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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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Fresh Tip of the Day

There is an orderly and effective individual within us. Our contribution to the world is being warped and dissipated by the clutter that hinders our full expression of our abilities.

— from The Messies Manual