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myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   ranked 1,495 out of 37,560 in life3 years ago

10 Organizing Projects You Can Complete in 10 Minutes

You can get organized, even if you're pressed for time. Here are 10 organizing projects you can complete in 10 minutes or less.

1. Weed out 10 file folders. Dedicate 1 minute per folder and recycle any papers you no longer need.

2. Pick through a junk drawer. Set a timer for 10 minutes, grab a garbage bag, open the junk drawer, pick through anything no longer needed and toss it in the garbage.

3. Make a donation bag. Go through your clothes closet and choose 5 articles of clothing you never wear. Put them in a donation bag to be given to your favorite charity.

4. Corral toys. Walk around your home for 10 minutes with a hamper (or have your kids do this) and put any stray toys into the hamper. Tomorrow, make your 10-minute organizing project to put all the toys back in their proper homes.

5. Write out your greeting cards. Write out all of your birthday, anniversary and other greeting cards for one month. Address them, stamp them and send them out.

6. Pay a few bills. If you dread spending an entire hour each time you have to pay your bills, just take 10 minutes each day to do this task instead. Leave your bill paying supplies out and available, so you could pay the bills as you get them without having to take all of your supplies out each time.

7. Make an appointment. Whether you've been meaning to make an appointment with a doctor, your accountant, a repairman or a friend, take 10 minutes now to do so.

8. Delete some email. Spend 10 minutes deleting any email you no longer need from your inbox.

9. Clear off a surface. Whether the surface is a table, a dresser, a desk or an ottoman, remove any clutter so you can actually see the surface again. File any papers needing filing, return any stray items to their rightful homes and toss any junk.

10. Clean out your medicine cabinet. Toss old makeup you never use, expired prescriptions and anything else you don't need. Save your valued space for the things you actually use.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. sumofalltears (2647)   ranked 513 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

Excellent advice and I can tell you from experience it does work. Once you are completely organized it is a matter of 10 minutes a day to stay that way. I can handle 10 minutes a day to keep myself organized.


myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   ranked 1,495 out of 37,560 in life  3 years ago

I agree with you. Ten minutes is easy to manage on any given day.

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. aprilgrl (3939)   ranked 5,799 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

wow thanks for the tip. It sure will be handy again thanks.


myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   ranked 1,495 out of 37,560 in life  3 years ago

You're welcome. I hope it will benefit a lot of people.

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3. myLot reputation of 91/100. makingpots (6663)   ranked 394 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

Great suggestions, Teresa. I decided I would do one just so I could respond to you about it. I did #2 and even set a timer to do it. Wow, it felt very freeing, I should do this more often.


myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   ranked 1,495 out of 37,560 in life  3 years ago

I'm glad you mentioned the timer. I use a timer quite often for doing chores that involve cleaning out, organizing, etc. If you just work on it for a limited amount of time, it doesn't seem all that overwhelming.

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4. myLot reputation of 86/100. stacyv81 (2666)   ranked 1,845 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

these are great tips! I appreciate you sharing and posting this, these are 10 things I will definitely try to do today...thanks!

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5. myLot reputation of 84/100. oneandonemakesix (24068)   ranked 1,388 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

This is good advice

However, with kids like mine, they destroy things, they pull paper out tear it up, and I'm forever going behind them and picking up.

I organized all my kids schoolwork no less than 4 times each during the shcool year, and they all in a matter fo days disorganized it....then they tell me that they can't find their schoolwork, they loose it throw it all over the floor, no matter how hard I try......yes I make them do it over but I'm fed up with kids that go behind me and undo what I do.

Mooch

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6. myLot reputation of 77/100. Lindalinda (2877)   ranked 470 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

Wow, thank you so much. I am a real clutter bug and have a hard time to maintain organization in my life. Do you have a tip how a person can keep up the momentum and do those things that you mentioned and not fall back into the old rut.

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7. myLot reputation of 53/100. freebc (1501)   ranked 4,368 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

Boy you don't know me very well...

I read that list and thought to myself "You must be kidding!"

That won't happen with me...:|

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8. myLot reputation of 90/100. mgmagana (2437)   ranked 6,417 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

i def. need organization in my life. this should be helpful, thx!

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9. myLot reputation of 83/100. slarkin71 (4526)   ranked 1,963 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

That is way to organised for me. I'm terrible for letting clutter build up, but I think I'll give it a go. Number 4 is definitely one the kids can do.

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10. myLot reputation of 93/100. charlene2350 (4850)   ranked 578 out of 37,560 in life   3 years ago

Those are some great ideas on how to get those little chores done in no time. One thing I hate doing is going through all my paper stuff. I have a box and a drawer, but no filing cabinet as of yet. I need to sift through it though. Thanks for the reminder...:)

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