OverHall IT!
Vol. 4 Issue 1
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OverHall IT!
Organizing Newsletter for Your Life
Circulation 6,915
Vol. 4, Issue 1
Publisher: Janet L. Hall janet@overhall.com
http://www.overhall.com
( C ) OverHall Consulting 2003
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Welcome and Happenings
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Guest Article
4. Products, Books, and Web Site Reviews
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
6. Tips for Professional Organizers
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1. Welcome and Happenings
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Happy Holidays to all of you! We have so many new things
to tell you about but first I want to make sure you saw the
coupon at the top of the newsletter, how could you miss it?
My friend and Internet buddy, Rick Butts has a fabulous site,
ebooksource.com, loaded with all kinds and types of ebooks
that I know a lot of you can use. That's why I made a deal
with Rick to let me give you $10 as a gift for you support and
loyalty. So don't forget to go and collect on the above
coupon and thanks again for your support.
We have completed our affiliate program (NOT a MLM)
in which you can join for FREE, nothing to buy and you can
make some money! Please check out our newest program
that is one of the highest pay out commissions on the
Internet. Join at:
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Oh and I just know all of you are going to love this
announcement! We now have a FREE discussion board!
That's right folks I have just installed a discussion board at
overhall.com where you can get more help when needed,
ideas, suggestions, motivation, and much more. I hope
MANY of you can find the time to join and pop in once in
awhile with a question, a suggestion, or just to read what
others are saying or trying. You can register to join at:
http://www.overhall.com/phpBB2
If you haven't been to our audiotape page lately, you might
want to check out all the NEW BONUSES you'd receive
when you order one of our audiotapes! Many of the Bonuses
are valued at more then the cost of the tape! We must be
CRAZY but we want to REALLY and FINALLY help you get
organized this year! Check it out at:
http://www.overhall.com/Tapes.htm
Our guest article is one you will NOT want to miss,
especially if you still have your holiday decorations out! Sue
Becker, Professional Organizer and owner of Piles to
Smiles, has written a GREAT article to help you get your
decorations organized and ready for next year.
If you're really committed to getting control of your life
and getting rid of your clutter, please click
http://www.overhall.com/home_clutter_support.htm
Or schedule some one-on-one time with me by emailing
mailto:janet@overhall.com
or call 800-687-3040. I'm here to
help you in any way I can!
Thanks for your support and for being a subscriber,
Janet L. Hall, The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
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2. 2003 Commitments
By: Janet L. Hall
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Many of you might find yourselves reflecting on your
accomplishments of this past year as this New Year starts to
unfold. While many of you might reflect on the things you
never got to do, or never got around to doing. Please don't
beat yourselves up about the things you didn't get to. Rather
enjoy this day, knowing you are still alive and that tomorrow
will hopefully bring a new day and beginning in which you
can start working on those projects you might have put on
the back burner or just forgot about.
To help you get started and on the right track we
came up with eight commitments to help you this year:
Eight Commitments for 2003
1. Take the time (SCHEDULE IT!) in the upcoming week to
make some goal-resolves
(http://www.overhall.com/goal_resolve.htm
) for yourself.
Remember that if you keep doing the same things you did
last year, you'll get the same results. If you really want to
change something you MUST be willing to try new things
and let go of the old way of doing things.
2. Make deals with yourself, such as "I will not watch my
favorite television program until the mail is sorted and put
away," or "I will not go to Happy Hour until my desk is
cleared off and all files are put back where they belong."
3. What will your attitude and perception be this coming
year? Tasks that you dread doing might SEEM like they'll
take all day, BUT usually, in reality, the task might take a few
minutes if you look at the task as a small bump in the road
instead of a mountain to climb. It's all in your attitude and
perception. Work towards a positive attitude everyday and
break your "mountains" down into smaller "bumps" and
time
yourself on how long a task REALLY takes.
4. RIGHT NOW, get out your new 2003 calendar and make
a commitment for one hour a week to work on a cluttered
area in your life. KEEP this appointment as if your life
depended on it, as if you had to go to the hospital to get
kidney dialysis to stay alive!
5. Invest in yourself by making "ME" appointments with
yourself for a special treat, and KEEP them! This could be as
simple as a monthly visit to a local spa to get pampered, a
soak in a bubble bath, a day out fishing or golfing, attending
a local community program, or a walk at sunrise or sunset.
ANYTHING that feeds you, nourishes you, and brings you
joy.
6. Decide what is more important to you: out drinking with
friends OR creating the life you only dream about, "Some
day…."; Being a couch potato OR getting up, moving, and
taking action towards your dreams, wants, and desires;
Running around with head cut off like a chicken OR begin to
plan and take control of how your day will unfold.
7. Be VERY discriminatory about what gets brought into your
home, office, and life. Learn to say "No Thank You" AND "I
really don't need that" to yourself and others.
8. Plan a week or month by using our NEW FREE easy to
use 3 W's To-Do Sheets - get yours NOW by clicking
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Won't you join me and thousands of others from around the
world in making and KEEPING these commitments? Click
http://www.overhall.com/life_commitment.htm
and sign your
commitment TODAY!
*******Home Clutter Mentor/Support Group ************
If you're ready to FINALLY get organized, we're ready to
help you and get you signed up for our mentor
and support groups for home clutter.
http://www.overhall.com/home_clutter_support.htm
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3. Organizing Holiday Decorations
By Sue Becker-Professional Organizer
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As the hectic holiday season winds down, take some time to
organize your decorations so it will be a joy to decorate next
year:
~~ Weed out decorations you don’t use or don’t like. If there
are decorations you hang onto each year but never seem to
put out, it’s probably time to let go of them. If they’re in good
shape, but you just don’t like them, donate them. Otherwise,
throw them out. If you’re hanging onto them because they
have sentimental value, put them in a keepsake box rather
than with the decorations you use every year. Just be sure to
label the decorations or include a note with them that
indicates their significance. Keeping them separate from
your "ordinary" decorations will make it easier for you to
access and reflect on them whenever the mood strikes you,
and will create room for you to store the ornaments that you
do use all in one place. If you have decorations that
are sentimental, but you do use, keep them with your other
decorations, but make a note of their significance as well.
~~ Organize your decorations in a meaningful way. Think
about your decorating technique, and organize your
decorations accordingly. If you decorate room-by-room,
store the decorations for each room together. If you like to
put out similar decorations at the same time (e.g., all of the
candles, all of the window decorations, all of the garlands,
etc.), pack your decorations according to type. If you like
excitement and potential chaos, store your decorations in
any old manner and make a game of figuring out where they
go next year. You can cheat a bit by taking pictures of each
area of your decorated home to remind you of where things
go.
~~ Use containers to store your decorations. Covered
cardboard boxes work well as long as they’re stowed where
moisture won’t damage the contents. Covered plastic bins
are another good choice. Covers are important to keep out
dust and to make stacking easier. Make sure the containers
are of a manageable size and will fit in the area you will stow
them. Many general merchandise stores carry plastic bins
that are color-coordinated by holiday – red and green for
Christmas, black and orange for Halloween, etc. If the
containers you choose aren’t color-coordinated, you may
want to put colored paper or wrapping paper on the outside
to make it easy to locate the containers you’re looking for
when it’s time to decorate. No matter what type of container
you choose, make sure each one is devoted to a single
holiday. Putting decorations for more than one holiday into a
container will make it difficult to retrieve decorations for the
appropriate holiday.
~~ Pack your decorations so they won’t break. You can
purchase boxes with cardboard dividers or use egg cartons
for small decorations like Christmas tree ornaments. You
can also use divided boxes from a liquor store. The dividers
will keep the decorations from knocking into each other and
chipping or breaking. You can also wrap breakable
decorations in tissue paper or unprinted newspaper – the ink
from regular newspaper could rub off onto your decorations,
and most certainly will make a mess on your hands. You can
wrap holiday strings of lights around cardboard, wrapping
paper tubes, or tightly folded newspaper to keep the lights
from tangling and breaking. You can cut slots in the
cardboard and insert the strings into the slots as you wrap to
keep them from sliding off. You can also purchase special
reels to hold strings of lights at hardware stores and general
merchandise stores.
~~ Use special containers for special decorations. Artificial
Christmas trees and wreaths are two large items that may
not fit easily into a typical box or bin. You can purchase
special bags or boxes for these items at general
merchandise stores, home improvement stores, and other
stores that sell storage containers. You might also consider
putting these and other large decorations into clear plastic
bags (recycling bags or dry cleaner bags work well). If you
don’t have shelf or floor space to store these items, consider
hanging them from the rafters in your attic, garage, or
basement.
~~ Label the containers. Make it easy to identify what’s in
each container by labeling at least 2 of the sides as well as
the top – you never know which side will be facing you. You
can use a general description (e.g., "Christmas - Living
Room") or you can create a more specific list of the contents
(e.g., "Kwanzaa– candles for mantle, tablecloth for dining
room," etc.). In lieu of listing the specific contents on
each container, you might also assign a number to each
container and then create a separate list of each container’s
contents by number (e.g., "Box 1 – New Year’s decorations,"
"Box 2 – Eid decorations," etc.).
~~ Stow containers with retrieval in mind. Make sure one of
the labels is facing forward so it can be seen easily. If you
have decorations from several holidays, rotate containers so
the most current holiday is always the most accessible:
when putting away decorations for the most recent
holiday, put them in the back or at the bottom and move
containers for the next holiday to the front or top of the
group.
~~ Don’t let gift wrap get out of control. Have a specific place
to keep your gift-wrapping supplies, including wrapping
paper, ribbon, bows, tape and scissors. Having it all in one
place will not only make it easier to complete the task of gift-
wrapping, but it will also allow you to see if you have too
much wrapping paper or ribbon for any given event. If so,
make sure you whittle down your inventory before
purchasing more. There are many storage options for gift-
wrap supplies:
=> Stand wrapping paper rolls vertically in a box stored in a
closet or other out-of-the-way place. Use rubber bands, twist
ties, or one leg from an old pair of panty hose to keep the
rolls from unraveling. Store ribbon and bows in clear plastic
bags that hang nearby from a hanger or on a hook;
=> Put wrapping supplies in a box that will fit on a shelf or
under a bed;
=> Store items in a hanging holder made specifically for gift
wrap and supplies – hang it from a closet rod or on a hook in
the wall to make use of otherwise wasted space;
=> Store items in a drawer near the place you usually wrap
gifts;
=> Store holiday-specific wrap and ribbon with the
decorations for that holiday.
Although taking down holiday decorations can seem more
like a chore than an enjoyable task, you can make it fun by
involving family members and making it one of your holiday
traditions. You can also minimize the tediousness by putting
away just a few decorations each day over a period of time
rather than trying to do it all at once. Just be sure to take
some time to organize and properly store your holiday
decorations to provide assurance that you will continue to
enjoy them for years to come.
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Copyright 2003, Sue Becker, From Piles to Smiles. Reprint
permission granted in whole or in part when the following
credit appears: Reprinted with permission of From Piles to
Smiles, http://www.pilestosmiles.com
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4. Products, Books, and Web Site Reviews
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January Special: How-To Clean and Organize Your
Computer an Electronic book at:
http://www.overhall.com/organizing_special.htm
52 Pages with Screen Shots so you can easily see where to click!
E-Books and Books:
Do you have a teenager in high school or already gone off to
college?
I've discovered a wonderful new book by Denver
Psychologist Andrea Van Steenhouse called Empty Nest
Full Heart that can help you to deal with the difficult
emotions before during and after your son or daughter (and
you) makes that difficult transition.
http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?AFID=45217&u=www.emptynest.biz
My Internet Marketing buddy and friend, Rick Butts has just
started a fabulous new site, Ebook Source where he offers
many different e-books to choose from:
Internet Marketing, Management and Leadership, Self
Help/Personal Development, Fiction, Entrepreneur, Sales,
and Too Cool to categorize. Please check them out at
http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=45217
Jeffrey J. Mayer, president of Succeeding In Business, and
author of many books, has an E-Book, "Winning the Fight
Between You and Your Desk," that I highly recommend.
This inexpensive ebook is filled with humor; Are you a
Pilamaniac? to step-by-step instructions on Creating Master
Lists, Master Files, and Your Master File Drawer. I urge you
all to download this inexpensive but very informative ebook
at:
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5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
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>> A New Year's resolution is a promise to stop doing
everything you enjoy most.
>> Serious trouble comes when the New Year's resolutions
collide with the old year's habits.
>> A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one
year and out the other.
>> If you don't know where you're going, you may miss it
when you get there.
>> Your life can't go according to plan if you have no plan.
>>Most people would rather look backward then forward
because it's easier to remember where you've been than to
figure out where you're going.
*********** Get In On The Discussion TODAY***********
FREE to join our Discussion Board at
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6. Tips for Professional Organizers
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Did you remember to send out a press release for the
beginning of the year? If you forgot, or didn't even think
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what it takes to be a business owner, then check out my new
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professional organizer. Check it out at:
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Read what veteran organizer Kathy Paauw had to say
about this ebook:
Janet,
Wow! I just reviewed your eBook, and it
is packed with some great
information. I have not seen a more comprehensive and helpful
resource anywhere else for those who are getting an organizing
business established. Your eBook is so comprehensive that I may
recommend it to some of my non-organizer clients who are starting
a business. Congratulations on a job well done! You've obviously put
a lot into this.
I'll be recommending your eBook to the
Professional Organizers I am
coaching in their start-up businesses.
Best wishes,
Kathy Paauw, Paauwerfully Organized
Organizing/Productivity Consultant & Certified Professional Coach
www.orgcoach.net
orgcoach@gte.net
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today!
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We want your Organizing, Space Clearing, Feng Shui, and
Computer tips, techniques, products to review, and
jokes in 2003, mailto:janet@overhall.com
or send to address
below.
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Smiles, not Piles,
Janet L. Hall
The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Let me work my "spells" on your Clutter, Life, and
Environment!
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"If your current systems aren't working for you... get an
"OverHall"!"
Janet L. Hall is the owner of OverHall Consulting, and
Organizing By Phone, which is based out of Southern
Maryland and can be reached at 800-687-3040 or
410-586-9440, or e-mail her at
mailto:janet@overhall.com
Janet can "OverHall" your office, home, and computer
clutter and can deliver a customized speech or seminar
for your next event.
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