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Is your clutter making you ill?

Being in a cluttered environment can make you ill.. physically & mentally! Clutter is stagnant energy. Your home is a place to feel rejuvenated, a place to relax & re-energise, but with stagnant energy all around you, how will this happen?  Your office is a place of inspiration &...
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How to teach your children to be Organised…

Some children are naturally organised, others can be taught over time. Have a routine in place for your children, a fixed programme for doing regular things.  Routines develop good habits & being organised is a habit.    Have a roster for chores, which is age appropriate to your...
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Delegation...

Delegation:  noun referring to the entrusting authority to Many people find it hard to let go of tasks, but once you release the work that others can do and see the results are satisfactory because of your guidance, it will free up time for you to get to your tasks & you will feel in...
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Emails! Get your inbox in order...

EMAILS – A big part of our daily working & social lives!  Here are a few tips to help you stay in control of your emails so you can boost your efficiency & not waste time: Have set times allocated in your dianry/daily routine to attend to email – dealing with them as they come in can...
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Office Organisation Tips...

Office Organisation Tips:   Sort: Make piles of what needs to be done with each piece of paper using the RAFT method: Read – anything that you need to read & then can be actioned, filed or tossed Act – split into 2 - Urgent or Normal File Toss – throw away everything you...
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Finishing what you started...

When you start a project try to set up a schedule and bare the following in mind: Make it Definite: Allocate as much time as your diary allows – yes, your hobby project is important to you, so yes diarise it in amongst the rest of your daily/evening/weekend planning Make it...
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Streamlining your life...

This is a great place to start, read the morning frenzy , get through the morning madness and half the battle is won! Now for the rest of the day – read my articles on Always Late & Procrastination & just tackle your day head on! Dealing with the constant steady flow of emails sms’s...
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Linen and Towel Organisation...

Linen Cupboard Organisation: Do it on a cool day Have a cleared, clean table nearby for folding & repacking Remove everything & Group the items – Linen per room, spare curtaining, toiletries, tableware etc Anything that is not used any more or is torn, put aside to be donated or used...
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Wardrobe Organisation...

Wardrobe Organisation Tips: Remove everything from the wardrobe. Assess the space you have to work with & how best to use it – decide if you need to or can add more shelving, under shelf baskets, hooks on the inside of doors. Now to sort: Go through each item of clothing and make a...
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Document Storage...

  Now that we have to archive and store our documentation for tax purposes, for 7 years, here are a few tips on how: Keep only the necessary documentation, remove duplicates and anything that is not needed Remove all papers from the lever arch/hanging files, this way they will take up much...
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