Let’s Get Organized – 77 Life Organization Tips-Tips 61-77
61. Try to see what things you can get delivered home. Dry cleaning, prescription medicines and so on can be easily delivered home leaving you more time to do your shopping.
62. Using a timer is a great way to alert you to an appointment or to start on a task. Set the timer to go off ten minutes before you need to start cooking or getting ready. This will give you enough time to pack up and save anything that you were working on.
63. Organize similar tasks together so that you can finish them all in one go. For example, pool all the phone calls that you need to make in one place, all the bills that you need to pay in one and so on.
64. Before you head out for an appointment, check up if that is still on time or if it has been pushed ahead. This will give you time to finish up a few other chores.
65. Try not to pick up items that need special care. Some examples are clothes that need to be hand-washed or silver and brassware that need regular polishing.
66. Avoid time-consuming beauty treatments. Stick to what it is natural on most days.
67. Combine only those tasks that will allow you to focus on each one without any problem. For example, your child could do his or her homework as you fold the laundry.
68. Give up trying to be perfect – let others help you put away things so that the house stays organized though it may not be done in the exact same way that you wanted.
69. Before taking up a task, keep everything that you need for it handy. Do you know what you need to know to complete the task and do you have sufficient time to finish it? Only if the answer is yes, should you get down to doing it.
70. If you are wondering where you are spending most of your time, you could try wearing a watch for a week and then clocking the time that most of your activities take. You will be surprised to find that what you thought took only twenty minutes takes forty and cleaning the room when your kids pitch in takes only half an hour, instead of one hour when you do it alone.
71. If you are in the middle of completing a task, do not let anything interrupt you. Do not let the phone disturb you, let it go to voice mail; do not open the door for any neighbor and do not reply to any email right away. Concentrate on finishing your work.
72. Note things down in the manner and in a place where it is convenient for you. If you prefer a simple calendar to a more hi-tech Blackberry, that should be your choice. It is more important to note down the things that need to be done and then get them done.
73. Before you start noting down things in your new calendar, note down all the important dates like birthdays and wedding anniversaries.
74. Whenever you note a date in your calendar, you should also note down any action that needs to be taken before the date. For example, if your child’s friend has a birthday party on a certain date, note down that you have to pick up a gift for the child a few days before.
75. Identify a time of the day when you are more fresh and can concentrate more. Set this time aside to do tasks that require you to focus more like working on your taxes or finishing up some office work.
76. Never schedule things too close to one another. You should always keep in mind that factors like the weather, traffic and others running late can affect you.
77. One of the simplest ways of keeping things organized in your home or office is to do things right away if it is not going to take more than a few minutes. If you need to file a paper, do so right away. However, if you need to work out something and then file it away, keep it for later.
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