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“Trash on your dash? Junk in your trunk? Do the pump-n-dump –> when you stop for gas, tidy up your car.”
Like my little rhyme? Well, I really can’t take credit for it. I heard it from another professional organizer, Geralin Thomas, on Twitter today and thought it was fabulous! That little jingle makes a point that I tell my clients all the time: just a few organizing minutes a day goes a long way…see, I can rhyme, too. =)
Since many of us spend so much time in our cars, we have to stop for gas at some point. Why not “pump n dump” like Geralin (a.k.a. @metrozing) says? It’s quick and easy so give it a try…and next time I see Geralin, we’re gonna put that jingle to music…we’re thinking classical.
Do you have a little jingle or saying that helps you stay organized? Let’s hear it!
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“The way children decorate their walls, paint their rooms, and maintain (or don’t maintain) their space is an expression of an emerging sense of self. As long as it doesn’t interfere with their academic success – or become a health hazard – let them express themselves.”
[The Organized Student · Donna Goldberg · Fireside · 2005]
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Have you been spending time staring at your old electronics, uncertain about what to do with them? Have you gotten around to shredding the hundreds of pieces of paper lying around your home or office? Here’s my advice: kick ‘em to the curb! …and check out these green recycling events this weekend…
Saturday, August 8, 2009
PC Recycler Residential Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Where: PC Recycler Inc. @ 4005 Westfax Drive, Suite A, Chantilly, VA 20151 (800-731-1909) [Directions]
Cost: $10 per bankers box (a box 24″x12″)
Info: The paper shredding truck will be on site so you can watch your sensitive materials get destroyed. Representatives will be present to address any questions that you may have about paper shredding. You may also bring your electronics to be recycled. Click here for a list of acceptable electronics and fees.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services Electronics Recycling
Time: 12 pm – 4 pm
Where: Albert Einstein High School @ 11135 Newport Mill Road, Kensington, MD 20895 (301-929-2200) [map]
Accepted Items:
- Small electronic appliances
- Calculators
- Camcorders
- CDs and floppy disks
- CD players
- Cell phones
- Computers and computer-related products
- Consumer electronics
- Copiers
- Cords and cables (including chargers)
- Digital cameras
- Electronic typewriters
- Fax machines
- Microwave ovens
- Monitors
- Personal digital assistant equipment
- Printers
- Projection equipment
- Scanners
- Telephones
- Small electronic toys
- Televisions
- VCRs
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Ok, so I know how this sounds. A little odd, yes, but a shoe bag really can be used in your pantry.
I know this because one of my clients decided to do just that. I discovered it one day during one of our organizing sessions. We needed some Ziploc bags so I went to the pantry and found them…inside a shoe bag, along with aluminum foil (I later added the plastic cups).
Know what my client said? That she didn’t realize she had so many boxes of Ziploc bags, and she decided to put the shoe bag on the inside of the pantry door so that she could see them all. Besides, since she uses the Ziplocs often, they were now very easily accessible in the shoe bag. Brilliant!
Do have a similar story? Do you use something differently than it’s original intended purpose? …like say using books as a plant stand like I did a few months back? Tell me about it, will you?
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