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Ten
Minute Tricks
by Maria Gracia
Whoever thought you'd be able to get organized in just
10 minutes?! Here are a few simple ideas.
1. 10 MINUTE CHORE BOX:
Rather than spending hours organizing, and doing it all
yourself, create a 10 minute Chore Box for yourself--and
one for each family member, if applicable.
Each person's box would contain specific chores or tasks
that need to be completed. The chores are written on slips
of paper, and take a maximum of 10 minutes each to
accomplish.
You can gear the tasks towards the person's abilities (e.g.
while older kids can help out with vacuuming, a 3 year old
may instead be responsible for putting away his/her toys.)
Each day, as a chore is completed, that slip of paper is
placed in a holding envelope until the Chore Box is empty.
Then, when empty, the boxes are refilled, and the system
starts over again. This also works well at the office!
2. 10 MINUTE PICK-UP:
Control the chaos. Schedule a consistent, '10 minute
Pick-up' each night. Set a timer to sound an alarm in 10
minutes.
While the clock is ticking, all family members are
responsible for clearing out and putting away their
belongings from the main family area.
When the timer sounds, you're all done. Give yourselves a
warm round of applause for all you've accomplished.
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