Issue: 100

May 2014

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Welcome to the 100th edition of the Organized Lifestyle Magazine. In this month's magazine, we'll be sharing a selection of links to websites and people we love.

These links are intended to provide inspiration, ideas, tips, tricks and tools to help you get organized and lift that yucky feeling because you're living how you truly want to.

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HOME

Quick and wonderful home cleaning tips

I feel inspired lately, with the sun shining and the smell of spring in the air. There is nothing nicer than the smell of a freshly cleaned house. Here are some of my recent favourites for cleaning around the home.

Clean your washing machine by running a cycle with bleach, and then a cycle with white vinegar.

More ideas at Love, Pomegranate House

Remove old candles from votive holders - freeze them and the wax will shrink and pop right out of the votive.

More at Martha Stewart

Clean your oven with a homemade recipe

Clean the microwave:
Mix vinegar and water together in a bowl. Set the microwave for about 10 minutes. Remove the bowl and wipe down.

More awesome ideas at One Good Thing by Jillee

Freshen up your mattress:
Mix baking soda and lavender oil together. Spread over the mattress, wait an hour, and vacuum up.

Create a mixture of laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, bleach, borax, and very hot water to bring your pillows back to bright white.

Click here to read Deanne's article for Fitness Republic called "Secrets to a more productive spring" ....

Office

You'll never get it all done!

"One of the most dangerous threats to productivity is the trap of getting it all done. The illusion that getting one more thing done today equates to one less thing to do tomorrow can stop productivity in its tracks while causing frustration, stress and fatigue." Jennifer Wilmoth, McGhee Senior Consultant

You can try these tips to help you manage what will get done though:

1. Review: What must get done within the next four to twelve weeks.

2. Actions: What are the next steps to the activities that must get done listed above? Schedule those tasks into your calendar.

3. Be fair to yourself and schedule what needs to be done into your calendar. And track what you are doing with all that supposed 'free" time.

5. Review weekly: Check off what gets done and reschedule the rest.

I use colour coding to help me with my weekly review. Each action has a colour attached and I have a colour that represents 'Done'. This is a huge support for me in the busy weeks because at a quick glance I know what wasn't done and then I move into the next week or two or delete it altogether.

Meet Mike Song - His mantra is Get Control and Get More Done. I recommend signing up for his newsletter because each week he offers amazing tips. I guarantee you will learn a shortcut to the way you work that will save time!

Note: he does not pay me anything to say this!
I've included some of his links in the Quick Links section so that you can see for yourself.

Time

It adds up over a year!

I was reading a great article on spring cleaning tips for Outlook the other day and just loved how Melissa approaches 'deleting fearlessly'.

She says, "sort by sender, subject or organize by conversation. Delete those (emails) that are purely social (Where do you want to eat lunch? What are you wearing to the holiday party? Did you see last night's episode of). Even if you spend 5 minutes a day until the end of the year on this task alone, you will probably end up with hundreds of messages you can feel confident about deleting." by Melissa P. Esquibel

It's important to have lots of little successes because it makes you feel good - and that's important - every day!

Thanks to Organization and Productivity News I get a quick hit of ideas each week

This Peter Bregman video is called "the most powerful use of this moment" - he also pops into my inbox on a weekly basis.

ADHD - Tested Productivity Apps from ADDitude Magazine

Positive Parenting - 10 minutes a day

Shredding information from Shred It

Spirit

About friendship ~ by Ruth Tamari and Amy Greenleaf Brassert

I truly love what these women share about friendship.

One article I posted is about the arrival of spring and how it re-energizes us again for reconnection, renewal and new growth in our friendships and ourselves.

Read the whole article ...

For more on Amy and Ruth please visit The Smart Art of Friendship.

Please take a moment to celebrate your friendships and fill your spirit. They are invaluable.

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