10 Minute Organizing Ideas
Recently I asked friends, professional colleagues, and business owners who follow me on Twitter and Facebook what they would tackle if they had 10 minutes free and felt like organizing. I have enjoyed their responses and perhaps they may inspire you to find 10 free minutes each day to organize.
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Deb Lee of D. Allison Lee Professional Organizers said she’d deal with her mail. “Open the mail and put each individual bill in my bill sorter so that I remember to pay them!” |
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Leigh Ann Hubbard is Managing Editor of James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor magazine and suggested she would tackle her bedroom. “Nobody can enter it at the moment, and you have to go through it to get to the bathroom.” |
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Shelf Genie Franchise Owner, Allan Young must be using social media frequently, because he needs some online organizing time. “I’d organize my friends on Facebook into categories.” |
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Human Resource Professional, Daniel Jason of Richmond, Virginia saves money during his 10 minutes. He said, “I’d organize all my clipped coupons by date so that I can use them before they expire.” Great idea, Daniel. |
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Southern California bike enthusiast Buzz Kasprzyk said his desk needs work. “My PC Desk at home and work table! Looks like the post office threw up on it, or like a tornado flew by!” Well, Buzz – you’re not in Kansas anymore. I didn’t know they had tornadoes in Long Beach. |
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Professional Organizer and owner of The Clutter Cutter of Wichita, KS, Pam McCutcheon said “My fridge – because my husband does the grocery shopping and I rarely know what is in there!” I agree, gotta keep the family fed! |
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Debbie of D & R Custom Organizers and blogger at Virtually Organized responded via Twitter with this comment: “My Middle Schooler’s overstuffed backpack. There’s GOT to be a way to reduce how much she has to carry every day!” (Middle school students in Washington, DC are not allowed to carry backpacks at school.) |
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Tom Dow, General Manager of CF Folks, Inc. an awesome catering firm in Washington, DC said “America’s finances…10 minutes would be more than what’s being done now.” If you can solve it in 10 minutes, I say “Dow for President!” |
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Kit Grieder of Herndon, VA a book keeper and self described “domestic engineer” said he’d tackle his linen closet’s shelves. “Ten minutes is enough time to pull out the old towels to become garage rags, refold the good ones and put them back neatly.” A neat linen closet is a beautiful thing. |
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Kevin Nellis, a Public Health Analyst has some extreme ideas when it comes to organizing. “I’d light a stick of dynamite in my master bedroom closet. It’s a good excuse to renovate and get rid of things at the same time. And I get to buy more clothes.” |
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From New Jersey, Geo Jedlicka, an accounting manager turned nursing student said, “I’d probably organize some papers lying around somewhere, whether it be a drawer, or pile. There might be a bill that needs paying.” |
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Adriane Williams, a former client of The Organizing Agency who moved to West Virgina to begin a life as a college professor said she’d work on her dining room table. “It’s the drop off point for mail. We have a mail center but it is overrun, so the table is always under siege. I try to pull it together to keep things from getting out of hand just before I walk out the door.” |
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Jessica Brigham Food Service Director for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company must be carrying around a big purse. She said “I’d clean out my bag. So as not to carry things with me that will just get in my way all day.” |
Are you inspired? What could you do with 10 minutes? I’d love to hear from you.
Written by Scott Roewer
Certified Professional Organizer®, Scott Roewer is founder of The Organizing Agency, a professional organization and productivity company devoted to teaching residential and business clients how to increase productivity, save money, and how to live a more organized and abundant life.
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