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One thing I really don't like is to be late in sending birthday wishes to my friends. Here are some simple and effective ideas and tips to help you reduce clutter in your home and in your life that will help you remember all the things you want to get done.
In your planner have an ongoing to do list. Everything you want to accomplish write it on your list. This way you won't have to remember it and when you read the list it will be a great reminder of what you want to do. You don't have to clutter your mind either by trying to remember everything you need to do.
If you have trouble falling asleep because you have so many ideas of what you want to do the next day floating in and out of your mind, write them down so you can fall asleep knowing they are written down so you can remember to do them the next day. When I walk early in the morning I carry a small pencil and paper to write down things that come to mind that I want to do later. This way I am not cluttering my mind trying to remember everything and I can enjoy the early morning solitude.
To remember to send birthday or anniversary greetings sign up on line for a reminder. (I use: memo to me). If you have Outlook on your computer set it up to remind you. This reminder systems works for meetings and other obligations that you have. For birthday cards send all of them out at the first of the month the birthday's are in. There are places like Send Out Cards that will send cards out for you.
When you think of something you need or want to do write it down right then on your to do list. Try to avoid writing them on sticky notes as they get lost. If you do use sticky notes transfer them to your planner.
Make a plan or scheduled routine every week. It will unclutter your mind when you know what you are doing when. This is a great tool to use for household routines like laundry, errands, and so forth.
Set a timer to remind you of appointments you have later in the day or in the evening. This has saved me more than once as I get busy and when the timer rings if I am doing something it reminds me I need to be heading out the door for an appointment-be it taking a child to soccer or going to a club meeting.
When you have things to return to a friend or to the library or a DVD put them by the door you leave the house by either in a bag or basket so they are easy to grab as you leave. This saves a lot of time hunting for the item or being on the road and going back home to get it.
Reducing clutter helps to remember things to do as we don't have clutter in our homes and lives that get in the way of our remembering what it was we wanted to do. This seems too easy, but it is true. Try reducing clutter and see if your life just got simpler and easier for you to remember what you need to do.
Marilyn is a professional organizer and invites you to visit her website www.marilynbohn.com, She is a sought after public speaker and author who is passionate about teaching ways to organize your life and how to reduce clutter. She works with women in their homes and offices. On her web site she teaches you to get rid of clutter by using her Lights On Organizing System. She provides practical information on how to declutter your home, office and life. In her blogs, articles, and videos she gives timely tips on how to clear clutter and how to declutter everything in your home and office. She is the author of a book called Go Organize! Conquer clutter in three simple steps which will be in major bookstores in December 2009.
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