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December 24th, 2007

Put Limits on Your Email - Motivate Me Monday

Unless your email messages contain life or death situations or can make or break a deal, try to limit the number of times you check your email every day. I’ve always heard that it’s best to set aside 3 chunks of time a day to check email: one in the morning, one in the afternoon […]

By Julie -- 9 comments

December 17th, 2007

Make a List and Check it Twice - Motivate Me Monday

With Christmas right around the corner and a bazllion things to do, I wanted to make this Motivate Me Monday post about making a list and checking it twice. I can’t stress enough how important making lists are. When you have everything that you need to do written down, it makes a world of difference.
I […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

December 17th, 2007

A Note from Declutter It!

Just a little quick note to let all of you know that I am going back to my weekly topic posts. After stepping away from it for awhile, I missed it and realized what a great thing it is for me to have a certain topic to write on on a specified day. I also […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Make Your Bed!

This is a Motivate Me Monday post.
I was just telling you about SELF magazine’s 30 days to getting organized and Make Your Bed was their first tip. I think this was an excellent choice for the first tip to share because it’s simple enough for anyone to do.
So, for this whole week make every effort […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

October 22nd, 2007

November Issue of SELF Magazine

As I was flipping through my November issue of SELF magazine, I came to an article entitled “In 30 days, you can get organized.” Basically they give you one tip to follow everyday and by the end of the month, you will be a little more organized.
Some of the tips include making your bed, setting […]

By Julie -- 1 comment

September 24th, 2007

Taking Care of the Little Things

A Motivate Me Monday Post
“It’s the little things that drive you crazy; the broken heel, the stain, the drip. If you take care of the little things, the big things become manageable.” Heloise
That statement is true in my book. It’s always those little things that don’t get done that just really get to you. We […]

By Julie -- 4 comments

July 9th, 2007

Motivate Me Monday - Get Rid of all Those CDs! (Psst. Contest Below!!)

What’s the best way to organize your out-of-control music collection? Get rid of all those cds that have taken over your house! Now I am not saying to throw all of your cds into a trash bag and head to the dumpster. I am saying to narrow them down to your very favorites.
With all the […]

By Julie -- 3 comments

June 25th, 2007

Motivate Me Monday

Are your closets busting at the seems? Is it full of clothes that don’t fit anymore or outfits that are outdated that you don’t even like? If that is the case, it’s time to give your closet a makeover. You can go all out with this or just do one simple thing.
For this Motivate Me […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

May 7th, 2007

Motivate Me Monday - Do You Live in Your Car?

I hope you don’t actually live in your car :), but if you are anything like the average family here in the US, then you spend a lot of time there. Which usually means your car accumulates a lot of stuff that doesn’t belong there.
One of my pet peeves is a messy car. It drives […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

April 30th, 2007

Motivate Me Monday - Organizing My Diet

Can you organize your eating habits? Sure! It’s all apart of organizing your life.
I can organize “things” in my house. I love to spend time tackling a messy drawer or closet, but when it comes to thinking about my body being cluttered, I cringe.
I’m going to confess something on this Motivate Me Monday…I have the […]

By Julie -- 3 comments