Organizing doesn’t always have to be a huge day long production. I’m sure we’ve all learned through the podcasts that getting organized is an ongoing process, you don’t have to be perfect just keep at it.

If your clutter is keeping you up a night, we suggest taking FIVE! That’s right… take 5 minutes right now and clean up ONE cupboard in your kitchen, or one drawer in your dresser. One space, Five minutes…easy peasy. Now go set the timer, and don’t get sucked into doing more. This is your five minute fix then pat yourself on the back and do something else, enjoy your family, read an extra book to the kiddos, take a bubble bath, and be proud.

Let us know what your “5 Minute Fix” was today (mine is under my kitchen sink!) - Daria

You know how we all have a bunch of new calendar’s kicking around our homes? Well, now is the time to transfer birthday’s and anniversary’s from your old calendar to your new one. I am sure many of you have already done it, but I wanted to remind you just in case! It is so handy to have a list somewhere that you add to when your siblings have kids, get married or do anything else that you want to remember - try to reserve for happy things only ;). I like to include the year so you always have some idea how old every one is.

Take the time to make your list as complete as possible so that it is always an accurate reference at your fingertips. There are revolving calendars available, but I don’t really like them. I find that I never look at them (I have one and just took it down to update my new calendar) and the month it was on was October! Personally, I like setting my list up in Excel (or you could use your computer’s calendar program) and updating as things come up (programs like Google Calendar have a free calendar you can use online). Have fun playing detective and getting all the info you need!