OverHall IT!
Vol. 8 Issue 1
OverHall IT! - Newsletter for 'OverHalling' Your Life & Spaces
Vol. 8 Issue 1
Help Me Help Others Heal Themselves and Their Environments
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. News From OverHall
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Events with Janet
4. Tips and Tools
1. News From OverHall
Love is in the AIR! Check out the line up of three new
teleseminars I've created for you and your bedroom:
http://www.overhall.com/workshops.htm
First 20 to register get a copy of the seminar via CD.
January and February Tip:
These are two good months to clear out, organize and let go of
unwanted stuff from your attic. Sort by categories (clothes,
decorations, etc.), donate, recycle, or sell. Create a memorabilia
box, using heavy plastic bins, for each member of the family.
Install rods for hanging items or if space allows a
portable clothes rack with a breathable garment bag. Don't
forget to mark or label all your bins, create an inventory sheet of
what you stored and a map of where items are located in the
attic.
If you're just starting to put away your holiday items please visit:
http://www.overhall.com/wrap_and_ribbon_storage.htm
I'm still running a half price special for a limited time on my Feng
Shui Your Office home study course.
http://fengshuimyoffice.com
Keep an eye on your inbox as later I'll be announcing a video
or two that I'm creating demonstrating some of my products,
featuring me of course! Lots of fun!
Thank you all for allowing me to be of service to you through this
newsletter and all my web sites.
2. OverHalling and Balance
My New Pajamas Made Me Do It!
(Reprint from 2002)
By: Janet L. Hall
I never really finished last seasons "switch over" (winter to
summer) of changing around my wardrobe. Generally I will
take the winter clothes out of my drawers, storing those
items in a big plastic bin, and out of my closet, storing those
items in my spare bedroom closet, and move my
spring/summer clothes in. For some reason I never quite
completed the project. And I’ll bet this has happened to you
at some time.
Anyway, my drawers were stuffed, and my side of the closet
was slowing pinning my husbands’ clothes up against the
wall. And since I didn’t take the time to complete the switch
over, I had run out of drawer and closet space.
Now I’m not sure where this next thing I'm about to reveal to
you came from. Maybe because:
=>I wasn’t sure if I was coming or going.
=>I had to endure several surgeries throughout the year.
=>I was overworked.
=>I was tired.
=>I was being neglectful.
=>I just didn’t care.
Now I could continue to analyze this situation I did to myself,
this predicament I had gotten myself into but I’m sure you
are dying to know my secret….right?
Well, here it is, confession of a professional organizer…I
started putting my clean folded clothes in a pile on the floor,
in front of the closet!!! And saying to myself each time I put
clothes in that pile, “I’ve got to redo my closet and drawers.”
I’ve said that since end of winter through the end of summer-
- SIX MONTHS! And it's now the winter season again.
Not until two weeks ago, when I went to Penney’s and
purchased four new pairs of pajamas, did I finally decide to
finish the "switch over." Not until two weeks ago did I shake
off whatever had attached its self to me did I plunge all gong-
oh to remove everything in my closet that wasn’t for winter,
everything that was too small; if the button didn’t button and
the zipper wouldn’t zip up without "sucking in" – IT WAS
OUT OF THERE!
All summer clothes were sorted through with the same zill!
Besides being too tight or uncomfortable, out went: things I
didn’t wear last year, once loved colors or prints, anything
itchy, that didn’t fit properly, or I just decided I didn’t care for
any longer also got added to the pile that had now grown
into a mound!
I even called my husband in, before he went off fishing, to
quickly eyeball his clothes for anything he might not have a
need for or want to donate to my “cause” He has less
clothing, no pj’s or all the other under clothes and
accessories us females own. With little effort, boom, boom,
boom, he was finished.
Downward to my shoes, knowing I had pairs of high heels I
had not wore in ages (remember, I’m human just like you),
and I never would wear again because I don’t want to wear
high spiky heels EVER again were tossed onto the mound.
Any shoes that: gave me a blister, tightened like a beaver
trap towards the end of the day, on days when it was very
hot or when my feet would swell from whatever reason.
OUT, OUT, OUT they went! Any shoe or boot, if they had
EVER caused my feet, legs, or back to ache after wearing,
they were outa’ my closet, my space, and my life.
As I changed the music CD to “Born To Be Wild” and poured
myself a “fake” glass of wine into a beautiful wineglass, I was
back to tackle my drawers. I had one large drawer with
beautiful, expensive, “tiny” lingerie. Oh what memories! And
who was I kidding – I hadn’t been able to wriggle into some
of those beautiful silk and lacy memories in years – time to
finally let go – I was finally READY!
On to my sock drawer which held white socks, black socks,
and a variety of colored socks. Hey, 95% of the time I always
wear black socks! SO with that reality and honesty I tossed
over to my pile all the colored socks except the black pairs
and a few white pairs.
I also had a slip, camisole, and scarf drawer. Now I very
seldom wear a dress anymore, so how many slips did I
need?! I kept a long on, two short ones, one black and one
white, one long half slip, one white and one black camisole,
and added the rest to the HEAP along with all the scarves
that I had told myself I’d wear one day.
With two drawers left – the old flop them in and bind them up
– bra drawer - and my pajama drawer that also contained
some long john shirts and pants and those warm, booty sock
things with traction thingies on the bottom of the feet – and
some had holes!
Any bra that was too small, too tight, or the straps slipped off
my shoulders – so annoying – or that contained wire was out
of the drawer and into the trash!
Last but not least the item of clothing that started this
ruthless no if, ands, or buts about it, won’t stop till I’m
finished, it’s all going TODAY – it was time to step up and
take control of this “getting out of hand” clothes piles – the
Pajama Drawer. The instigator, the motivator, the reason for
this mountain of clothes on my bed. I had wanted some new
pajamas and Penney’s was having a sale. I brought four new
beautiful pairs of pajamas, and there was no place or space
to put these divine items. Now they have a home and check
this out...I was so ruthless that all my summer casual clothes
now fit in one SPARE drawer instead of my plastic bin!
If you would like more help with your bedroom please register
for my upcoming teleseminars at
http://www.overhall.com/workshops.htm
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Janet Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover is a Consultant,
Coach, Trainer, and Healer and can help you
regain control of your life, your time, your stuff, and your
environment. In Person or via Phone at
http://www.overhall.com
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. Events with Janet
All events are held in EST
De-Clutter Your Bedroom to Make Room for Love
Feb. 2nd (Fri.) 7 - 9 PM: Teleseminar
http://www.overhall.com/declutter_bedroom.htm
Release the Negative Energies in Your Home Through Space
Clearing
Feb. 5th (Mon.) 8-9 PM: Teleseminar
http://www.overhall.com/spaceclearingt.htm
Creating Spaces for Love Through Feng Shui
Feb. 9th (Fri.) 7 -9 PM: Teleseminar
http://www.overhall.com/feng_shui_bedroomt.htm
Time to Get Organized - Hosted by College of Southern
Maryland
Feb. 26th & March 5th (Mon.) 9:00 AM - 12 PM
LIVE @ Loffler Senior Center in St. Mary's County
http://www.csmd.edu/ContinuingEducation/registration.html
Feng Shui Basics - Hosted by College of Southern Maryland
March 13th & 15th (Tues/Thurs.) 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
LIVE @ Richard Clark Center in Charles County
http://www.csmd.edu/ContinuingEducation/registration.html
Any of these workshops can be taught at your location for a
group of five or more. Prices may vary. Call Janet at
410-586-9440 to talk about arranging a workshop for your
group.
For more listings of workshops and teleseminars please see
http://www.overhall.com/workshops.htm
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4. Tips and Tools
Office a Mess? Need More Clients? Want More Prosperity?
Learn the meaning of clutter in nine locations of your office and
what your clutter could indicate and more with my Feng Shui
home study course 1/2 Price Special for a limited time.
http://fengshuimyoffice.com
Paper TIP - Before purchasing file cabinets, folders or file
boxes, sort through your papers first to see what you really need.
http://www.paperclutter.com
Got closet clutter?
Special report and tools to help you get your closet organized
http://www.closet-clutter.com
Don't forget to pick up your FR*EE ebook at
http://www.overhall.com/ebooks.htm
What's the cost of your clutter costing you?
I co-authored an ebook with Paula Langguth Ryan,
Effortless Freedom From Clutter and
Debt: Your 20 minute Roadmap for Creating a Perfectly
Balanced Life and very affordable at:
http://www.clutteranddebt.com
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So you want to be a Professional Organizer?
Check out my NEW & IMPROVED one-of-a-kind system,
The Wizard's Professional Organizers System (Now with Audio
CD's) that will give you a jump-start on your organizing career at
http://www.overhall.com/professional_organizers_system.htm
Harmony and Balance to all,
Janet L. Hall, The Person/Place Energy Mover
Consultant, Coach, Trainer, and Healer
OverHall Your Life and Spaces
http://www.overhall.com
"A Clogged Person Equals a Clogged Place
A Clogged Place Equals a Clogged Person!"
ISSN # 1533-0702.
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