GON Reader Letter
#1
Tip for Handling Newly Cleaned Laundry
I carry hangers to the laundry room, from our closets, before the dryer cycle finishes. When the dryer buzzer goes off, I immediately hang the clothes that
need to be hung.
I hang them on a couple of door knobs in the laundry room while I finish folding the rest of the load. I then take the hanging clothes straight to the closets and put them away.
-- Kathy Burgess, Fresno, California
GON Reader Letter #2
Working on Developing a Happier, Organized Life
Hi, Maria! Honestly, you give the best advice! Your suggestions are so practical and well-planned. I’ve been going through 40 years of papers and clippings in my basement that have accumulated over the last 40 years.
I found a huge stack of GON! emails that I printed and saved when I was single and working longs hours, raising two kids, and felt like it was impossible to have time to read anything. I never felt like I could find the time to follow your great advice and methods then. I’m so glad I saved them...I plan to read every single one.
Now that I’m 73, alone, and retired, I see what great opportunities I missed to make my home and life less cluttered. So, now I am reading and enjoying all of your great newsletters. And, you’re never too old to change your ways.
I’m working on developing a happier, organized life going forward. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and my clutter won’t be gone in a day. So, I keep pressing on and enjoying the great changes I’ve made so far.
Can’t thank you enough for your wonderful GON! Newsletter. It’s the first thing I look for in the morning.
-- Kaye
GON Reader Letter #3
Idea for Handwritten Recipes
For handwritten recipes that are given to me on small
recipe cards, I scan them, digitally fit them on one page (so the front and back of the card are both showing), 3-hole punch the page, and place it into a binder.
If there is a very special family recipe (grandma's dumplings, for example, written in her handwriting), look for a local craftsman who can
engrave her handwritten recipe onto a cutting board. It makes a usable, instant family heirloom.
-- Janet Redeford, Clarksville, Indiana
