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Week Five

  • Discard one thing from your closet.
  • Organize sewing box, hobby or craft material.
  • Locate a local household professional organizer by going to the website of the National Association of Professional Organizers.
  • Talk to a professional organizer about his or her services.
  • Develop chore list and reward system for children.
  • Skip a TV program and organize something instead.
  • Ask friends about a housekeeper or cleaning service.
  • Pretend you are a stranger entering your front door for the first time. Look around to get a fresh view.
  • Discard games and puzzles that are missing pieces or have torn boxes.
  • Interview a person you admire who keeps an organized home.
  • Hire a plumber, electrician, or handyman to do a repair job that has been neglected.

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