Below I've listed 10 tips on how you can gain more storage (for more storage tips please see end of article).

First let's take a look at what you might be able to TOSS or Let Go:

>>Make-up, hair products, lotions and medicines lose their “power” over time. So toss out those you haven’t used or seen in years. Some can contract bacteria and could be dangerous.

>>Let go of seldom used nail polish and eye shadows.

>>Check expiration dates. If expired dispose of safely and properly. Flush unused medicine down toilet (make sure it went DOWN in case you have little ones wandering around) and break up containers that were prescription, especially if they had a refill on label.

>>Look for products that have dried up or evaporated.

>>If you travel pre pack any duplicates in your suitcase.

>>Rusty razors, scissors or anything else that has become rusty-OUT.

10 Tools to Help You Gain More Storage:

1. Wall mounted cabinets 2. Carts on wheels 3. Hooks on back of door 4. Shower caddies 5. Dispensers 6. Coat rack – great for hanging towels and robes on 7. Cut and install straight magnet inside medicine cabinet to hold tweezers scissors or other metal items 8. Small dishpans or crates 9. Mesh bags 10. Wall mount hair dryer, curling iron

Benefits of an Organized Bathroom:

>>Your money will stop going down drain when you know what you have on hand because you won’t go out and buy duplicates.

>>You’ll be less stressed, especially in morning because you’ll know where everything is.

>>Clean up will be a snap with everything contained.

For more Bathroom Organizing Tips, Strategies, and Safety click: http://www.overhall.com/bathroom.htm

When I returned home to Maryland, all mail, all errands, all my clients, and all my self-imposed deadlines and other's deadlines were waiting for me.

I unpacked (although I still have a couple of files in my computer case I need to get out and put away) and started making a pile here and a pile there. Some in kitchen, some in living room, some in bedroom, and some really big piles in my office!

I didn't even touch mail for first three days. I didn't want to look at or deal with mail or bills. I wanted to start spring-cleaning. All my clothes needed washed, dried, and put away.

As I looked around, all I could think was, "I'm becoming my clients. No time to think about this now. I have to finish my book, create CD labels, burn 100 CD's and put labels on them. Oh MY GOD! I forgot to order blank CD's and labels before I left for Florida. I need them today. Okay, I'll just call and order today and get them shipped overnight. I still have to write newsletter, return phone calls, reply to emails, and oh, I just want some really good sleep!"

The shipment came, as promised, next day. I ripped open boxes, got everything out and started working, leaving packing material and boxes lie, wherever… See Janet's Messy Office

I'm writing, researching, and tossing books here and there. I didn't care at that point. I thought, "I have great systems in place so when all this is over I can easily get everything back into shape, put stuff where it belongs, and get my world back into balance.

And so I have. After finishing book, labels, CD's, returning calls and emails, and still working with clients I tackled my office. It took me just two hours to get everything in place and put away because I have a sorting and de-cluttering system, "The 5 W's of Organizing, a TEASER, and a TICKLE". And it works! See Janet's Clean Office.

We all have our own ups and downs in life; life happens. We each ride waves from same Universe.

When everything is going 'just right,' we are riding our up waves; sometimes not even paying attention to our good 'fortune.'

When things are going wrong we feel we are being slapped silly by waves; causing us to tumble, crash, and sink to bottom and depths of darkness, and asking ourselves, "What did I ever do to deserve this?"

But what goes down MUST come back up!

So what can you do to help get your world back into balance, and make your down waves less powerful?

Start by getting organized. >>Create or find a common 'home' or zone for your things to live. >>KNOW what to do with your stuff (do you really need or when will you use?) >>Have systems and procedures in place.

Knowing where things "live" and how things are handled can sure make life a little easier for those 'off balance' days that we all experience.

Now I really must go. I still have to get out newsletter, send out products, send out speaking materials, get ready for two presentations, do my taxes, take a test, read ten new books, and, oh yeah, plant some pansies in garden and pick some asparagus.

Aha! Life is finally back to normal.

Smiles, not Piles,

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