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Vol. 6 Issue 11
OverHall IT! - Organizing Newsletter for Your Life
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. OverHalling and Balance
2. Events
3. Organizing Tips and Tools
NEW Email Course: Get Rid of Your Bedroom Clutter and
Make Everyday a Restful Day at
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1. OverHalling and Balance
Top Ten Organizing and Time Challenges People Face
Part 9
By: Janet L. Hall
1. Paper. Includes mail, reading material and files
2. Bedroom. Includes laundry, clothes, drawers and closets
3. Children. Includes their schedules and their bedroom and toys
4. Shopping. Includes food, gifts and cards
5. Kitchen. Includes organizing, meal planning and cooking
6. Spending time with family, children, friends and self
7. Appointments. Includes medical, school, parties and events
8. Tools
9. Car
10. Maintaining home systems and cleaning
Today we'll be addressing the number nine challenge,
car clutter.
Used car sales people use to be known for "huffing and puffing"
used cars saying something like, "This car was driven only to
church on Sundays by a little old lady" to let the potential buyer
know how "good" the car was.
These days I think it would be fair to say that "granny" uses her
car to go more places: bingo, senior centers, volunteering, clubs,
work, involvement with grandchildren and more.
Just like "granny" you probably go many places in your car also:
work, shopping/errands, travel, adult and child activities, school
and perhaps you use your car as an office and maybe.....this
might be stretching it...just to go have fun in!
Statistics show, according to James Gleick, author of Faster,
'Americans spend at least on an average 1 hour and 13 minutes
each day in their car.' That comes out to almost 8 hours a week,
31.64 hours a month and 379.68 hours a year you "live" in your
car! No wonder people have so much clutter in their car, it's like
a spare room or two.
Before you run out or click to purchase organizing products for
your car let's first have you take inventory of what lives in your
car and what REALLY needs to live in your car. Yes, this means
taking everything out...well you might need the room anyway if
you plan on traveling for the holidays or are purchasing a lot of
presents to bring home.
Grab a box, a garbage bag, your car keys and sprint out to your
car. Tune into your favorite radio station and do the Toss In
Box. Get rid of everything that you don't use daily (please keep
your emergency equipment). Get rid of everything that you
don't need. Don't forget to check under the seats, in the glove
compartment, and the trunk.
Now let's look at some of the ways that you might use your car
and items needed:
=> For Travel: maps, directions, phone numbers, music,
entertainment, work, clothes, suitcases, a cooler, drinks and
trash.
=> For Shopping/Errands: 'spare trunk', drinks, newspaper ads,
maps, directions, entertainment and trash.
=> For transporting kids: trash, toys, books, baby stuff, drinks,
entertainment, school stuff, and sports stuff.
=> As your office: maps, directions, phone numbers, music,
entertainment, laptop, work, a cooler, drinks, tools and trash.
Are you seeing some commonalties here?
I think it would be nice to organize and 'house' as many of these
items as you can, don't you?
* For maps get a map organizer
* For music or entertainment (even VHS tapes) get a "car
entertainment center"
* For trash you can use a plastic bag or a litter chute made to
hang on the back of a seat.
* For work get a mobile car desk...these are GREAT!
There are many great car organizers out there and many that
hang onto the back of a seat, taking up less space.
I've found some great finds and have created a brand new web
site just for car clutter at
http://www.car-clutter.com which I
hope you'll visit after you've cleared out and decided what you
need to help you get organized and stay organized in your car.
Thank you for supporting me in my work.
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Janet Hall is a Certified Professional Organizer,
Certified Pyramid Feng Shui Practitioner, Speaker, and Author
and can help you regain control of your life, your time, your
stuff, and your environment. Organizing By Phone and in person
at http://www.overhall.com
Copyright (c) 2005 OverHall Consulting
P.O. Box 263, Port Republic, MD 20676
All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce, copy,
or distribute so long as this copyright notice and full information
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2. Events
Live: Solomon's Island, Md
December 6, 2005-- Tuesday 7 - 9 PM:
Giving Thanks Through Space Clearing
Advance Registration Required at
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Live: LaPlata, MD
December 17, 2005—Saturday 1-2PM
Feng Shui Water Element and Healing
Advance Registration Required at
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Got clutter and debt?
Check out my ebook I co-authored with
Paula Langguth Ryan, Effortless Freedom From Clutter and
Debt: Your 20 minute Roadmap for Creating a Perfectly
Balanced Life, at:
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3. Organizing Tips and Tools
Paper paper everywhere? Check out my email course at
http://www.paperclutter.com
Got bedroom clutter?
Check out my newest web site
http://www.bedroom-clutter.com
This site is dedicated to Master Bedrooms that contains tips,
articles and products to help you get your most sacred place
finally organized.
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Harmony and Balance to all,
Janet L. Hall, CPO/CRMS (tm), FSII/FSIA
The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Let me work my "magic" on your Clutter, Life, and Environment!
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