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February 10, 2012

Tips & Tricks

	More Season 1 Tips & Tricks From Taking Back the House Being organized can make you more efficient at work. Thing won't get misplaced or lost in the shuffle if they are in orderly files and not random piles. Toys are fun for kids when they are played with. If they never get used, they are just more clutter in your life. If you get a gift you don't use, get it out of the house. Remember, it's the thought that counts, not the item. Record albums are great if you use them, if not, they are just clutter in our digital world of CD and DVD. From Collectible Madness Cheaply made toys or promotional items are not good collectibles; they just create clutter, and take up valuable storage space. Having toys for visiting grand kids is a great idea. Teaching the kids to put all the toys back where they belong when playtime is over is a skill they can use for life. One person's trash may be another person's treasure. Hold a yard sale and let your clutter move from your home, and make some money in the process. Office space should be separated from play space so that kids don't accidentally ruin an item you need for bill paying or work. Color-coding storage areas can help you keep track of whose clutter is who's. From Live for Today Old wallpaper should be saturated before you try to peel it off the walls. It helps to loosen up the glue and makes the process go faster. Perfume has an expiration date. Check the number on the bottom of the bottle. The last number is the year it was made. Over three years old should be tossed. Cancelled checks only need to be kept for four years, unless they relate to an asset purchase (house, car, stocks, bonds) then they must be kept as long as you have that asset, to prove how much you paid for it. Keeping one pair of "Skinny" pants is a great way to get inspired to lose weight. Keeping more then that is just cluttering up your closet. Old wallpaper can be covered with magnet boards you can use to display a child's art work. It minimizes the wallpaper's impact, and the art can be rotated as the child grows.

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