8 Ways to Save Time to Revitalize YouWe were out and about in the car the other day buying supplies to make the cutestbags that will we are giving for gifts. We wanted to check with some other storesbefore driving all over town to see if they had the supplies we needed.Fortunately I had my planner with me that includes my address book. I had everyphone number for each store we were planning on going to. Some of the stores Ihadn’t called in over a year but because I had their number in my book we savedhours as we found out before going to their store if they had what we needed.We are creatures of habit. By using this to our advantage we can save ourselvestime and frustration. Here are 8 practical ways that are fool proof to help ussave time and organize clutter while we’re at it.1. Every time you look up a phone number record it in your address book even ifyou think you will never use it again. This is what I had done with the stores Ineeded to call. I remember thinking as I wrote their number in my phone/addressbook I will never call them again and yet I did have the occasion to do so.2. Record business numbers separate from your personal numbers. This saves a lotof time and effort. Use a phone/address book that has two pages for each letter inthe alphabet and on one side record friends and family. On the other side writebusiness and non-personal phone numbers.3. Organizing clutter is simple by assigning a place for everything. When you orsomeone in your home needs to use that item they will always know where to findit. For instance keep pens and paper near the phones in the home. If you use acell phone exclusively designate places in your home for message recording just asthough you had a phone on a desk.4. Set up a good working filing system so you have a place to put all of the paperthat comes into your home. You will no longer have to hunt for information youneed later as you will be able to find any piece of paper in less than 10 to 15seconds. As a professional organizer FreedomFiler is my preferred filing system touse as it is so simple to find everything after filing and it is easy to set up.5. Do you ever have parties? If you do keep a list of what worked and what didn’t.Then when you have another party you can refer back to your notes without havingto rely on memory.6. If you travel a packing list is essential. Type up a list of things you need totake. Break them into different categories such as clothes to take, documents,snacks etc. Then check them off as you pack. Keep a master list on your computerand print it off when you travel again rather than needing to make up a new list.When you get home from a trip write on the list things you wished you had takenand remove things you took that you didn’t need. A couple of different lists maybe helpful depending on the time of year you are traveling and if you aretraveling by car, or plane and traveling with children.7. Make a grocery list template and make separate headings such as meat, produce,dairy, bakery, frozen, canned, dry goods, cleaning misc. This saves a lot of timewhen shopping.8. Birthdays and anniversaries for friends and family come around once a year.Yet how many times are we scrambling at the last minute to purchase a card or giftand get it sent to them? Set up alerts on your computer to remind you of importantdates. This can be done through Outlook or other programs such as “Memo To Me”which is one of the free services available to remind you of dates you want to
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