NEVER GIVE UP and INTERESTING STORY Remember to say to yourself as you move through your day, "Stow as I Go!" Contents of New Ideas for Today 1. Message of the Day - NEVER GIVE UP 2. Did You Know? 3. Habit of the Day 4. Family Reminder of the Day 5. Even More Help 6. Quote of the Day 7. Question of the Day 8. From the Trenches - INTERESTING STORY 9. More Info -------------------------------------- **Learn how to get organized with Marsha's (FREE) YouTube videos!.** **Learn how to eliminate your paper piles. 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 NEVER GIVE UP Three things will turn around a messy and cluttered house: - determination (I am strongly dedicated to this goal) - persistence (I will consistently act to get it done) - enthusiasm (I am so happy to be on the road to recovery) These three attitudes are hard to maintain but if you do, the mess will melt in their presence like snow in the sun. Do what it takes to keep them. - Attend a local group if there is one in your area. - Read an organizing book. - Call in outside help. - Make sure you are healthy. Get enough rest. - Rally your family's help. There are many options. Do what it takes to keep going. Never give up! -------------------------------------- 2. Did you Know? Learn how to eliminate your paper piles. Only $27 per month. Click here for more information. ------------------------------------- 3. Habit of the Day The blockbuster habit for order is this: If you get it out, put it back -- right away! Or to put it simply: STOW AS YOU GO! Make a sign to remind you of this slogan and post it in a visible place. -------------------------------------- 4. Family Reminder of the Day In our family, we speak kindly to each other. In our family, we think ahead to solve problems before they happen. -------------------------------------- 5. Even More Help The NEW and IMPROVED K.I.S.S. Flipper The K.I.S.S.(Keep It Super Simple) 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 K.I.S.S. Flipper, so you will be ready to start the day your K.I.S.S. Flipper arrives. Introductory price $26.00 US postage included 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 Sandra Felton View on messies.com Preview by Yahoo ------------------------------------------ 6. Quote of the Day "A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit." Desiderius Erasmus -------------------------------------- 7. Question of the Day What are you willing to do to accomplish your goal? Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady -------------------------------------- 8. From the Trenches INTERESTING STORY About a week ago, I told y'all that I'd established a Rubbermaid container in the garage in which to chuck any stray personal items that the kids leave lying around. I do this when I get home from work late at night after they're in bed, so I figure it's fair. Well so far, so good! It is working! DSS usually doesn't leave much out, but DSD did. Two days after I implemented the plan, she couldn't find her house keys and took the spare. Well the spare is for emergencies only, so guess who was in hot water? My DBF told her No TV 'til she found her key. She TORE UP her room looking for that thing for maybe two hours! Then DBF goes, "Did you leave it out when you went to bed? 'Cause if so, I'll bet Dee put it in the dumpster in the garage." She goes, "Dee wouldn't do that!" He said, "I KNOW you read the notice she posted 'cause you initialed the bottom saying you understood! If she said she'd do it, she will!" So she looked and sure enough, there was her entire purse with her key inside, several hair bands, a couple sweatshirts, some earrings, and the list goes on. I think my next step will be emptying that dumpster into the real trash once a week 'cause she left everything else in there! D'oh! :-D But at least her junk's not lying all over the house! :-p Note - For help with abbreviations like DSD (dear step daughter) goggle "internet abbreviations". Lots of free dictionaries available. -------------------------------------- 9. 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" http://www.messies.com ------------------------------------------ 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. 93 © Sandra Felton 2010 THE ORGANIZER LADY® is a trademark of Sandra Felton, founder of Messies Anonymous.