Cleaning Quick Tips

1. Take advantage of convenience products, such as disposable wipes and shower cleaner sprays, for these 5 minute cleaning sessions to make the job easier.
2. If you are short on time or energy, pick up jobs that are most important to you and do them well.

Organization Quick Tips

Time to "ACT"

1. Assess the situation
2. Commit to change
3. Tackle one area at a time

5 Categories to Cleaning Out

• 1. Things you Love & Use
• 2. Things you could give away
• 3. Things you could sell
• 4. Thing that belong in the trash...I know it hurts
• 5. Things that belong else where

Every Day Strategies for Staying Organized

1. Don't put it down put it away
2. Lay down the law with household members
3. Pick up everyday
4. Unclutter as you go
5. Leave your "campground" cleaner then you found it theory
6. Make standard "to do" and "to remember" list
7. Set limits on recycle items
8. Consider buying less
9. Simplify your life with 80/20 rule

To Minimize Paperwork Piles

1. Limit the amount of incoming paperwork
2. Develop a system for storing items
3. Recycle, reuse, reduce

Set a routine in place everyday open and sort mail into categories

1. Other family members
2. Action items
3. Need
4. File
5. Trash

Labeling Tips

• Always label folders with a noun- not an adjective, date or number.  For example: Expenses should be labeled Current Year not Current Year Expenses