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Vol. 4 Issue 6
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Organizing Newsletter for Your Life - OverHall IT!
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Vol. 4 Issue 6
Publisher: Janet L. Hall
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Welcome and Happenings
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Guest Article
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
6. Tips for Professional Organizers
7. Events
1. Welcome and Happenings
Hurricane Isabel hit many states along the east coast of the US
and MD was one of them. If you were hit by Isabel I hope
everything is back to normal for you. If you're among the many
whose homes or offices were flooded or damaged and weren't
prepared then be sure to check out our Who, When, and Where
Booklet at
http://www.overhall.com/wwwh1.htm or our Safety
Deposit Book at
http://www.overhall.com/safety_deposit_box.htm
I'm working on saving my special willow tree that is half in and
half out of the ground and all family and friends are doing well.
I celebrated my 49th birthday on Oct. 5th and I want to thank all
that sent me birthday wishes and cards. I loved them all!
Paula Langguth Ryan and I finished our book, Effortless
Freedom From Clutter and Debt, which I hope you'll read about
at http://tinyurl.com/pbb1 In
the OverHalling and Balance column
I excerpted a chapter for all to review.
Professional Organizer, Sue Beck, made me laugh with glee
when I received her newsletter with an article about junk
drawers, which you can read about in Guest Articles. Thanks
Sue! I never got my husband to finish the job; however I did and
my utility drawer looks fabulous!
I'm contemplating a road trip down the east coast of the US in
Nov. in which I'll be visiting Richmond, VA., Virginia Beach,
Va., Carolina Beach, NC., Daytona Beach, FL., Vero Beach,
FL., West Palm Beach, FL., and Key West, Fl. If you live or
have an office in or near those areas and would like help getting
organized, or would like to have a Feng Shui Consultation, or
would like to host a workshop, please contact me at
1-586-410-9440 or
mailto:janet@overhall.com I'd love to come
to your town and meet you.
I'll be in NJ Oct. 17-18th presenting two LIVE seminars, one on
organizing your home and the other on Feng Shui Your
Bedroom. Check them out and register at
http://www.overhall.com/nj.htm
We also have completed two new products, 3 W's To-Do Pads
(
http://www.overhall.com/todo.htm ) and an ebook, 70 Tips to
Get Your Children Organized Before and After School
(
http://www.overhall.com/organizingchildren.htm ) that we hope
you can use in your life.
Thanks for your support and for being a subscriber,
Janet L. Hall, The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Now, on to the articles!
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2.Today I Go First Class
By: Janet L. Hall and Paula Langguth Ryan
Excerpt from their new book, Effortless Freedom From Clutter
and Debt: Your 20-Minute Daily Roadmap for Creating a
Perfectly Balanced Life
"It’s a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything
but the very best, you will often get it."--W. Somerset Maugham
Look around your house. How many things do you see that you
don't truly enjoy or value? Look especially for anything that is
chipped, cracked, frayed, held together with duct tape or twine.
Yes, these are still useful items, but every time you look at
them, you're sending a message to your subconscious that you
don't deserve the best. You do deserve the best.
Why don't we treat ourselves as first class individuals? Because
we feel we're not worthy or deserving. All of your things may be
hand-me-downs, but you don't have to settle for hand-me-
downs if what you're being offered isn't what you truly want. It’s
okay to say "no" to people who want to give you things, if you
truly don't need or want them. Just check to make sure you're
saying no, because you don't need or want the items, and not
because you're too proud to accept the gifts that are being
offered.
Every day is a special day. Why save the good stuff for a special
occasion? Don't save your special perfume for a special date or
your crystal glasses just for company.
If all but two of your dress shirts are frayed, get rid of the
others, and rotate the two good shirts. Take time to wash them
every other day so you always feel and look your best. If you've
got cracked dishes, get rid of all the cracked ones and have
enough dishes so that each person has a dish. Then wash them
every day, so you're always using good dishes. Take the time to
treat yourself as you deserve to be treated.
Maybe there is no money right now to replace what you
currently have without taking on any new debt. That’s okay.
Take time to get rid of anything that sends the message that you
don't deserve the best. Doing so will create a vacuum where
new, good things will flow into your life, effortlessly, without you
needing to take on debt.
Go first class in your inner world as well as in your outer
world. Adopt a first class mindset. When someone compliments
you on something, don't dismiss them with "Oh, this old thing" or
"They're not real" or "I got it at a garage sale." Instead, go
first class and simply say, "Thank you."
Today, make a conscious effort to go first class. Today, dress
first class, just for yourself. Dressing first class will give
you a different point of view of the world and of yourself and
help others see you as you truly are. Instead of drinking out of
the chipped jelly jar or the "everyday glasses," break out the
crystal for your orange juice this morning.
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To read more about this book or purchase it, please visit
http://tinyurl.com/pbb1
Professional Organizer and Certified Pyramid Feng Shui
Practitioner;Janet L. Hall can work "spells" on your environment.
Toted as The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard, Janet helps
others choose and create the life and environment they are
yearning for. Get her FREE newsletter at
www.overhall.com
Prosperity advisor, author and motivational speaker Paula
Langguth Ryan is a leader in the contemporary prosperity
movement, where she combines practical personal finance
information with metaphysical prosperity techniques.
Get her FREE newsletter at
www.artofabundance.com
Have you decided that you would like help?
Check out my cutting edge program, 33 Days to Creating a
Supportive and Healing Environment, at
http://www.overhall.com/environment.htm
Have You Gotten Your *Tickle* for the Day?
Check out the secret organizing tool that ALL organized families
and successful people use on a daily basis at
http://www.overhall.com/tickler_file.htm
3.De-junking Your Junk Drawer
By: Sue Becker
You may be surprised (and relieved) to know that I, a
professional organizer, heartily approve of having a junk drawer.
I even have one myself. But the key here is that I have one
drawer, and it’s easy to find what I need in it. Here are some
tips to transform your junk drawer (or drawers) into a resource,
rather than a nightmare.
>>Take everything out. Empty the contents (remove the drawer,
if you can, and dump it out) onto your countertop or into a
shallow box or jellyroll pan lined with paper towels to protect the
finish.
>>Sort the items. Use your countertop to group the rubber
bands, paperclips, mislaid game pieces, and other similar items
together, using whatever categories make sense to you. Be sure
to include a category for unidentified items, and check with other
household members to identify them.
>>Toss the junk. Although it’s called a junk drawer, its true
purpose should be to hold miscellaneous, useful items. In fact,
from here on, I'll refer to it as the "utility" drawer. Evaluate
the items you've reviewed during the sorting process. Get rid of
the bits of string, dead batteries, parts to things you no longer
own, stale gum, etc. True junk belongs in the garbage.
>>Get rid of items you won't use. Junk isn't just the obvious
things mentioned above. It also includes things that are not of
use to you. Throw away anything that remains unidentified, or
that you won't use. Don't get caught saving things you may need
"someday" unless that day will occur in the next 6 months or so.
If you can't bear to toss perfectly good items that you won't
use, donate them. Don't let these questionable items take up your
valuable space.
>>Relocate the items that already have a home. Sometimes it
may seem easier and less time-consuming to toss things into the
utility drawer than put to them away. While this may be true
initially, just remember how hard it will be to find these things
later. Put away the items that belong elsewhere, and resolve to
continue this practice in the future. It will save you time and
frustration in the long run. If you're using your utility drawer
to hold mementos (e.g., your child’s artwork, a special coin, a
meaningful greeting card), I suggest you find another place. Your
treasures may get lost, tossed, or damaged if they're kept here.
Find a special place (e.g., a box under your bed or the drawer of
your nightstand) for these special items. Here are some things
that are typically appropriate to store in a utility drawer: a
flashlight and spare batteries, scissors, tape, rubber bands,
twist ties, small household tools, matches or a lighter,
emergency candles, extra keys (only if you know what they
belong to), a stapler and staples, stamps.
>>Find a convenient location. Your utility drawer should hold
items that you need to access frequently or in an emergency. A
kitchen drawer is usually ideal because it’s in the heart of the
home, where many people spend the majority of their time.
>>Organize what’s left. The most common complaint I hear
about utility drawers is that people can never find anything in
them. That’s commonly because they just toss things in any
which way. Keep the categories you've created intact by using
separate containers or dividers for each group. These don’t have
to be expensive: boxes from bank checks, plastic food storage
containers, small gift boxes, ice cube trays, and empty film
canisters are just a few examples of containers you can use. You
can also purchase drawer dividers or divided trays at the store.
Be sure to label the containers or divided sections - this
eliminates confusion about what belongs where, making it easy to
get things back where they belong.
Teach other household members where things belong. Let them
know that the former junk drawer is now the utility drawer. It’s a
place to conveniently store useful items, not a catchall for
things they don’t want to bother putting away. Be sure to clean
the drawer out regularly. If you do revert back to calling it a
"junk" drawer, make sure that it only warrants this name because
it contains a variety of items, not because it looks junky.
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
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
Sept./Oct.Special:
70 Tips to Get Your Children Organized Before and After
School plus an audio tape. You SAVE $14.97 on this special!
Click
http://www.overhall.com/organizing_special.htm
E-books and Books:
Jeffrey J. Mayer, president of Succeeding In Business, and
author of many books, has an ebook, "Winning the Fight Against
You and Your Desk," that I highly recommend. This inexpensive
52 page ebook is jammed packed with time saving tips so you
can get more done in less time. I urge you all to download this at
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=25003
Clutterless Recovery Groups
Mike Nelson is the founder and Executive Director of this group.
Their motto is "We do not conquer our clutter, but we learn how
not to let it conquer us." This site is full of wonderful
articles and other things of interest. I encourage all that are
having extreme difficulties with their clutter in checking out
Mike's site at:
http://www.clutterless.org
Change Someone's Life Without Leaving Your Home: Clean
Out Your Closets Today!
I5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
>>It's not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up
awhile and down awhile.
Irish Proverb
>>All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are
immoveable, those that are moveable, and those that move.
Saudi Arabian Proverb
>>A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
Have you made the decision to FINALLY get Organized?
We have several programs in which we can help you get
organized, gain control of your life, and help you move forward
towards a supportive and healing environment. Check out which
would work best for you at:
http://www.overhall.com/Consulting.htm
6. Tips for Professional Organizers
People are looking for Professional Organizers on the Internet
and I can tell you 95% of my new business comes from people
finding me on the Internet, so why aren't YOU are the Internet?
Or maybe you are but you are so far down in the search engines
you are never found! It's not that difficult to create a web
site, and not that expensive to maintain and create a presence
for yourself if you have the proper teacher. I'd like to be your
teacher, your guide, your coach.
I've learned from the best of the best about creating web sites
and Internet Marketing and have begun to train others. Check
out my sister site,
http://www.gurusofinternetmarketing.com If
you need to purchase domain names, web site hosting, or get
FrontPage training click on FrontPage Training or call me at
1-800-687-3040 or outside the US at 1-410-586-9440 to see
how I can help you get an Internet presence.
So you want to be a Professional Organizer?
Check out my one-of-a-kind system, The Wizard's Professional
Organizers System that will give you a jump-start on your
organizing career at
http://www.overhall.com/professional_organizers_system.htm
7. Organizing Events
Get Your Home Organized and Feng Shui Your Bedroom. Two
Live events in Vineland, NJ on Oct. 17th and 18th. Open to
Public See
http://www.overhall.com/nj.htm
Organizing Your Work Space (Oct. 22nd) at the Washington
Post. Yes folks I'm coming back to help more of you get
organized. Call Cliff at 202-334-6658 to reserve your seat.
Closed to Public
Nov. 14th at The Sharing Space in Lusby, Maryland.
Feng Shui Your Bedroom $20 Call me at 410-586-9440
for more details regarding this event.
Private consultations available on Nov. 15th
NEED a speaker for your next event? Download my speaking
packet at:
http://overhall.com/Seminars.htm
Smiles, not Piles,
Janet L. Hall, FSII
The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Let me work my "spells" on your Clutter, Life, and Environment!
http://www.overhall.com
"If your current life isn'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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