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Before purchasing anything new, use the one in-one out rule, so your closet doesn’t become packed full of clothing you never use. Email us and let us know how you did with this challenge, including your unique systems for storing your seasonal clothing OR for organizing your clothes closet so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for each day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 22, 2010 Get rid of anything expired. Whether you have salad dressing in your fridge that expired months ago, warranty paperwork that is long past its prime or calendars for events that have long since occurred , your challenge this week is to get rid of anything hanging around your home or office that has expired and is no longer useful. Email us and let us know what you ditched. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 15, 2010 Make a List of Fall Projects. The lazy days of summer are nearly over. Your challenge this week is to begin getting ready for the fall season. Make a list of 10 projects you want to get done when autumn arrives. Perhaps you can even start on one or two now so you’re ahead of the game. Email us and tell us what projects ended up on your list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 8, 2010 Weed out your Facebook Friends. Did you go a bit overboard when you began accepting EVERYONE as a Facebook friend? Your challenge this week is to weed out those names that you’d prefer not having listed as your ‘friend’ on your Facebook, or other social media page. Not into social media? Weed out unnecessary cell phone contacts instead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 1, 2010 Organize a Section of Your Garage. Your challenge this week is to organize a section of your garage, whether it’s a shelf, a corner, a rack--whatever. Just choose a section and organize it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 25th, 2010 Inventory School Supplies. Back-to-school is right around the corner. If you have students living at home, your challenge is to inventory their school clothes and school supplies (crayons, folders, etc.), make a list of everything you still need to purchase before the first day of school AND finally schedule a date on your calendar to go shopping. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 18th, 2010 Organize a shelf. It doesn’t matter if it’s a closet shelf, a shelf in your office or a shelf in the kitchen. Just pick a shelf and organize it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 11th, 2010 Make a new recipe. Your challenge this week is to locate that recipe you’ve been meaning to make, and try it out. Be sure you shop for any ingredients needed, measure everything out ahead of time and  read through the entire recipe twice before starting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 4th, 2010 Fix Something. Your challenge this week is to fix something, preferably something that has needed attention for quite some time. You may have to replace a screen on a door or window, sew on a missing button, bring an electronic device in for repair, paint over some wall scratches, or even mend a broken relationship. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . June 27th, 2010 Organize a Financial Item. Your challenge this week is to organize something related to your finances. This may mean balancing your checkbook, getting all of your pending and paid bills into a bill paying system or making an appointment with your banker to open an account you’ve been meaning to get to. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . June 20th, 2010 Organize Something...Outdoors. In celebration of Summer, your challenge this week is to organize something outdoors. You might organize your garden, your patio or your backyard. Another option is to bring something outside that needs to be organized, like weeding out file folders, so you’re enjoying the fresh air while accomplishing something at the same time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . June 13th, 2010 Creatively make something into storage. Look around your house for a vase, canister or basket not currently being used. Transform that item into a storage container for cooking utensils, cat toys, office supplies or other items that would be more organized if they were contained. The more unusual, the better. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . June 6th, 2010 Schedule “Me” Time for the summer. We have so many obligations in our daily lives that take up most of the space in our busy schedules. But if we don’t make the time to do things we love, these obligations will take over and we’ll feel we never have the time to do anything for ourselves. That’s a great way to get burnt out. Your challenge this week is to open your calendar and schedule a minimum of 2 hours for yourself each week through the beginning of fall. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . May 30th, 2010 Play catch up. What task or project do you have to do that you’re way behind on? Whether it’s your laundry, a report you’re writing for work, your reading pile or a knitting project you started months ago, this week’s challenge is to catch up with that task or project and bring it up-to-date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . May 23rd, 2010 Do An “I Don’t Want To Do It” Project We all have tasks and projects we don’t necessarily want to do anytime soon, but that have to eventually get done. Whether you have to clean out the garage, start making a costume for your child, or make a medical appointment you’ve been delaying, your challenge this week is to get that “I Don’t Want To Do It” task or project done and off your list--that is, if it really needs to be done in the first place. If it doesn’t, simply crossing it off your list will ease some tension. 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