National Preparedness Month Series:How to Organize for the Unexpected
September 4, 2007
Because September is National Preparedness Month, Stacks and Stacks Clutter Control Freak Blog has asked the American Red Cross to provide you with a series of tips on how to organize to make dealing with a disaster easier. This is the first of several posts that will be written by Ike Pigott, Director of Communications and Government Relations for the American Red Cross Southeast Region, over the next several weeks.
If I told you that you could only get three things out of your house before it disappeared forever, how long would you ponder that decision? Ten seconds? One minute? One day? The more time you spend thinking about questions like that, the better your answers become. There are no “universally right” answers because we all have different preferences and priorities.
The quality of your answers depends on planning, thinking, and preparation. Actually, planning for disaster is just another form of organization. Continue Reading
Stress Hack: Make a List
August 30, 2007
If you’re like me, you lay in bed at night with your “to-do’s” for the next day running endlessly through your head.
I stress over forgetting things (gotta get dog food tomorrow, call the doctor, pick my son up early from school) unless I write them down.
I’ve learned to keep a notebook with me at all times. Yes, even by my bed. Continue Reading
5 Great Clutter Hacks
August 30, 2007
Do you still remember my definition of clutter?
Clutter is anything you don’t love, don’t use or doesn’t make you feel happy.
That pair of jeans you last wore 5 years ago? Yes, it’s clutter and it should go because it doesn’t make you feel good when you wear it. Why torture yourself? You should feel GREAT in your clothes.
This list is by no means exhaustive but here are 5 great ways to reduce the clutter in your life. Continue Reading