Products to Help Organize Time and Space
Products
Use a PDA. I use a Sharp Wizard, it's small and easy to use and is about $50 from your local Target or office supply store. Better than a paper organizer since you can sync contents with your computer (so if you lose it, you have a backup; also, you can easily cut and paste large amounts of text, like driving directions, into it), and your data stays up-to-date much easier. Helps to end my paper problem.
Use a digital camera instead of film. It saves time and money.
I use it for web photos, eBay listings, scenery, grandkids, music events, trips, and everything I can think of. (I can take hundreds on one 128 memory stick). All of my photos since mid-Aug. 2003 have been taken with this camera; those before then are scanned photos taken with a variety of film cameras. Most were made into prints (and disks after Jan 2001) at time of development.
Lazy Susans - They keep spices, bottles, cans, and condiments neatly arranged and at your fingertips. Use them in the pantry, in cabinets, on the kitchen table - they're absolutely life savers when it comes to staying organized. I'm short and so are my arms so these make me able to reach the back of even the deepest cabinets.
Plastic Basket for Lids - stop searching for the ^&*#$%^( lids!
Baskets in the Linen Closet for toiletries, towels, hair clips. Makes it look organized. Makes it easier to get what you want out in a hurry.
Plastic Baggies with Zipper Locks - perfect to store small toys, puzzle pieces, and any little items that go together in one spot. There are huge ones now for storing blankets, sweaters, pillows, and other items for a season or more.
Things to Consider
Go vertical If space is at a premium use tall bookcases which can store far more than books.
Never watch a movie alone. I came up with this rule for myself because I often feel bad for not spending as much time with my friends as much as I'd like, because our hobbies may be different. Movies, however, are one of the few universal things, besides eating, that people can do together.
Use a PDA. I use a Sharp Wizard, it's small and easy to use and is about $50 from your local Target or office supply store. Better than a paper organizer since you can sync contents with your computer (so if you lose it, you have a backup; also, you can easily cut and paste large amounts of text, like driving directions, into it), and your data stays up-to-date much easier. Helps to end my paper problem.
Use a digital camera instead of film. It saves time and money.
- Never get film developed again.
- Save on developing costs.
- No waiting to finish a roll of film again.
- Who needs prints when the best way to share pictures is online??
- No scanning pictures or sending in negatives.
- Get higher quality pictures than scanned images.
- You don't need an expensive high-mega-pixel camera to achieve this.
I use it for web photos, eBay listings, scenery, grandkids, music events, trips, and everything I can think of. (I can take hundreds on one 128 memory stick). All of my photos since mid-Aug. 2003 have been taken with this camera; those before then are scanned photos taken with a variety of film cameras. Most were made into prints (and disks after Jan 2001) at time of development.
Lazy Susans - They keep spices, bottles, cans, and condiments neatly arranged and at your fingertips. Use them in the pantry, in cabinets, on the kitchen table - they're absolutely life savers when it comes to staying organized. I'm short and so are my arms so these make me able to reach the back of even the deepest cabinets.
Plastic Basket for Lids - stop searching for the ^&*#$%^( lids!
Baskets in the Linen Closet for toiletries, towels, hair clips. Makes it look organized. Makes it easier to get what you want out in a hurry.
Plastic Baggies with Zipper Locks - perfect to store small toys, puzzle pieces, and any little items that go together in one spot. There are huge ones now for storing blankets, sweaters, pillows, and other items for a season or more.
Things to Consider
Go vertical If space is at a premium use tall bookcases which can store far more than books.
Never watch a movie alone. I came up with this rule for myself because I often feel bad for not spending as much time with my friends as much as I'd like, because our hobbies may be different. Movies, however, are one of the few universal things, besides eating, that people can do together.
Ditch the printer. It takes up space and increases the amount of paper in your home . Use a PDA instead to "carry" data. If you MUST print, use the printer at work or Kinkos.
Ditch your cable. Do you have time to watch TV? I want to prevent myself from watching TV, which is probably the world's #1 time-waster! Most shows on TV tend to feed your brain garbage.
Ditch the newspaper. It took me years to figure out I don't read it. So I no longer get a paper.
Ditch the magazines Working on this one. Maybe I can try to read them at the library.
Ditch the cell phone.
- Reception and clarity is worse than a landline (how many times cell phones have hung up on me in the middle of a conversation)
- You have to remember to charge it
- Carrying it around in public is often rude and annoying to others
- The temptation to answer the phone while driving is dangerous!
This is an option:
- Discontinue cell phone service, but keep the cell phone in the car, off. Turn it on to dial 911 in case of an accident or other emergency as dialing 911 does NOT require a cell phone subscription.
- Use a calling card at a payphone if you have to call someone RIGHT NOW while not at home or at work (which is rare).
- Don't let others dictate your time or interrupt you and whoever you are with right now.
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