The Neat Sheet: Start the Year off Organized

January / February 2012

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In This Issue

2012 Organizing Desk Calendar

Pick a Project

Get Organized Events

Especially for Parents

Greetings!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday! The new year is here, and January is the perfect time to make a fresh start towards clearing the clutter.

Not sure how to get started? This edition of The Neat Sheet lists some quick-win projects to build your organizing confidence and motivation...and cross something off your list.

Need inspiration to organize? Check out the upcoming events and classes.

Want motivation all year long? Consider our 2012 Organizing Desk Calendar.

And if you need hands-on organizing support or virtual consulting, please contact me- I'm happy to help!

Best,

Elizabeth

2012 Creative Storage Solutions Desk Calendar is here!

1.1323529411764705 It's not about how much space you have, but how well you use the space.

This year's 12 Months of Organizing Desk Calendar is all about creative storage ideas, including uses for items you may already have in your home.

Order your calendar today before they are gone!

We are thrilled to have our calendar featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Better Homes & Gardens STORAGE Magazine.

Pick a Project and Make a Fresh Start

Take the first step towards a newly organized 2012. Pick an organizing project and commit to completing it this month.

You know you'll feel better...and you may even find some inspiration and motivation to tackle those other trouble spots in your home.

Organzing Projects to Get You Going

Sort and purge your tupperware drawer
Clean out the fridge/freezer
Toss out the warranties/user manuals for products you no longer own
If you don't have a warranties/user manual file....start one now
Purge your nightstand
Clean out the medicine cabinet
Re-organize your bookshelf
Clear off the top of your desk (that means filing, recycling old papers, and returning the random items to where they belong)
Set up your bill system for 2012
Clear off your bulletin board
Purge your purse, briefcase or backpack

Get Help Getting Organized with these Upcoming Events

Saturday January 14th - IKEA Inspiration: This Saturday, January 14th, IKEA stores across the country are holding a Bring Your Own Friend event to get you inspired to organize and redecorate. The Stoughton, MA IKEA will have organizers from the National Association of Professional Organizers - New England chapter giving demos and answering your questions.

March 9th - Got paper piles? Here's a way to get your questions answered and have a plan of action: come to my Papers, Piles & Projects: Strategies to Clear the Clutter class through Minuteman Regional Community Education in Lexington, MA. Register today!

Especially for Parents: School Lunch Prep Secret!

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This tip comes from my good friend Susan, who shared with me how she tries to alleviate the morning chaos of packing lunch for her two kids. Her kids are in pre-school and Kindergarten, so she has to pack each one a lunch plus snacks.

Susan's Secret: on Sundays she preps the dry/snack foods, assembly line style. She gets out a bunch of snack-size plastic bags and then fills each one with goldfish, pretzels, crackers, and other snacks. All the little baggies go into a basket that sits on the counter.

In the morning, Susan grabs a few baggies from the basket, tosses them into the lunch box, adds fresh foods, and viola...lunch is served!