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Saturday, October 17, 2020
FRUSTRATION and FOLDING
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you
get up." Get discouraged with clutter? Frustrated? Overwhelmed? Feel like
quitting? Read an organization book, look at Youtube videos, join a support
group. Do something! Your goal for a new way of life is too good, too important
to quit now. Lots of free encouragement on www.messies.com. Sandra Felton, THE
ORGANIZER LADY®
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Contents of New Ideas for
Today 1. Message of the Day - FRUSTRATION 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 - FOLDING CLOTHES 8. More Info
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1. Message of the Day FRUSTRATION
AVOIDED "Everything I try to do is like walking through quicksand." Frustration
fairly dripped from his words as he blustered around the house looking for his
shoes so he could go to an important appointment. At other times it might be
missing keys, wallet, or stamps. A lot of things get lost, hindering what he
wants to do. His second frustration is always having to play the catch-up game.
He has to clean up each time guests come because he has allows the house to
drift out of control on a regular basis. And neaten the car. The storage room is
an unusable jumble. Everywhere he turns some area needs to be rescued. His
solution to the problem of losing things is to buy so many pairs of shoes, sets
of keys, or whatnot so that no matter how many he loses, surely one would always
be find-able. He avoids allowing people in the house and skips many projects
because he can't access the tools he needs. He could avoid his powerless stance
in the world by applying the standard principles of organizing: grouping like
items together, storing things properly, getting rid of excess, and putting
things back where they belong as he uses them. As with all of us the choice is
between living with the problem or tackling it. Living with the problem is the
short term easy way. Tackling it is the good way.
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2. Habit of the Day LOOK
BACK, REALLY LOOK BACK! When you finish an area or room, go to the door, turn
around, and focus on seeing what you have done. Make yourself tune in visually.
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3. Family Reminder of the Day In our
family, we make sure all trash goes into the trash basket. In our family, we
value each other and the contribution each makes.
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4. Quote of the Day We need to straighten
out our standards, and to get rid of a lot of rubbish that we have accumulated.
Gustav Stickley --------------------------------------
5. 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.
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6. From the Trenches FOLDING CLOTHES I
fold the clothes up every evening (when the kids are asleep and I'm watching the
news) then in the morning they put them all away. I also teach them to put them
in their drawers in sets so everything matches. I'm working on getting rid of a
lot of clothes. The less they have the easier it is. (Thanks to Benita) Another
reader's suggests how to help with focus: The recent newsletter article about
folding clothes made me want to share what works for me. I have ADD and I'm
pregnant, so I've been dealing with a double helping of distraction and low
motivation. Since folding clothes is a portable task, I like to take it outside
on my back porch when the weather is nice. The sunshine cheers me up, and there
are no other projects calling my name. This also works well for when I'm sorting
through a Vesuvius box. If the weather's rotten, or you don't have an outdoor
space that's convenient, try a different change of environment, if you can -
maybe even a neighbor's house. Just getting away from all the other distractions
at home really helps my focus. Jennifer
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7. 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 if it arrived in your email inbox. 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
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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
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