gives some of us a feeling of excitement and power. That's why we love magazines, newspapers, and books. We use time and energy going through magazines and newspapers, clipping as we go. We use space storing them. But our addiction doesn't stop with papers. The desire for information drives us to stay on the computer looking up more to learn. Sometimes we print it and then we have to deal with those printed pages. In addition, wanting to know more keeps us glued to our television sets. The search for information feels exciting initially. But it begins occupy too much time and space in our lives. After a while, we realize we are losing control over ourselves and that becomes frightening. Are you willing to get the information monkey off your back? Would you be seriously willing to lessen or stop pursuing information if it would improve the quality of your life? That might mean being willing to let go of the information urge. It might mean giving up magazine articles, taking a whole different approach to computer use, avoiding informative shows on TV. It might mean abandoning the urge to cut out articles on important subjects for yourself or others. Can you do it? Would it help you if you could? ----------------------------- 3. Habit of the Day FOLLOW THE RULE OF TEN (GIVE-AWAY THINGS) Gather ten things to give away. Scoot them out of the house (preferably to the nearest charity) ASAP. If you can't get them to the charity today, put them in the car to be dropped off next trip or store them in the garage to be picked up by the charity. To help with your daily habits use The NEW and IMPROVED K.I.S.S. (KEEP IT SUPER SIMPLE) Flipper! 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. messies.com messies.com One of a kind design for home maintenance, The Super Flipper by Sand... View on messies.com Preview by Yahoo ----------------------------- 4. Family Reminder of the Day Pick one of these reminders or make one of your own to share with your family each day. In our family, we don't leave things out just because we plan to get back to the project later. In our family, we wash, dry, fold, and put up our clothes as one continuous job. ---------------------------- 5. Quote of the Day "Bad planning on your part does not automatically constitute an emergency on my part." Invaluable sign to post so your family will learn that your time is not without boundaries. ----------------------------- 6. Question of the Day How are you keeping your dream alive? Have you written it down? Do you have a picture from a magazine? Do you have a photo of your house at its best to keep you on track? Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady ----------------------------- 7. From the Trenches by Ella You don't have to do it "right" the first time. Housework done poorly is better than housework not done at all. Only the perfectionist in us "has" to have it done perfectly. Waiting until I could get it done perfectly or right is what got me so far behind in the first place. (Many thanks to Ella) ----------------------------- 8. More Info 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 ---------------------------------------- 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" http://www.messies.com ----------------------------------------- 9. Extra Help Stop letting clutter get the upper hand; there is hope Click here to learn about the Organizing Mastery class where you can get rid of clutter forever. 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. Anonymous 11 © Sandra Felton 2010 THE ORGANIZER LADY® is a trademark of Sandra Felton, founder of Messies Anonymous.