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3 Easy Ways To Simplify Your Email, Postal Mail And Meals.
#1 - Simplifying Your Email. There are three types of emails. 1. Junk 2. Emails that require a response or action 3. Emails that you are simply interested in reading or using as a reference (but don't require a response or action). First, delete the junk emails immediately. Then respond to the action items. Finally, move the emails you want to read or reference in a "To Read" folder. If possible, clear out your inbox at the end of every business day. Some Helpful Tips: Get good at using your delete button When possible, do important action items immediately Don't feel obligated to read or respond to forwards. If you are interested in reading a particular one, but don't have time at that moment, move it to your "To Read" folder. Never put any emails that require an action or response in your "To Read" folder When possible, respond to personalized emails right away Stop responding when an interchange has served its purpose #2 - Simplifying Your Meals Every time you make dinner, double or triple the recipe. Divide up the extra portion into containers, label and freeze them. If you triple your meals everyday for a week, you will have two weeks worth of frozen meals that just need to be heated up and served. It usually takes much less time to make more of the same recipe than it does to make different recipes at different times. You could also make a new (triple sized) recipe two nights per week and simply heat up and serve already prepared meals the remaining days of the week. Your family gets the benefit of delicious and nutritious homemade meals and you get the benefit of only cooking two nights per week. #3 - How to Simplify Your Mail Create a specific place in your home where you deal with your postal mail. Keep a recycling bin, garbage can and paper shredder in or near that area. When your mail comes in, take just a few minutes to toss, recycle and shred. Shred all documents containing your personal information, as well as, credit card applications. Currently 68% of identity theft happens as a result of documents being stolen from recycling and trash bins. Shredding your personal documents is an easy cheap way to protect yourself. Next, set up an "Active File System". It's were you keep all of the papers that you need to take action on, bills to pay, forms to complete and so on. This "Active File System" is different than your long-term file system where you keep things like policies, owners' manuals, taxes and that sort of thing. The "Active File System is just for the day-to-day paperwork, most of which require actions from you. Keep your "Active File System" in a small portable file box in the area that you deal with your mail. This will keep your organized and help to eliminate piles of papers on your counter tops and tables. By simplifying your life, you will free up some of your time and you may even feel calmer and happier. "How we spend our days is of course, how we spend our lives." - Annie Dillard Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Professional Organizer Heidi DeCoux specializes in Home Office Organizing and recommends the Cable Organizer to eliminate messes of cords, cables and wires. |
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