Dec 29 - Organizing Tips and Ideas from GON Readers - GON in 5 Minutes Newsletter

Dec 29 - Organizing Tips and Ideas from GON Readers - GON in 5 Minutes Newsletter - Get Organized Now

Published: Fri, 12/29/23

Get Organized Now!

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by Maria Gracia

December 29, 2023

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Organizing Tips and Ideas from GON Readers

GON Reader Letter #1

No More Lost Socks

I’m raising two granddaughters, ages 6 and 8. I hate lost socks. I hang a small laundry bag on their shoe rack and their laundry baskets.

They know ALL socks go in these bags and we almost never have any missing now!

-- Marianne O’Loane

GON Reader Letter #2

Choose "Core Locations" for Your Belongings

I recently went from 4,000 email messages to 400. I am getting better!

My tip is focused on "core locations." At work, things have a core location, like papers in a filing cabinet or the stapler in the top desk drawer.

At home, everything can have a core location as well. For instance, you put the milk in its core location...the fridge; not the washer. Your toilet paper goes to the bathroom; not the laundry room. Car keys go on hook by door, jacket on its peg etc.

Also, give yourself credit for all the things you do put away correctly and then work on one thing a day that needs to be homed. You might be surprised regarding how much you put away compared to what still needs working on!

In addition, I have paper clutter so, daily, I look at my desk to weed out just one thing. I was shredding these reviews we received each month on heath insurance. Suddenly I saw go paperless on one. I felt so silly. It took some work to find the web site, redo the password, etc., but now no more insurance papers clogging my mail.

I really enjoy Get Organized Now! I work full time and am turning 70...and have a farm to run. Your ideas and inspirational ezines help me so much to achieve my goals and keep the homestead up and running!"

-- Sue Wineinger

GON Reader Letter #3

Friendships...More Valuable Than Silver or Gold

Regarding your December 4th issue, oh those friendships are so valuable! More precious than silver or gold!

I was in a wedding almost 30 years ago. We still gather as "the Bridesmaids" all these years later! Each December we do a cookie exchange that brings us together.

It started as a full day of baking. Then, when we all had young children, it became just an evening meal together with the cookie exchange in the parking lot of the restaurant.

Now that our kids are all in college or out of college it is an overnight event with a big supper meal, cocktails, a Christmas movie before bed and baking the next day. It actually has very little to do with the baking as much as it is about those relationships. Although I do have a killer Raspberry Thumbprint recipe!

And now that all of our parents are aging (and a few have passed) it is even more important as we navigate those hard life moments/stages together.

I've been reading your newsletters like forever. Do you have a way to see when I signed up? I bet it has been decades! I love the tips you share.

I have implemented many of your suggestions and feel like I am not only setting myself up for success, but am helping my two girls (now 25 and 29) figure out how to keep life manageable as well."

-- Weslie Gray

"Good Morning, Maria,

Somehow I missed the November 3 newsletter, so went back and read it after I read todays. Your kindness and empathy are partly what draws me to you and keeps me subscribed to your newsletter.

You set a good example for others by the way you participate in your community, and, because I read your emails while I have my morning coffee, you start my day with a friendly vibe and suggestions for organization (which I need).

I subscribe to political blogs and newspapers for information on world events; I don't expect one newsletter to deal with all topics.

Thanks for all you do and bring to us. You are truly appreciated."

-- Carole Bryson

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-- Thanks! Maria

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Someone gives you a phone number and you jot it on a sticky note. You're planning your garden, and that information is stored on index cards.

You want to keep track of the movies you want to see or the books you want to read...another sheet of paper. A friend gives you a business card that is now taped to your computer monitor or pinned on your bulletin board.

You have lists for your travel plans and what you want to pack. You have a log for the medications you're taking. You have notebooks and binders holding the decorating ideas you have, research notes on insurance or a vehicle you're deciding on...and your cleaning schedule too.

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"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else."
-- Erma Bombeck

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Warmly,

Maria Gracia
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How to Use This Newsletter

In this newsletter, you will find stories, ideas, inspiration, links and more to help you live a less stressful, more organized, more fulfilling life.

We encourage you to apply these ideas to your own life AND share them liberally with your family, friends, and fan base via email, on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, other social media outlets, and in person, of course!

When you share, please mention my name and web site - Maria Gracia - GetOrganizedNow.com as the source.

Thank you for helping to spread the gift of organizing far and wide!

-- Maria

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