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Use Holiday lists

November 1, 2025/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Utilize lists and timelines to make responsibilities easier to remember.

5 Helpful lists to use:

  1. Shopping list for food, table settings, gifts, and decorations 
  2. Gift list for current year and past years
  3. Travel packing list & check list for leaving home
  4. Delegation list for dinner prep, clean up, and other tasks
  5. Timeline for meal prep
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Sort mail immediately

May 1, 2025/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

The best way to stay on top of the incoming mail is to sort it immediately. Sort it into the 4 categories listed below and have a specific spot for each category.

  1. Junk – recycle or toss it
  2. Shred – shred or put in box to be shredded later
  3. Action required – take action or write down what action needs to happen on a sticky note (and attach)
  4. Delegate to another family member to open and process

 

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Use containers as your guide

April 1, 2025/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Allow the container to determine the limit of how many you can keep. You maintain control of what you keep and the container serves as a guide for the quantity of what you keep. For example: use your shoe rack to help you determine how many shoes to keep. By only keeping the amount that will comfortably fit on the shoe rack you’ll be able to organize your shoes quickly and easily.

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Removing the word ‘why’

November 1, 2023/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Removing the word ‘why’ lets us focus on the solution instead of the problem.

It’s good to acknowledge the problem, but the goal is to find a solution. By asking ‘why we have this problem’ we’re looking at the past and things that can’t be changed. By removing the word why, we’re looking to the future with new ideas and possibilities.

Example:

Why am I not good at organizing?   vs.  How can I develop my organizing skills?

Why did this room get filled up with clutter?  vs.  What can I do about this clutter?

Why does the clutter keep coming back?  vs.  How can I prevent this clutter from coming back?

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Create Inner Calm

April 1, 2023/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Outer order helps facilitate inner calm. To maintain outer oder follow these highly effective solutions.

  1. 3 Step Organizing Process
  2. 3 Clutter Busting Tips
  3. Top 3 Organizing Tips

 

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