Change 7 - Organize Closets

I have decided to organize my closets.  I have two closets - a small one in our master bedroom and an even smaller one at the end of our hallway (which I share with several items for our new baby).

Our house is a traditional ranch-style home, with small closets and limited storage space.  Right now, I have shoes in two different places, clothes stuffed in drawers, and boxes of golf balls stacked on top of old magazines.  I am a pretty organized person, but this closet-clutter is getting on my nerves.  I’ll begin by getting rid of old clothes (and donating to the local goodwill) and then I’ll work on building a better system for organizing my stuff.  It will take a few hours to do a ‘basic’ clean and a few days to fully implement the new organization system.

Change 6 - Organize Email

I have decided to organize my email.  Currently, I have several email accounts and I need to consolidate and eliminate a few of them.  The ones that I choose to leave active need to be purged of old posts and contacts.  I also plan to spend a few minutes, each day, maintaining an empty inbox.

Email is one of those modern ‘mixed-blessings’.  I love then convenience of email, but I hate the constant clutter.  My goal is to create two lists of contacts - one for personal contacts and the other for business contacts.  I also plan to forward several email accounts to one, catch-all account.  Hopefully, over the next few days, I can create a better system than the one I have now, and then use that system to better organize my life.

Change 5 - Giving Up Candy

I have decided to give up candy. I love candy, but I eat too much of it. I will no longer eat chips, candy bars, sweets, or sugary foods.

Just like I did with the sodas - I’m going ‘cold turkey’. I’ll replace the candy with fruits and nuts. Clearly, for someone who likes to eat while he drives, giving up candy will be a challenge. But, I want to protect my teeth, lose weight, and avoid diabetes, I need to get rid of the candy.

The only exceptions I’ll make will be cakes and other deserts during the holiday season or during a birthday celebration.