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Pursue
excellence instead of perfection.
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Avoid morning
chaos by getting ready the night before.
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Create a
launching pad for things to take when leaving the house.
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Make use of
timers to help stay focused.
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Divide and
conquer your most dreaded tasks.
Kitchen
Bathroom
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Assign each
person in your family a specific color of towel in the bathroom, or
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Assign and
label a hook for each person to use for his or her towel.
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Keep a small
stock of cleaning supplies in the bathroom.
Children's Rooms
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Rotate children's toys regularly.
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Fold and store entire outfits together to
encourage children to dress themselves.
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Have a family cleanup session. Set the timer
for 15 minutes, put on some lively music and have everyone in the house do a
quick cleanup.
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Remove your name from catalogs you never buy
from. (See Website Resources).
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Give away cookbooks you don't use. Donate them
to your public library's book sale!
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Toss the junk mail BEFORE you open it!
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Keep invitations for upcoming events (with
directions included) in a Holding File. Note (HF) in your calendar so you
know you need to check there later.
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Whether it's regular mail or email, keep it
flowing from your In box to your Out box!
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Feeling
overwhelmed? Do a brain dump!
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