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Some of us dream of an organizational tool that will be an answer to our clutter problems and that will organize our entire life.  I am here to tell you that you won't find such a thing in one tool; but a combination of several great solutions, such as:  

1.    Calendar/Planner - Whether electronic or paper, it is a necessity. Use it to keep track of your schedule and your family's schedule. Colour code it according to your family members. It is important that you look at it at least twice a day - once before bed to plan for the next day and once first thing in the morning to see what is going on that day. 

2.   Notebook and Pen - Don't rely on your memory. Write everything down.  Keep a to-do list, grocery and errand list at your fingertips.

3.   Baskets - Can be used for laundry, but also to hold things that are going to other rooms/floors of the house. Have one at the bottom of each set of stairs - to hold the things that are on their way to somewhere else.

4.   Home for Receipts - Everything needs a home including your receipts.  Knowing where to find them makes it much easier when you need to return something.

5.   Timer - Great to keep you on track during clean up, time allotted for "bathroom time" in the morning, time allotted for checking emails, etc. This gives you a boundary to work within.

Tune in next time to find out some more essential organizing tools.  

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