TAKING OWNERSHIP and MAKING PARADISE As we change, the house changes and as the house changes, in an amazing way so does the whole of our lives. Sandra Felton, THE ORGANIZER LADY® --------------------------- Contents of New Ideas for Today 1. Message of the Day - TAKING OWNERSHIP 2. Habit of the Day 3. Family Reminder of the Day 4. Quote of the Day 5. Question of the Day 6. From the Trenches - MAKING PARADISE 7. Did You Know? 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. MESSAGE OF THE DAY TAKING OWNERSHIP Take ownership of your house one area at a time. When I lived a cluttered life, part of the reason was because I did not really think that I had the responsibility or the power to unclutter. Things in my house had the power. They could come and go as they pleased. And of course, they seldom left once they came in. Now, I know I have both the power and the responsibility for maintaining clear surfaces. That means I can make a decision, right or wrong (and there will be some wrong decisions), to discard, move, or store any item or paper that is cluttering up my house. You own the areas of your house. Set a timer for fifteen minutes at a time, put on your battle attitude, and take ownership of the area you choose to work on. Do this day after day and battle by battle the war will be won. ------------------------ 2. Habit of the Day Commit for just this one day. FOLLOW THE 80/20 RULE - Identify and do only the few things that will make a serious impact. The top twenty percent in importance of the necessary things to do will make an eighty percent change in your life. --------------------------- 3. 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 are willing to help others where necessary because we are a team. In our family, we don't make messes or create work for others. In our family, we don't boss others. We focus on our own responsibilities. --------------------------- 4. Quote of the Day Change is a process, not an event. Real change can only happen slowly. Make progress, solidify your gain, make more progress. Participate in the process. The change will come. ----------------------------- 5. Question of the Day Last day for this question. How would you describe your ideal home? It will help you to verbalize it using the words, In my ideal house I see... Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady ----------------------------- 6. From the Trenches Set a timer and do 10 minutes only - THEN reward yourself. The reward is essential - watch 10 minutes TV, have an ice-cream, just something small, but a reward that you know you have deserved and can repeat when later on, you do another 10 minutes, and have your reward. The reason for the rewards is to engender within you that a little bit of cleaning up often is a good thing, and there is a reward for doing so. Eventually the reward comes from doing the task itself - but that can be a way off yet. Eventually you will have a little piece of paradise in your house. Make an announcement that this is YOUR space, and NO-One, and I mean NO-One has the right to mess it up, put anything there that does not belong. This is your reminder that one day your house will be tidy too. Then give yourself some time to make it first priority to keep this place clean. Not a big task every day or you will be discouraged that keeping clean is too much. Just a little bit often will keep the paradise. When you have achieved this, you do the adjoining piece, or another piece. Step by step you make little restful places in your house. When the mess gets you down, you go and look at this place, and it will calm you down, or motivate you to do some more. This was a really important step for me when I began to clean up - and when I need some motivation to keep doing it, this is how I get going again. (Thanks to Janet) ----------------------------- 7. Did You Know? 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 ----------------------------------- 8. More Information 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 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 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 ------------------------------------ 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." 20 © 2010 Sandra Felton THE ORGANIZER LADY® is a registered trademark of Sandra Felton, founder of Messies Anonymous.