One thing I really don't like is to be late in sending birthday wishes to my friends. Here are some simple and effective ideas and tips to help you reduce clutter in your home and in your life that will help you remember all the things you want to get done.
In your planner have an ongoing to do list. Everything you want to accomplish write it on your list. This way you won't have to remember it and when you read the list it will be a great reminder of what you want to do. You don't have to clutter your mind either by trying to remember everything you need to do.
If you have trouble falling asleep because you have so many ideas of what you want to do the next day floating in and out of your mind, write them down so you can fall asleep knowing they are written down so you can remember to do them the next day. When I walk early in the morning I carry a small pencil and paper to write down things that come to mind that I want to do later. This way I am not cluttering my mind trying to remember everything and I can enjoy the early morning solitude.
To remember to send birthday or anniversary greetings sign up on line for a reminder. (I use: memo to me). If you have Outlook on your computer set it up to remind you. This reminder systems works for meetings and other obligations that you have. For birthday cards send all of them out at the first of the month the birthday's are in. There are places like Send Out Cards that will send cards out for you.
When you think of something you need or want to do write it down right then on your to do list. Try to avoid writing them on sticky notes as they get lost. If you do use sticky notes transfer them to your planner.
Make a plan or scheduled routine every week. It will unclutter your mind when you know what you are doing when. This is a great tool to use for household routines like laundry, errands, and so forth.
Set a timer to remind you of appointments you have later in the day or in the evening. This has saved me more than once as I get busy and when the timer rings if I am doing something it reminds me I need to be heading out the door for an appointment-be it taking a child to soccer or going to a club meeting.
When you have things to return to a friend or to the library or a DVD put them by the door you leave the house by either in a bag or basket so they are easy to grab as you leave. This saves a lot of time hunting for the item or being on the road and going back home to get it.
Reducing clutter helps to remember things to do as we don't have clutter in our homes and lives that get in the way of our remembering what it was we wanted to do. This seems too easy, but it is true. Try reducing clutter and see if your life just got simpler and easier for you to remember what you need to do. Marilyn is a professional organizer and invites you to visit her website www.marilynbohn.com, She is a sought after public speaker and author who is passionate about teaching ways to organize your life and how to reduce clutter. She works with women in their homes and offices. On her web site she teaches you to get rid of clutter by using her Lights On Organizing System. She provides practical information on how to declutter your home, office and life. In her blogs, articles, and videos she gives timely tips on how to clear clutter and how to declutter everything in your home and office. She is the author of a book called Go Organize! Conquer clutter in three simple steps which will be in major bookstores in December 2009.
by Marilyn Bohn
Marilyn is a professional organizer who works with women and seniors in clearing clutter and providing organizing tips. Clearing clutter helps those she works with to have less stress in their lives and feel more joy in living.
I just love motivational quotes and inspirational quotes. I have posters with such statements on them to keep me motivated. I believe in them because they remind us of the important attitudes in life to adopt for success. As I wrote my book, The Life Champion In You, I realized that some of my stronger statements that made it into the book could also be turned into motivational quotes and inspirational quotes.
The main difference between these quotes and others you may have read is that these were written by me. They are part of my own philosophy in success that helped me overcome personal tragedies as well as win martial arts world championships. Of course, many motivational quotes and inspirational quotes suggest basically the same things. But the more ways we read about similar stances on achieving success, the more the underlying principles will sink into our systems.
So as part of my own contribution to our world (since we can never have enough motivation in this world), I would like to offer you the following motivational and inspirational quotes for your own journey towards your success. Hopefully, these will help you achieve everything you ever want to achieve in life.
"For every event in life, no matter how happy or horrible it might be, there is always a valuable lesson hidden in there somewhere. Sometimes it's buried underneath piles of mess but if you dig deep enough, you'll find it."
"The entire process of becoming successful is started with making a full commitment. Making totally committed decisions is being assertive with yourself in the boldest way. This fills your mind with your goals in a way so that failure is not an option."
"If you expand one of your comfort zones in one area of life, you can then attack all other areas of life with the same confidence and the same vigor."
"We all have the potential for greatness."
"If you were to get just a little uncomfortable and expand your comfort zone by just 10% but do it every single week, then imagine, just imagine what you would be able to accomplish in a year’s time whether it’s for your health, professional or private life."
"When you start achieving your goals, even the small ones, the confidence built up will help you weather the storms of adversity. Keep in mind that adversities can come anytime, any place, without warning, so you must be prepared. Success gives you confidence to ride through rough waves."
"Our biggest competition is never the others. Instead, it is always ourselves. It doesn't matter if we end up with first or last place. If we do our best to do better than before, then we've won."
"You must get inspired on a regular basis. Just like vitamins, get regular doses or infusions of motivation."
So there you go. These were some of my own motivational quotes and inspirational quotes that were actual text taken right from the pages of my book. I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.