Decorations

It is time to bring out the holiday decorations.  Do you know where they are?  Can you find them easily? Are they all in one location?  If you have answered 'no' to these 3 questions, my sense is that you are probably feeling somewhat overwhelmed by it all!  And again this year you are undoubtedly saying to yourself "This is definitely the year to get organized with this."

Familiar language?  Well this year can be different as you have two key items in your tool kit of life and living that you might not have had last year.  You have intent to make a difference AND you have a timer, that small, simple tool that you learned about in the first blog.

First:  Get out your boxes and turn on your time for 1 hour.

Second:  As you take out the items you want to use for this holiday season, put aside anything that hasn't been used in previous seasons or that you don't particularly like.  If there is an emotional attachment to anything put THOSE aside.  Take the rest and recycle them or donate to a charity of your choice.

Third:  Now for the items with an emotional attachment.  Keep 1/2 of them and give the other 1/2 to your children, grandchildren or family member that would love them.  That way they still remain within the family and they'll learn the back-story and history of the item that they may not know.

Times up!  Did you beat the timer?  If not, put the timer on for another hour and see if you can finish the project.

Tip:  Using a timer helps you make a quicker decision, use it often.