PERSONAL CHALLENGE - Get Organized in 2009

• When the weather starts to turn nice, take an inventory of your outdoor storage areas.  Make a list of things that need to be repaired or replaced.  Schedule time to do the repairs.
• Check for insect or rodent damage and take appropriate corrective action before things get worse.
• If you have too much stuff to even open the door of your storage area, resolve to purge items you no longer use or need.  Give them away or sell them.  Set a time to do this when the weather is nice.

• Apply the same inventory, repair, replace or purge strategy to your recreational gear.
• Pull everything outside, sort by function, purge out unnecessary or damaged equipment, and put in appropriate-sized labeled containers for easy access later

3.   Organize your travel plans  [Click here to see my personal travel list]  

•  If you like to travel, start a packing list for your travels.  This is easiest to do when created on a computer.  Use three columns:  What the item is (be specific); whom the item is for (i.e. you, spouse, kids, pet); and why you pack it (i.e. beach, air travel, car trips).  You can then sort the items by person so they can pack their own bag, or by trip type such as things you only take to the beach.  Print out a copy prior to packing.  Line through the items you do not need to include and check off the ones you pack.  Give the list to others so they can pack their own travel bags.
• Create a travel folder for each trip.  Label the folder by destination and date.  The folder should contain any hotel, air, rental information, destination information, tickets, notes, etc. 
• At the end of travel add any comments or thoughts about the trip and keep the folder for future reference.  File by region, purpose, or alphabetically. 
• Update your packing list after each trip.

You can print this out as a full calendar page and put it in a binder for future reference.  Go to my website for the download version:  

LEARN TO GET ORGANIZED

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