tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-249137172024-02-28T07:55:29.821-05:00Organized by MarcieCelebrating 10 years of getting you organized so you have time to do what you love to do!Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.comBlogger708125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-69254968863266647502016-03-08T14:14:00.004-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.539-04:00Moving On<br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the spirit of simplifying my life, I am combining my two blogs into one and will no longer be updating this site. P</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">reviously published posts will remain here until the sites are fully integrated. </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I’ll be blogging twice a week at </span><a href="https://theclutterbook.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Clutter Book</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, where you can subscribe for immediate access to clutter and productivity tips.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">See you soon!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-73351716382605163812016-03-08T14:14:00.003-05:002016-03-08T14:17:12.980-05:00Moving On<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the spirit of
simplifying my life, I am combining my two blogs into one and will no
longer be updating this site. P</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">reviously published
posts will remain here until the sites are fully integrated. </span></span></span></span><br />
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twice a week at </span><a href="https://theclutterbook.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Clutter Book</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, where you can subscribe for immediate access to clutter and productivity
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-90587791996061684542016-02-29T14:35:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.600-04:0010 Things You Can Let Go Today<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iB--ASxm08/VtSdNhBUkNI/AAAAAAAABCU/u0mAuHzFdAY/s1600/Pencil%2Bby%2BMister%2BGC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iB--ASxm08/VtSdNhBUkNI/AAAAAAAABCU/u0mAuHzFdAY/s200/Pencil%2Bby%2BMister%2BGC.jpg" width="167" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Mister GC</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">People often are afraid that they’ll miss things when they let them go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">When I ask clients how they feel after they’ve cleared out their clutter, they rarely say they’re sorry about not having something anymore. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Before you let go of something, ask yourself if you use it regularly, if you could borrow from someone if you needed it, or if you could replace it quickly and inexpensively. Skis? Maybe not. Fondue pot? Maybe so. You make the decision, based on your criteria.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the meantime, here are 10 things you can toss right now and never miss:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old newspapers – they’re not news anymore<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old magazines – the content in most magazines is repeated regularly<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Expired medicines – prescriptions and over-the-counter medications can become hazardous when they’re old; dispose of them properly in the trash, don’t flush them!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old spices – they lose their pungency after a year or so<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> P</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">encil stubs – even more so if the eraser is gone<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Twist ties – sure, keep a few, but do you need 60?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rubber bands – see twist ties, above<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Unidentified electric cords or cables – if you don’t own the product they went to, they have no value (Note: when you get a new piece of electronic equipment, take a minute to label the cords)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Product information and warranties for things you no longer own<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Receipts for food, gasoline, or anything else that you’ve already consumed</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Are there other things that would be easy for you to let go?</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /> Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-45872409990513352112016-02-29T14:35:00.000-05:002016-02-29T14:35:22.024-05:0010 Things You Can Let Go Today<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; 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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iB--ASxm08/VtSdNhBUkNI/AAAAAAAABCU/u0mAuHzFdAY/s1600/Pencil%2Bby%2BMister%2BGC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iB--ASxm08/VtSdNhBUkNI/AAAAAAAABCU/u0mAuHzFdAY/s200/Pencil%2Bby%2BMister%2BGC.jpg" width="167" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">People often are afraid that they’ll miss
things when they let them go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">When I ask clients how they feel after
they’ve cleared out their clutter, they rarely say they’re sorry about not having
something anymore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Before you let go of something, ask yourself if you use it regularly, if you could borrow from someone if you needed it, or if you could replace it quickly and inexpensively. Skis? Maybe not. Fondue pot? Maybe so. You make the decision, based on your criteria.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In the meantime, here are 10 things you can
toss right now and never miss:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old
newspapers – they’re not news anymore<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old
magazines – the content in most magazines is repeated regularly<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Expired
medicines – prescriptions and over-the-counter medications can become hazardous
when they’re old; dispose of them properly in the trash, don’t flush them!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Old spices –
they lose their pungency after a year or so<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> P</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">encil stubs
– even more so if the eraser is gone<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Twist ties –
sure, keep a few, but do you need 60?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rubber bands
– see twist ties, above<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Unidentified
electric cords or cables – if you don’t own the product they went to, they have
no value (Note: when you get a new piece of electronic equipment, take a minute
to label the cords)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Product
information and warranties for things you no longer own<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Receipts for
food, gasoline, or anything else that you’ve already consumed</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Are there other things that would be easy for you to let go?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-80816111987148930432016-02-22T13:13:00.002-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.647-04:00Quote: Don’t Overthink It<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbTp8fYR4Lo/VstPWyiC4lI/AAAAAAAABB4/p4Pn0zDJd1A/s1600/Choice%2Bby%2Banankkml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbTp8fYR4Lo/VstPWyiC4lI/AAAAAAAABB4/p4Pn0zDJd1A/s200/Choice%2Bby%2Banankkml.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by anankkml</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b>I had a speaking engagement and people asked variants of the same questions I hear regularly: Where do I start? Where can I take my stuff? How much should I keep? Where’s the best place to put it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I assured them that it doesn’t matter where they start or who ends up with the things they don’t want anymore. Those aren’t the big issues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asking yourself how you want to live is the big issue.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing. - Eva Young</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></b></span></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Too often, people get tangled up in all the planning they think they need to do before they can start an organizing project. The planning then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">becomes</b>the project and nothing changes because all the energy was spent on creating an elaborate plan instead of digging in to the clutter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don’t think too hard about every little detail and all the possible downsides of every decision. If you aren’t comfortable living the way you do, you know you need to make some changes. Start small. Make a decision. Live with it. Make another. Make an adjustment. Keep at it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">facebook.com</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-11235483589259142282016-02-22T13:13:00.001-05:002016-02-22T13:14:14.748-05:00Quote: Don’t Overthink It<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbTp8fYR4Lo/VstPWyiC4lI/AAAAAAAABB4/p4Pn0zDJd1A/s1600/Choice%2Bby%2Banankkml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MbTp8fYR4Lo/VstPWyiC4lI/AAAAAAAABB4/p4Pn0zDJd1A/s200/Choice%2Bby%2Banankkml.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last week<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
</b>I had a speaking engagement and people asked variants of the same questions
I hear regularly: Where do I start? Where can I take my stuff? How much should
I keep? Where’s the best place to put it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I assured them that it doesn’t matter where
they start or who ends up with the things they don’t want anymore. Those aren’t
the big issues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asking yourself how you want to live is the
big issue.</span></span></span></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To think too long about doing a thing often
becomes its undoing. - Eva Young</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Too often, people get tangled up in all the
planning they think they need to do before they can start an organizing
project. The planning then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">becomes</b>
the project and nothing changes because all the energy was spent on creating an
elaborate plan instead of digging in to the clutter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don’t think too hard about every little
detail and all the possible downsides of every decision. If you aren’t
comfortable living the way you do, you know you need to make some changes.
Start small. Make a decision. Live with it. Make another. Make an adjustment.
Keep at it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">facebook.com</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-1279875525370160922016-02-15T09:56:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.670-04:00Clutter Roundup <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwQpuh7lSXc/VsHmrbG8oKI/AAAAAAAABBk/c69rxuW5GCY/s1600/xCheck%2Bby%2BStuart%2BMiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwQpuh7lSXc/VsHmrbG8oKI/AAAAAAAABBk/c69rxuW5GCY/s200/xCheck%2Bby%2BStuart%2BMiles.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration by Stuart Miles</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every day I read articles about organizing and productivity and I mention the best ones on twitter. In case you’ve missed them, here is a roundup of some recent articles about clutter:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">How to downsize a lifetime of your parents' </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/za6sgkj" href="https://t.co/XZmVL8cQMJ" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/za6sgkj"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">stuff</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="16739444" href="https://twitter.com/grandparentscom"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@grandparentscom</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Less is more when it comes to </span><a data-expanded-url="http://pojonews.co/1ORjUmF" href="https://t.co/XluGl5SxBb" target="_blank" title="http://pojonews.co/1ORjUmF"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">clutter</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">by </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="1154021916" href="https://twitter.com/kmsYGG"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@kmsYGG</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">for </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="17630125" href="https://twitter.com/PokJournal"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@pokjournal</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">10 quick tips for organizing </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/gqz8fp9" href="https://t.co/MRPfxyIWFw" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/gqz8fp9"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">paper</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">at home from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="20065936" href="https://twitter.com/mental_floss"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@mental_floss</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The uncluttered gift of </span><a data-expanded-url="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/presence" href="https://t.co/3Meo0kEogM" target="_blank" title="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/presence"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">presence</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="117759812" href="https://twitter.com/joshua_becker"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@joshua_becker</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">All is not lost. </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="21272560" href="https://twitter.com/zannsplace"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@zannsplace</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> finds that </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/jk54f6g" href="https://t.co/BepkdzVVlb" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/jk54f6g"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">clutter</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">clearing is possible </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="3305035947" href="https://twitter.com/CulpeperSE"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@culpeperse</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">You can find more of my tweets here: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/OrganizedMarcie"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">https://twitter.com/OrganizedMarcie</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Have you read anything about clutter you’d like to share?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></span> </div><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-36618695561199909582016-02-15T09:56:00.000-05:002016-02-15T09:56:03.545-05:00Clutter Roundup
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration by Stuart Miles</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every day I read articles about organizing and
productivity and I mention the best ones on twitter. In case
you’ve missed them, here is a roundup of some recent articles about
clutter:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">How to downsize a lifetime of your parents' </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/za6sgkj" href="https://t.co/XZmVL8cQMJ" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/za6sgkj"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">stuff</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="16739444" href="https://twitter.com/grandparentscom"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@grandparentscom</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Less is more when it comes to </span><a data-expanded-url="http://pojonews.co/1ORjUmF" href="https://t.co/XluGl5SxBb" target="_blank" title="http://pojonews.co/1ORjUmF"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">clutter</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
by </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="1154021916" href="https://twitter.com/kmsYGG"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@kmsYGG</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
for </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="17630125" href="https://twitter.com/PokJournal"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@pokjournal</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">10 quick tips for organizing </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/gqz8fp9" href="https://t.co/MRPfxyIWFw" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/gqz8fp9"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">paper</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
at home from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="20065936" href="https://twitter.com/mental_floss"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@mental_floss</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The uncluttered gift of </span><a data-expanded-url="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/presence" href="https://t.co/3Meo0kEogM" target="_blank" title="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/presence"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">presence</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
from </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="117759812" href="https://twitter.com/joshua_becker"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@joshua_becker</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">All is not lost. </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="21272560" href="https://twitter.com/zannsplace"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@zannsplace</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> finds that </span><a data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/jk54f6g" href="https://t.co/BepkdzVVlb" target="_blank" title="http://tinyurl.com/jk54f6g"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">clutter</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
clearing is possible </span><a data-mentioned-user-id="3305035947" href="https://twitter.com/CulpeperSE"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">@culpeperse</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">You can find more of my tweets here: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/OrganizedMarcie"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">https://twitter.com/OrganizedMarcie</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And if you like what you've
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Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-84104447186312047992016-02-08T13:23:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.695-04:00Reader question –Making Better Use of Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s1600/Choice2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s1600/Choice2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s200/Choice2.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s1600/Choice2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I regularly hear people say that they “don’t have time” to organize or they “don’t have time” to exercise or they “don’t have time” to read or do something else they enjoy.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The truth is that they do have time, but they have to make a choice between doing one thing or another. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s National Time Management Month, and I thought about choices this past weekend. If you’ve read my blog, you know that I don’t like to clean. Over the weekend, however, I had a rush of energy and the desire to clean. I took advantage of it and scrubbed the kitchen, far more than my normal surface cleaning. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did I have time to clean? I suppose so, since I did it. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">More importantly, I made the choice to take on that task instead of doing something else that was more enjoyable. To my surprise, it felt good to get it done. (Not so good, though, that I’m going to start scouring my house weekly from now on!)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unless you have the ability to pay people to do everything you don’t want to do, you need to figure out a way to fit those chores into your schedule so you can do the all things you like, too.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Don’t use time as your excuse for not tackling projects. Make choices that allow you to accomplish goals that are important to you.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;"></span></span> </div><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Do you use a technique to motivate yourself to start something you’ve been putting off? Do you reward yourself when you’re finished?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span> </div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br /><img height="96" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s200/Choice2.JPG" style="left: 637.59px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 123.79px;" width="96" />Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-67916126521138627032016-02-08T13:23:00.000-05:002016-02-08T13:23:39.224-05:00Reader question –Making Better Use of Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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people say that they “don’t have time” to organize or they “don’t have time” to
exercise or they “don’t have time” to read or do something else they enjoy.</span></span></span></div>
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they do have time, but they have to make a choice between doing one thing or
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Management Month, and I thought about choices this past weekend. If you’ve read
my blog, you know that I don’t like to clean. Over the weekend, however, I had
a rush of energy and the desire to clean. I took advantage of it and scrubbed
the kitchen, far more than my normal surface cleaning. </span></span></span></div>
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I made the choice to take on that task instead of doing something else that was
more enjoyable. To my surprise, it felt good to get it done. (Not so good,
though, that I’m going to start scouring my house weekly from now on!)</span></span></span></div>
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the ability to pay people to do everything you don’t want to do, you need to
figure out a way to fit those chores into your schedule so you can do the all things
you like, too.</span></span></span></div>
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your excuse for not tackling projects. Make choices that allow you to accomplish
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technique to motivate yourself to start something you’ve been putting off? Do
you reward yourself when you’re finished?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
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<img height="96" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EnjH8Uuughs/VrjXRmioWkI/AAAAAAAABBQ/aslbk3iIGgY/s200/Choice2.JPG" style="left: 637.59px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 123.79px;" width="96" />Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-47814808283954597202016-02-01T12:40:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.718-04:00What's in Your File Cabinet?<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdZ4WwZU5KE/Vq-X1vR52HI/AAAAAAAABA8/tOpPJd_aXKc/s1600/File.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YdZ4WwZU5KE/Vq-X1vR52HI/AAAAAAAABA8/tOpPJd_aXKc/s320/File.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">People often tell me that they accumulate piles of paper because their file cabinets are full. In honor of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">National Archive Your Files Month, take a look at what you’re keeping where.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><ul><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Active files are those that you use regularly, for work in progress</span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reference files are those you use less often, to refer back to when you need information<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Archives are for things you probably never look at but need to keep, like old tax files or documents related to the purchase of your house<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If your file cabinet can’t take another piece of paper, chances are good that you’re holding on to stuff you don’t need or keeping it in the wrong place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While you’re sorting tax paperwork, weed through your papers and let go of the ones that have lost their meaning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Talk to your tax preparer about the documents you need to keep to back up your taxes, as well as how long to keep them. Tax files don’t need to be kept with your daily files. You can box up tax files and put them in a less accessible place like a closet or under a bed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I recommend a fire- and water-resistant <a href="http://www.staples.com/First-Alert-2037F-0-62-cu-ft-Fire-and-Water-File-Chest-Slate/product_209253" target="_blank">safe</a> for archive files like birth certificates, passports, car titles and home deeds. Rather than having those documents in a safe deposit box at the bank, you can access them more quickly when they’re in your home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you keep your archive files in a separate place from your working files?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span> </div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank">twitter</a></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank">facebook</a> and </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank">pinterest</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!</span></span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"> </div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"> </div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </div>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-85990212776855832662016-02-01T12:40:00.000-05:002016-02-01T12:40:03.572-05:00What's in Your File Cabinet?<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">People often tell me that they accumulate piles of paper because their file
cabinets are full. In honor of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">National Archive Your Files Month, take a look at what you’re
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files are those you use less often, to refer back to when you need information<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are for things you probably never look at but need to keep, like old tax files
or documents related to the purchase of your house<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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your file cabinet can’t take another piece of paper, chances are good that you’re
holding on to stuff you don’t need or keeping it in the wrong place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you’re sorting tax paperwork, weed through your papers and let go of the ones
that have lost their meaning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to your tax preparer about the documents you need to keep to back up your
taxes, as well as how long to keep them. Tax files don’t need to be kept with
your daily files. You can box up tax files and put them in a less accessible
place like a closet or under a bed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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recommend a fire- and water-resistant <a href="http://www.staples.com/First-Alert-2037F-0-62-cu-ft-Fire-and-Water-File-Chest-Slate/product_209253" target="_blank">safe</a>
for archive files like birth certificates, passports, car titles and home
deeds. Rather than having those documents in a safe deposit box at the bank, you
can access them more quickly when they’re in your home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you keep your archive files in a separate place from your working files?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br /> Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank">twitter</a></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank">facebook</a> and </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank">pinterest</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!</span></span></div>
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Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-68376369593327000822016-01-25T17:15:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.737-04:00Quote: Organizing Isn’t Cleaning <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLWTb0TJVvA/VqaeNfgiY5I/AAAAAAAABAk/2nuRU6dOeL0/s1600/Scales%2Bby%2BKittisak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLWTb0TJVvA/VqaeNfgiY5I/AAAAAAAABAk/2nuRU6dOeL0/s200/Scales%2Bby%2BKittisak.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">People always ask if my house is extraordinarily clean. The answer is no. I don’t enjoy cleaning, so I don’t choose to spend a lot of time on it. You can’t eat off the floors and the windows don’t sparkle; my house is acceptably clean. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On the other hand, my house is extraordinarily well organized. If you ask where something is, I can locate it immediately. Getting to that point requires identifying a home for everything and the discipline to put them away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Organizing is hard work - it entails a change of mind, heart, and action.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">– Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Having an organized home (or workspace) takes time and effort. It’s not a once-and-done task; however, after you set up your systems, it doesn’t take a lot of energy to maintain. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Which would you prefer to spend time on, cleaning or organizing?</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Organized by Marcie</em></strong><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></sup>: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!</span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-6728980926994141832016-01-25T17:15:00.000-05:002016-01-25T17:15:21.619-05:00Quote: Organizing Isn’t Cleaning
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLWTb0TJVvA/VqaeNfgiY5I/AAAAAAAABAk/2nuRU6dOeL0/s1600/Scales%2Bby%2BKittisak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uLWTb0TJVvA/VqaeNfgiY5I/AAAAAAAABAk/2nuRU6dOeL0/s200/Scales%2Bby%2BKittisak.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">People always ask if my house is
extraordinarily clean. The answer is no. I don’t enjoy cleaning, so I don’t
choose to spend a lot of time on it. You can’t eat off the floors and the
windows don’t sparkle; my house is acceptably clean. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On the other hand, my house is
extraordinarily well organized. If you ask where something is, I can locate it
immediately. Getting to that point requires identifying a home for everything
and the discipline to put them away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Organizing
is hard work - it entails a change of mind, heart, and action.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">– Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Having an organized home (or workspace) takes
time and effort. It’s not a once-and-done task; however, after you set up your
systems, it doesn’t take a lot of energy to maintain. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Which would you prefer to spend time on,
cleaning or organizing?</span></span></div>
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</span></span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Organized by Marcie</em></strong><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></sup>: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!</span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-11570680026851469822016-01-18T11:23:00.001-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.758-04:00Do You Have Time? <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVfxEZ_glWE/Vp0Qhf5QrTI/AAAAAAAABAI/iu0ea8HNN98/s1600/Clock6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVfxEZ_glWE/Vp0Qhf5QrTI/AAAAAAAABAI/iu0ea8HNN98/s200/Clock6.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of course you do. You just think you don’t. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everyone struggles with fitting into their days all they have to do. The key is to make sure that you actually are doing the things you need to do and leaving some time for the things you want to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Realize that every choice you make affects your use of time. Productivity is not about getting more done, it’s about getting the right things done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do you need to watch television? Only you can decide that. But while you’re watching TV, can you fold laundry? Or, while you listen to a podcast, can you clean the kitchen? While you’re on hold with the doctor’s office, can you file loose paper?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Maybe the most difficult part is being realistic. You only get 24 hours each day and some of it you already commit to sleeping, eating, bathing and commuting. Be honest when you set your expectations for how much you can achieve in any given day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Without cramming in more activities, figure out how you can best use the time you have. Need help? I’m a Skype session away!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /> Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-74079764042720196282016-01-18T11:23:00.000-05:002016-01-18T11:23:19.324-05:00Do You Have Time?
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVfxEZ_glWE/Vp0Qhf5QrTI/AAAAAAAABAI/iu0ea8HNN98/s1600/Clock6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVfxEZ_glWE/Vp0Qhf5QrTI/AAAAAAAABAI/iu0ea8HNN98/s200/Clock6.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of course you do.
You just think you don’t. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everyone struggles
with fitting into their days all they have to do. The key is to make sure that
you actually are doing the things you need to do and leaving some time for the
things you want to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Realize that every
choice you make affects your use of time. Productivity is not about getting
more done, it’s about getting the right things done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do you need to
watch television? Only you can decide that. But while you’re watching TV, can
you fold laundry? Or, while you listen to a podcast, can you clean the kitchen?
While you’re on hold with the doctor’s office, can you file loose paper?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Maybe the most
difficult part is being realistic. You only get 24 hours each day and some of
it you already commit to sleeping, eating, bathing and commuting. Be honest
when you set your expectations for how much you can achieve in any given day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Without cramming
in more activities, figure out how you can best use the time you have. Need help?
I’m a Skype session away!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-76915397602245578152016-01-11T11:08:00.002-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.780-04:00Reader Question – How to Handle Other People’s Clutter <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SmJPX0LqIQ/VpPTKEcCfbI/AAAAAAAAA_0/VwYshrm_kdg/s1600/Like%2Ba%2Bmuseum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SmJPX0LqIQ/VpPTKEcCfbI/AAAAAAAAA_0/VwYshrm_kdg/s200/Like%2Ba%2Bmuseum.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As difficult as it is for many people to manage their own clutter, it’s even tougher when you’re faced with someone else’s stuff. A reader asked how to get family members to commit to letting go of clutter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When only one person in a household is committed to the process, you are going to feel offended when your efforts aren’t respected by others. You lose motivation when your work is discounted and when family members attempt to disrupt the work you’ve done, it can lead to anger all around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s not easy to make changes and it’s even more difficult when you don’t have buy-in from others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When parents complain that their kids leave stuff strewn about the house, I ask if they’ve set up systems and trained their kids so that the systems work. Even small children can be taught to place dirty clothes in hampers and put toys away before bedtime. Teenagers can be taught, too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The most important thing to remember is that everyone wants to know <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What’s In It For Me?</b> People who haven’t been expected to pick up after themselves need a reason to start now. Find some payoff: it’s easier to get ready in the morning, you won’t be fighting all the time, there’ll be more time for fun things, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes, the best way to handle other people’s clutter, however, is to let it be. Allowing a cluttered space (e.g., closet, garage, basement, shed) that can be closed away from the rest of the home, in return for keeping common areas uncluttered, may be the best compromise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Do you have challenges with other people’s clutter?</span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </div>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-43526642963731366522016-01-11T11:08:00.001-05:002016-01-11T11:08:32.830-05:00Reader Question – How to Handle Other People’s Clutter <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SmJPX0LqIQ/VpPTKEcCfbI/AAAAAAAAA_0/VwYshrm_kdg/s1600/Like%2Ba%2Bmuseum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SmJPX0LqIQ/VpPTKEcCfbI/AAAAAAAAA_0/VwYshrm_kdg/s200/Like%2Ba%2Bmuseum.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As difficult as it is for many
people to manage their own clutter, it’s even tougher when you’re faced with
someone else’s stuff. A reader asked how to get family members to commit to
letting go of clutter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When only one person in a
household is committed to the process, you are going to feel offended when your
efforts aren’t respected by others. You lose motivation when your work is
discounted and when family members attempt to disrupt the work you’ve done, it
can lead to anger all around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s not easy to make changes and
it’s even more difficult when you don’t have buy-in from others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When parents complain that their
kids leave stuff strewn about the house, I ask if they’ve set up systems and
trained their kids so that the systems work. Even small children can be taught
to place dirty clothes in hampers and put toys away before bedtime. Teenagers can
be taught, too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The most important thing to remember
is that everyone wants to know <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What’s In
It For Me?</b> People who haven’t been expected to pick up after themselves need
a reason to start now. Find some payoff: it’s easier to get ready in the
morning, you won’t be fighting all the time, there’ll be more time for fun
things, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes, the best way to handle
other people’s clutter, however, is to let it be. Allowing a cluttered space (e.g.,
closet, garage, basement, shed) that can be closed away from the rest of the
home, in return for keeping common areas uncluttered, may be the best compromise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Do you have challenges with other
people’s clutter?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-81249703420839140862016-01-04T20:26:00.002-05:002016-08-03T20:19:14.802-04:00Happy New Year!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCbFMwId4M0/VosbjVDX1CI/AAAAAAAAA_g/ysJg1M3qzwY/s1600/xSparkler%2Bby%2BMorgan%2BSessions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCbFMwId4M0/VosbjVDX1CI/AAAAAAAAA_g/ysJg1M3qzwY/s320/xSparkler%2Bby%2BMorgan%2BSessions.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Morgan Sessions</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's something about the new year that makes me want to clear things out. I spent the weekend looking for things to donate or throw away. It feels liberating to lighten the household load, to let someone else enjoy the stuff that we don’t use or need. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Living with empty space might seem strange at first, but you get used to it. Then it feels strange to have lots of extra stuff around. I’m not advocating getting rid of everything; trust me, we still have plenty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Letting go of things helps you realize that you have what you need. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">By the way, January is Get Organized Month. It’s a good time to take action on your organizing projects.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does this time of year make you want to unload excess?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-4405695249675545432016-01-04T20:26:00.001-05:002016-01-04T20:29:01.242-05:00Happy New Year!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCbFMwId4M0/VosbjVDX1CI/AAAAAAAAA_g/ysJg1M3qzwY/s1600/xSparkler%2Bby%2BMorgan%2BSessions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pCbFMwId4M0/VosbjVDX1CI/AAAAAAAAA_g/ysJg1M3qzwY/s320/xSparkler%2Bby%2BMorgan%2BSessions.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Morgan Sessions</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's
something about the new year that makes me want to clear things out. I spent
the weekend looking for things to donate or throw away. It feels liberating to
lighten the household load, to let someone else enjoy the stuff that we don’t
use or need. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Living with
empty space might seem strange at first, but you get used to it. Then it feels
strange to have lots of extra stuff around. I’m not advocating getting rid of
everything; trust me, we still have plenty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Letting go
of things helps you realize that you have what you need. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">By the way, January
is Get Organized Month. It’s a good time to take action on your organizing
projects.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does this
time of year make you want to unload excess?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-69712188392226797752015-08-03T20:24:00.005-04:002016-08-03T20:19:14.823-04:00Gone Fishing<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW50_-4hntI/VcAGBpF978I/AAAAAAAAA-4/HK4aYnYtA14/s1600/Fishing%2Bby%2BSira%2BAnamwong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW50_-4hntI/VcAGBpF978I/AAAAAAAAA-4/HK4aYnYtA14/s200/Fishing%2Bby%2BSira%2BAnamwong.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not really. But I am going to take a break from writing for a few weeks. See you back in September.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Organized by Marcie</span></i></b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank">twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank">pinterest</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below! </span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-18901107825104867502015-08-03T20:24:00.004-04:002015-08-03T20:24:45.177-04:00Gone Fishing<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW50_-4hntI/VcAGBpF978I/AAAAAAAAA-4/HK4aYnYtA14/s1600/Fishing%2Bby%2BSira%2BAnamwong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW50_-4hntI/VcAGBpF978I/AAAAAAAAA-4/HK4aYnYtA14/s200/Fishing%2Bby%2BSira%2BAnamwong.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not really. But I am going to take a break from writing for a few weeks. See you back in September.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Organized by Marcie</span></i></b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank">twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank">pinterest</a></span><br />
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</span>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-74000024193007378002015-07-27T15:58:00.003-04:002016-08-03T20:19:14.842-04:00Is Shopping Your Weakness? <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7seE02xPyWM/VbaMOpcDT_I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Z120frlghGM/s1600/Shopping8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7seE02xPyWM/VbaMOpcDT_I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Z120frlghGM/s200/Shopping8.JPG" width="159" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week I spoke to a group about decluttering and downsizing. Among other things, we talked about over-shopping. Ironically, the seminar was held in a mall and I had to walk through a high-end store to get to the classroom. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m sorry I didn’t take pictures of the huge posters hung throughout the store to promote their back-to-school sale. The slogans all referred to the fact that your life wouldn’t be complete without the items on sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><blockquote class="tr_bq">Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like. – Will Rogers</blockquote><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whether or not you are able to spend money on stuff, you choose the amount that is enough for you. You don’t have to buy things just to have stuff or to show others how well you’re doing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, if you don’t shop, you’ll do just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /> Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-57417238319434601042015-07-27T15:58:00.002-04:002015-07-27T15:58:33.143-04:00Is Shopping Your Weakness?
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7seE02xPyWM/VbaMOpcDT_I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Z120frlghGM/s1600/Shopping8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7seE02xPyWM/VbaMOpcDT_I/AAAAAAAAA-Y/Z120frlghGM/s200/Shopping8.JPG" width="159" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week I spoke to a group about decluttering and
downsizing. Among other things, we talked about over-shopping. Ironically, the
seminar was held in a mall and I had to walk through a high-end store to get to
the classroom. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m sorry I didn’t take pictures of the huge posters
hung throughout the store to promote their back-to-school sale. The slogans all
referred to the fact that your life wouldn’t be complete without the items on
sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><blockquote class="tr_bq">
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to
buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like. – Will Rogers</blockquote>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whether or not you are able to spend money on
stuff, you choose the amount that is enough for you. You don’t have to buy
things just to have stuff or to show others how well you’re doing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, if you don’t shop, you’ll do just fine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">: Save time and money by
letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value<br />
Follow me on </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And if you like what you've
read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24913717.post-36368939162862408462015-07-20T11:56:00.004-04:002016-08-03T20:19:14.863-04:00The Beginners’ Guide to Letting Go<div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.5in;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fSADte9C1Pk/Va0ZmlFuREI/AAAAAAAAA94/Swpj0sJpsT0/s1600/Beginning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fSADte9C1Pk/Va0ZmlFuREI/AAAAAAAAA94/Swpj0sJpsT0/s200/Beginning.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I talk to people about letting go of clutter, many of them express the same concern: they don’t know how to start.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 9pt 0pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">There are three simple steps to starting a decluttering project, as outlined in </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://www.createspace.com/3596243" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">The Clutter Book</span></a>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><ol><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">E</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">mpty the area – take everything out<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">S</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ort the contents into three categories – keep, discard or donate<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">P</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">lace – put things that you value in a logical location<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li></ol><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The challenge, for most people, is deciding what to keep. My advice is to keep the best and let go of the rest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">How many pairs of socks do you need? How many pens? How many coffee mugs? Each person’s definition of “enough” is going to be different. Choose a quantity that will make you feel you have plenty, without being overwhelming.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Start small with these three steps – choose a category of items to pare back, keep the ones that appeal to you most and put them in a place that makes sense to you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The process works when you don’t complicate it. You can do it!</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Organized by Marcie</span></b></em></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">TM</span></sup></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">: Save time and money by letting go of what you don't need and finding room for what you value</span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Follow me on </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/organizedmarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: large;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OrganizedByMarcie" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: large;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/marcielovett" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: large;">pinterest</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">And if you like what you've read, share it using the links below!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div>Marcie Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941361101271396473noreply@blogger.com0