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Some of the kinds of items that you might not think are clutter but really are!
Of course when it comes to really sorting item by item, what you consider clutter may be a treasured item for the next person that’s a given, however, my intention here is to bring to your awareness certain things and the reasons you have those things so you can question for yourself if they really are trash or treasure.
For example holiday souvenirs generally bought to basically prove that you’ve been to woop woop. Perhaps it’s handpainted and the kids think it’s cute. Think about this:

1. why do need to prove you’ve been to woop woop? - you know you did, so that’s all that matters.

2. You’ll have to take care of the item, protect it, dust it, clean it etc - an investment of your time on a regular basis. You’re creating more work for yourself after your lovely holiday - kinda takes the edge of the holiday doesn’t it?

3. Does it fit with your decor?

4. Where will you put it?.

Just take a picture of it perhaps one with you holding it and be done with it, you’ll save money as well!
Another example are fix-it things. Do you know that about 2% of broken things ever get fixed. Here’s a list of items frequently found among possessions that require fixing;

cassette tapes, hair dryers, ruined electrical cords, unstrung rackets, wobbly legged chairs, dismembered dolls & toys, cracked dishes, defective clocks, dead torches, lounges with torn or rotting webbing, umbrellas with broken ribs, shoes with broken heels and the list goes on!            Are any of those familiar?
All of these things served a purpose, perhaps they didn’t perform as long as they should OR you got it for a bargain and it served you really well for a long time so now you think you kinda owe it somehow and throwing it out would be disrespectful - let me remind you - they’re inanimate objects! they’re broken - just say thanks and throw them out. Like us objects have a life span - I’m sure you’d agree that keeping the embalmed bodies of loved ones  lolling around the house taking up space needing dusting & cleaning and serving no purpose. is quite impractical!
Harsh analogy I know but you see what I mean, and so it is with things.

That’s it for this time, next episode a I’ll get you thinking about hiring versus owning as a clutter reducing strategy.

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The secret weapon of the super organised
 

Put simply TIME! The clock keeps ticking away no matter what! It’s extremely easy to loose track of time, to get distracted and waste time, and most of all to be vague about your priorities and spend time doing pointless things.
Most people will tell you that spending quality time with family is about the most important thing we can do in our lives. Many would believe that they probably do that but if they were to have some kind of activity tracking device on them 24/7 they might find that huge chunks of time each week is spent looking for lost things, & other such pointless ventures
It’s easy to think your spending time with family in these scenarios after all your searching for the car keys to take little Johnny to soccer but i think little johnny would have a different view of the situation
 
Managing a household is a busy job-  there’s Regular housework, Home maintenance, yard maintenance, family finances, family health, kids education and other activities.  Managing your time is at the heart of ensuring you get everything done efficiently so that you keep chore time to a minimum and have maximum quality time with your family.
One strategy you can use right now is to make a note of what you do when you do it and how long it takes to do things currently. If at all possible to it in 15 or 30 minute increments - this will give you some idea of how long chores take to do and where you might be wasting valuable time.
 
Another important time management strategy to learning to say NO, many people find this difficult but guess what? saying no won’t kill hte other person, and managing your own affairs should be a priority - these events will show up when you log where you spend your time.

When it comes to a schedule Start by blocking in those areas of the day that are committed like your work and kids stuff  work from there to block in all of the tasks you need to get done each day.
Once you’re top the time train you’re really on your way to being organised.
That’s it for this time, in the next episode  Homemaker or Family CEO

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