The document provides 13 tips for simplifying one's life and getting organized. The tips include opening mail over the recycling bin and only keeping items that need action, filing, or canceling; keeping a donation box handy to declutter; only buying items you need and love to avoid clutter; limiting social media participation to a few key sites; only watching TV that makes you laugh, learn or relax; doing a quick tidy before bed; saying no to low priority tasks; only keeping clothes you love; canceling subscriptions that don't enhance your life; having less stuff requires less organizing; limiting hangers to current clothes; and feeling lighter with less stuff in your home and life.

1. GETTING ORGANIZED 13 Tips for Simplifying Your Life Michele Connolly

2. 1. Don’t Bring IN the MAIL Open snail mail over your recycle bin. Ditch everything except for those items you need to (a) action (b) file (c) cancel.

3. 2. Ready Donation Box Keep a donation box or bag somewhere handy. Any time you see something you don’t love or use – in it goes! Soon downsizing will be a habit.

4. 3. Don’t Buy It If you don’t need or love it, don’t buy it. Less stuff means less clutter in your home, more clarity in your head.

5. 4. Everyday Versus Guest When it comes to crockery and cutlery, forget ‘everyday’ versus ‘guest’. Instead, have plenty of one attractive, replaceable, dishwasher/microwave/family-safe set.

6. 5. Social Networking Limit your active social networking participation to one to three sites (unless networking online is your passion or business). Any more, and you’ll be spreading yourself thin and feeling overwhelmed. For me it’s Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn (come and join me!).

7. 6. Viewing Policy Only watch TV that meets your ‘Viewing Policy’; for example – it makes you laugh, learn or relax. Never be at the mercy of whatever’s on.

8. 7. Bedtime tidy Make a habit of doing a quick tidy before bed. You’ll be more likely to start the next day in a good mood.

9. 8. Say NO Graciously say ‘No thank you’ to low-priority tasks. Make peace with the idea that it’s not your mission to be everyone’s rescuer.

10. 9. Closet Only keep clothes, shoes, boots and accessories that you love or that make you feel fabulous. Donate the rest, even if expensive. Let others enjoy the items you don’t.

11. 10. Subscriptions Cancel subscriptions to papers and magazines unless they enhance your life. If they don’t, they’re simply taking up your time, money and living space.

12. 11. Stuff The less stuff you have, the easier it is to get organized and stay organized. Every extra item costs you in organizing time, space and energy.

13. 12. Limit Your Hangers Keep just enough hangers for your current closet of clothes. Whenever you buy something new, you’ll have to donate something in order to free up a hanger.

14. 13. Feel Lighter Too much stuff in your home and your life can leave you feeling heavy and overwhelmed. Buy less, donate more – and feel instantly lighter!

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