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It’s September so it’s time to spring clean, at least in the Southern Hemisphere.
This is a fun way to sort out your desk in 24 miniscule steps.
(you could even save this image on your phone, and post to Instagram for accountability every day when you do a few of these items)
Does this sound like fun?
I do a couple of these items daily, like clearing any dishes, weekly, like emptying the bin and sweeping under the desk but it felt good to do a thorough sort and clean.
I had big plans to reorganise this bookshelf on Sunday afternoon but I made a mistake.
I opened the kids’ wardrobe to take out their clothes for the week and……things were out of order.
Before I knew it, baskets were out, containers were open and clothes were everywhere.
I’m happy to tell you the kids’ clothes are sorted again, labels abound and this is on my agenda for the weekend 🙂
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Nicola once asked…
Christmas stuff……when the holidays come round there are always bits and bobs in terms of decoration, home decor and then kitchen napkins, candles, etc, etc…..do you keep the separate items with the same other items (ie: candles with candles, etc) or is there one place where Christmas get stored the other 11 months?
Well, I think in broad categories so in my house, everything Christmas is stored together with the exception of my red hand towels for the bathroom 🙂
That said, I don’t buy special tablecloths, serviettes, etc. I just use a green tablecloth with red placemats but those are used throughout the year with other colour accents to not look Christmassy.
I do store the Christmas tree decorations all together
here are some Christmas posts.
Years and years ago, my friend Suzanne gave me this awesome idea which I’ve used ever since I heard about it.
Write your medical issues in a separate little daily planner so that you know exactly what happened when.
Great for gynae appointments, regular monthly happenings, when you get a cold, stomach flu, etc.
The best is when you go to the doctor and they ask you questions you can just page through your little diary and all the answers are at your fingertips.
I have a similar one for the kids too. I can tell exactly when they’ve been sick, how long it’s all lasted, instead of having to rely on my memory.
While the majority of people mention paper as their biggest organising challenge, a close second is email.
Did you know that for every email you send, you get two back?
(that was accurate a few years ago; it may have changed since then)
The revamped Organise your office product bundle has some new thoughts and techniques on managing emails and information, e.g notifications from social media sites.
Of course in addition to the email, paper and the computer also need to be organised, both of which are tackled in this product.
If your office is less than what your dream looks like, then please take a look and see what you think.
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We are so excited in Johannesburg as the weather gradually starts warming up.
Spring is nearly here.
I find the change of seasons to be so energising, don’t you? Both the going into and out of the cooler seasons.
It’s pure nesting time for me.
And also the perfect time to get your home organised. There’s a good reason why they call it spring cleaning.
The absolute best way to organise your home is the same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time.
In the Organise your Home system I broke down the entire home into itsy-bitsy sections so you won’t feel overwhelmed.
Best of all, it’s a step-by-step way to organise your home in a few hours every week. Not every day but every week.
Take a look and see what you think.
http://www.marciafrancois.com/products/organise-your-home-2/
I used to keep all the healthy snacks in this pink metal basket. There was nothing really wrong with it as it looked cute and the snacks were easily accessible but it did take up more space than I liked.
So when I got my jars from Consol, I decided to put one of them to use since they take up less horizontal space on a shelf.
The jars come with a stick of chalk but some of you might remember how I’m not really a chalk person. However, in a moment of madness sometime last year, I threw some chalk markers into my Amazon shopping cart and those are working really well.
Back to my healthy snacks jar…
From the top…
I love it – looks so pretty and yet you can see exactly how much you’ve got.
If you’re battling with storage anywhere really, look at going vertical – either taller storage containers, or use your walls.
PS By the way, I define healthy snacks as prunes, raisins, fruit flakes, fruit rolls (I think this is what you call fruit leather in the US?), fruit sticks, etc.
I’ve said this before but I honestly feel time is much more important than mo.ney.
You can always make more mo.ney (in theory) but you can never recover lost time.
Last year when I flew to the USA, I was a bit conflicted between spending R3 500 extra for a direct flight to NYC or doing an extra leg via Heathrow, therefore taking longer but saving the mo.ney.
I eventually decided to fly direct because I wanted the extra two days with my kids.
Most time/ mo.ney decisions have a payoff – I realise that – but it’s up to us to decide which we value more.
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This month’s resource
Organise your time
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The Organise your time system will walk you through a mindset change on time/ mo.ney, but also on which activities are actually worth spending your time doing.
Contrary to most time management experts, I don’t believe in multi-tasking and trying to cram as much as you can into your time; however, I do believe in choosing which activities are right for your life and making the time for those ones.
http://www.marciafrancois.com/products/i-need-more-time-e-course/
Of course there are tons of tips and tricks on how to maximise your time in all the important areas of life 🙂
If you could use a time makeover, then please take a look at the information page and see what you think.
http://www.marciafrancois.com/products/i-need-more-time-e-course/
I know this will help you!
When we were on holiday at the coast last month, I was thinking about my home.
I love travelling but I also really love being at home. That wasn’t always the case but certainly for the last 7 – 8 years or so.
Our house is not fancy but it is comfortable and I like knowing that everything has a place and that it functions well.
Best of all, it actually feels like a sanctuary which is really what it’s all about, right?
The absolute best way to organise your home is the same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time.
In the Organise your Home system I broke down the entire home into itsy-bitsy sections so you won’t feel overwhelmed.
Best of all, it’s a step-by-step way to organise your home in a few hours every week. Not every day but every week.
Take a look and see what you think.
http://www.marciafrancois.com/products/organise-your-home-2/
One of the biggest organizing myths is that you have to have large chunks of time to accomplish anything meaningful.
Not true.
If you wait for two-hour blocks of time, you might wait for a long time.
Lfe is way too busy with work, kids, husband, cooking, gym, etc.
My suggestion is that you start by walking around your house with a notebook and pen.
Identify the areas that bug you the most or that you just really want to see organized. Make a list, room by room.
You now have a choice – either choose a room and work through it section by section (this is my personal preference as it is then DONE!) or choose similar tasks and work through them all in your entire home. For example, organize all the paper in the house – kitchen, entrance hall, bedrooms, etc.
Which approach do you prefer?
Break down the area of most concern into 15-minute segments like this – if you have a chest of drawers with 4 drawers and they’ve not been decluttered or organized for a year, you may need 15 minutes per drawer. That’s 4 little tasks.
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