-What is ALL this *STUFF*-Home, Office, and Car Clutter by Janet L. Hall

I've developed a technique called TEASER which will give you 11 actions

you can take to help you sort through your boxes of clutter.

What? Teaser only has six letters...you'll see. First yell, "What is ALL

this STUFF!"

Get a garbage can or bag, 10 boxes and label them with the following:

Toss it

~~ It's not yours, you don't know who it belongs to, it's outdated, it can't

be repaired, you don't need it.

End it

~~ You don't want it, you want to cancel it, or you don't read it.

Act on it

~~ Needs an action, such as your signature, phone call, or immediate

attention.

Store it

~~ This will have three boxes: Current Stuff, Things I need to Reference,

and Historical Stuff.

Enter it

~~ Information you need to enter into your planner or computer.

Refer/Recycle/Read it/Repair

~~ It belongs to someone else or you think they need it.

~~ Use it again or put into a recycling bin.

~~ Something you want/need to read.

~~ Something that can be fixed.

Be ruthless, determined, and honest and start sorting ALL your STUFF by

using the TEASER.

Your next step to take is to schedule a date and time (don't forget your

reward)

to act on the items that you sorted.

~~ Call, write, or email the items you want to END or stop from coming into

your life.

~~ Decide how and where you will STORE your current, reference, and

historical papers or 'stuff'.

~~ Sit and ENTER all your information.

~~ Pack up and take items that you are REFERRING to someone else,

RECYCLING, or taking to get REPAIRED.

~~ Put READING material in area you like to sit and read and create a

TO GO reading folder to take with you whenever you leave the home or

office.

Congratulations! You have taken the first steps to "overhalling" your home,

office, and car. Keep up the good work.

If you want to know more or need additional help with your home clutter,

Check out a one-on-one teleclass at

http://www.overhall.com eleclasses.htm

Remember, YOU control your STUFF! Don't let your STUFF control you

or make you sick.

Smiles, not Piles,

Janet L. Hall

The Organizing Wizard, Janet L. Hall, is a Professional

Organizer, Speaker, and Author of 'Secrets of a Professional Organizer and How-To Become One.' She is the owner of

OverHall Consulting and Organizing By Phone. Subscribe to

her FREE organizing newsletter at

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BIO:

The Organizing Wizard, Janet L. Hall, is a Professional
Organizer, Speaker, and Author of 'Secrets of a Professional Organizer and How-To Become One.' She is the owner of
OverHall Consulting and Organizing By Phone. Subscribe to
her FREE organizing newsletter at
http://www.overhall.com/newsletter.htm or visit
her web site at http://www.overhall.com

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