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The Organizette!, Issue #106 -- Holiday Preparations November 09, 2017 |
Welcome to the Plan-and-Organize-Life.com Newsletter. I hope you enjoy getting the newsletter and that it helps to keep you on track with your organizing goals. Remember, you can get a lot done in only 10 minutes of decluttering and organizing! Table of Contents -Introduction
Introduction Hi Everyone! Last month slipped by me. I celebrated a big milestone birthday and we threw a big party which took a lot of planning and cleaning time. Then, I got the greatest birthday surprise of all when my two sisters showed up from across the country! I didn’t have a clue! We had a very short 2 ½ days together, but I will remember it for a very long time. It was so good to see them. Then, there was post-party and post-visitor cleaning, regular life and preparing for Halloween. It’s November now and we’re mostly back onto our normal routine. But it’s also the time of year that I start to get excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love making lists and checking things off, and this is a fun time of year to do it. (The tasks are more fun.)
If you love to shop online and you're not using Ebates, you're leaving money on the table! Earn cash back for your online purchases you were already making! I have received several "Big Fat Checks" over the years! Check it out. Click on the Ebates logo. The Monthly Mission – Holiday Planning With Halloween over, Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season is upon us, sooner than we wish. (Heck, the stores have been decorated since before Halloween!! Kind of pushy in my opinion.) Anyway, if you want to get a head start, make a plan, and do a little bit every day instead of all at the very end in a panic, go to the November monthly mission, here. Keeping the Family Organized Amy Knapp's Wall Calendar is my ALL TIME favorite calendar with its huge boxes! And it's almost time to order a new one! With kids in school, I find it easier to use a calendar from August to August and this 16 month one works perfectly. Plus, it's super affordable!
If you prefer to go digital, you might enjoy the Cozi Family Organizer. You can sync everyone's schedules together at no charge.
United States Postal Service Holiday Mailing Update The USPS is working hard to deliver an estimated 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season! They’re expanding their Sunday delivery to busy locations and adding online services. They’re not predicting a “busiest day” at the post office this year as they’re hoping to see more traffic online, where you can have the mail person come pick up your package when they come by for their regular delivery. Here are some deadlines you might need to know:
I Can't Wait! If you’re in a hurry to put some order back into your home, perhaps Mimi Tanner's unique method will give you that jumpstart. Check out her method at Declutter Fast: How To Get Your Home In Order Almost Immediately. Check Out These Pages! Here are some pertinent pages on the website you may have missed along with any new pages.
The other day, in preparation for new windows in my kids’ rooms, and a daughter who didn’t heed the warnings weeks ahead of time, asking her to clear her room for the installers, we had to clear her room for her. (Although we’ve been asking her for months and years before now to clean her room in general.) Anyway, the method we used was very fast and satisfying. I took my arm and slid it across her desk pushing everything into a big box. Ahh…. I’ve been wanting to do that for so long! Everything on the floor was scooped up and put in a box as well. This revealed to us that she had beautiful carpet and a desk surface in which she could actually work on! We helped her move some furniture around to get the best use of her space and she was actually thrilled. Those two boxes of tiny items, scraps and junk will need to be sorted and either put away, or tossed. But until then, she’s enjoying her brand new spacious room, with a view. That being said, we’re going to once again plead to our family to not buy the kids a lot of “stuff” for Christmas! They have so much already, much of it that lost its thrill within the first few weeks of getting it, and now they just take up space. Even though the kids are getting a bit older (pre-teens/teen), they still play with a handful of favorite items. Even more surprising, some of them are old and inexpensive. But that’s OK. Whatever makes them happy! This weekend we’re going to do a full-on toy purge before the holidays. This is the perfect time to let go of what no longer interests them and make space for new items, or, just make space. What are some non “stuff” things we’d be happy getting for X-mas? Here are a few ideas:
I like to get stuff too, but sometimes getting the opportunity to do something and make a memory is even better.
Tracy Greene
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