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In This Issue-- Life Spaces Fall 2008
At Home:
"Counter"Act Paper Clutter in 3 Easy Steps:
Organizing is as Much Thinking as Doing
In Your Home Business/At Work:
What a Great Meeting!
But, Where Did the Information Go?
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Pulp Friction
Is the paper in your life making your kitchen counter a fire hazard? Despite the increase in electronic communications, there are inevitable papers that play critical roles in our everyday family life. But many of us would consider hiring a bulldozer before we'd dive in and attempt to organize. Only when we're late with a bill, lose a child's permission slip or misplace a prescription do we consider getting help.
And speaking of paper clutter, you'll notice we have decided to go green! Welcome to the first electronic edition of Life Spaces! Same time-saving tips, same sanity-creating purpose. No paper to add to the pile... unless you really prefer to read a printed version, maybe sitting with your coffee or tea or waiting for an appointment to start. Please print; we've provided a printable (PDF) version for you (click on the link to the right of my signature).
If you see ideas you like here, e-mail or call to schedule a consultation. You'll get a free tip sheet or white paper for mentioning that you read Life Spaces, as well as a valuable introduction to your new Peace of Mind! And let me know if there are topics you'd like covered in a future issue.
Environmentally Yours,
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| Quote we like:
"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work." - Gustave Flaubert
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"Counter"Act Paper Clutter in 3 Easy Steps
Organizing is as Much Thinking as Doing
Guess who's staking out valuable space on your kitchen counters-and with your permission! Mail, artwork, brochures, investment statements, homework, field trip sign-ups, church bulletins, PTA news, bills, events you want to go to, vacation catalogs, and the list goes on. Our schedules have turned from the relaxed summer pace to the hub-bub of clubs, sports and activities.
And our "friends" have returned. Papers ! They make their home on the kitchen table. Then they are moved to counters or to the dining room table in the "big swoop" when we know friends are coming over. You know, the Big Swoop: we put our arms around the paper piles, swoop them up into our arms, and swoop them into the dining room where they rest on the dining room table!
What can you do so you don't lose the papers, so you stop missing appointments and can find what you need, when you need it?
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What a Great Meeting!
But, What Do I Do with the Papers, Business Cards, Ideas, Follow Up?
Picture this. You're back to the office after an appointment. What do you have in your pockets or briefcase? Business cards, receipts, meeting notes, presentation copies, new ideas for your business jotted down, a few web sites you want to keep track of. What a mixture. Ideally you'd have the time and inclination to sit right down, write notes and do the follow-up while fresh in your mind. This is a common question I get from business owners - do I do it all now while it's fresh in my mind? Seems so little to add to my "to do" list.
But the phone is ringing. You have e-mail and this and this and that. How do you recover; how do you dispense quickly with the papers you've just brought in? What systems will make this quick and easy? Here are a few ideas that will allow you to easily and quickly find what you need later on.
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This Issue's Question and Answer
Q. My banker, my realtor and my mother all give me different answers about how long to keep important papers. Do you have a definitive source of information on this topic?
A. The IRS. You will hear varied answers to this question. But, to be comfortable creating your own procedures, take a look at this article, reprinted with permission, from www.OnlineOrganizing.com You can find similar summaries on the Kiplinger web site, Bankrate, the IRS web site, and on Jean Chatzky's site. Always check with your accountant as your personal situation expert.
Keep or Toss from OnlineOrganizing.com
And the IRS link, the best place to begin understanding the issues is
Click and search on "keep records."
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Workshops !
Organize
with Style--
Using Vintage & Antique Products.
Thursday, October 16 at 7:00p.m.
Host: The Shoppes at 326, Milford, NH
Click for more info |
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Workshops!
Conquer Your Home's
Clutter Hot Spots--
& Experience EFT
to Support Your Efforts.
Thursday, November 6th, at 6 p.m.
Held at: The Holistic Self Care Center, Murphy Drive, Nashua, NH
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Life Spaces
Volume 5, Fall 2008
Editor/Writer: Sue West
Marketing Consultant & Copywriter:
Jean Rogers
Copyright 2008 |
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