10
Minute Tricks To Help You Get Organized
by Maria Gracia
Whoever thought you'd be able to get
organized in just 10 minutes?! Here are a few simple ideas.
1. 10 MINUTE CHORE BOX:
Rather than spending hours organizing, and
doing it all yourself, create a 10 minute Chore Box for yourself--and one
for each family member, if applicable.
Each person's box would contain specific
chores or tasks that need to be completed. The chores are written on slips
of paper, and take a maximum of 10 minutes each to accomplish.
You can gear the tasks towards the person's
abilities (e.g. while older kids can help out with vacuuming, a 3 year old
may instead be responsible for putting away his/her toys.)
Each day, as a chore is completed, that
slip of paper is placed in a holding envelope until the Chore Box is
empty.
Then, when empty, the boxes are refilled,
and the system starts over again. This also works well at the office!
2. 10 MINUTE PICK-UP:
Control the chaos. Schedule a consistent,
'10 minute Pick-up' each night. Set a timer to sound an alarm in 10
minutes.
While the clock is ticking, all family
members are responsible for clearing out and putting away their belongings
from the main family area.
When the timer sounds, you're all done.
Give yourselves a warm round of applause for all you've accomplished.
3. 10 MINUTE 'WHEN I HAVE TIME' GOALS:
One of the oldest phrases in the book is,
'I'll do that, when I have the time.' Problem is, that time never seems to
come.
If you REALLY want to do something, the
time can generally be found pretty easily. For example, if you just won an
all-expenses paid trip to the land of your dreams, you'd probably find
time to fit it into your busy schedule without much of a problem.
So, it's time to begin fitting in those
things you want to do, and 10 Minute Goals can help. Schedule 10 minutes a
day to catch up on your reading, or to begin learning that foreign
language, or to simply spend having fun with your children. Then, work on
those goals when the schedule date and time rolls around.
4. 10 MINUTE LUXURIES:
Don't forget to schedule a few 10 Minutes
Luxuries per day to do something nice for yourself.
Sometimes the day is so rushed and chaotic,
that it's easy to forget the really important things like family, health,
spirituality, personal time and so on.
Take that 10 minute vacation every day. You
deserve it!
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Maria Gracia, owner of Get Organized
Now!, can help you organize your home, your office and your life. Visit
Web site at: http://www.getorganizednow.com
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