Clutter and Hoarding - How to Organize Your Cell Phone Numbers

Does your cell phone address book need organizing? Now's the time to make life more convenient for you by organizing your cell phone numbers. When you organize your phone numbers, and clearly list your contacts with the correct number, you make a better use of your time on the cell phone. Here are four simple ideas to get the job done.

1. Start out by developing a process. Decide whether you're going to create an address book with the contact last name first. Or, are you going to just list all of your contacts by first name and the first initial after the first name. A drawback to doing it this way is that you may have more than one person with the same name. Yet this could be a good way if you don't remember people's last names and you could still differentiate the listing by the last name or something like that.

So probably the most efficient and beneficial way to organize your cell phone address book is by putting the last name first and then the first name.

2. When you decide to "clean up" your cell phone address book, do this task when you're sitting in an undistracted place. That means either in your home or, if you're in your car, make sure that your car is parked and the engine is turned off. Too many people needlessly cause accidents by using their cell phone while they're driving. This can be very dangerous to you. So if you're going to take the time to clean up your address book, think about what you're doing. Decide to do this task in a way that is safe and effective for you.

3. An alternate way to organize your cell phone address book might be to include a specific ring tone for a specific number. However, in the printed version of the address book, you're still going to need to understand who's calling and who you are calling. For this reason, I believe the most effective thing that you can do is to organize your cell phone address book in alphabetical order with a last name first.

4. Whatever it takes for you to be able to quickly access the phone numbers in your cell phone address book, make it a priority to organize those names. In a hurry, you will feel glad that you knew how to quickly reach those people. In the long run, choosing to have an organized cell phone address book, you'll reduce stress and more efficiently be able to get a hold of the people that really matter to you.

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Organize Life - Change Your Life Positively Through These 8 Steps

Today's world is full of lies, negativity and road which ends in darkness. Most of the time, people find themselves sometimes in lives when they know that they are living negatively, when they know they have to change. Sometimes people think that they are living positively but in fact it is not how they think, it is not always as simple as it seems. It doesn't matter in which growth stage we are we can always push the button for positive change and give our best.

The first step - Realize

The realization is the first step, when people realize that they are walking the wrong way of life, they have the chance to change. Also the strength of the realization is important, the stronger the realization, the stronger will to change will be created. Although the realization itself can't start the change, but it is the crucial thing to have. People can't change something that they don't even know they have. "Sometimes realization comes by itself, sometimes by ourselves, no matter from where it came, it is our responsibility to either start to work on it or to forget about it."

The second step - Accept

Realization can sometimes be connected with acceptance but in majority of cases it is a different term. Without acceptance of the negative realization and negative self we also can't start the change. People must accept something that they have to fully start changing. It is in many cases hard to accept something negative in ourselves, but it is also a crucial thing to do. "The difference between successful and the rest is that successful people are not afraid to accept themselves."

The third step - Check the present situation

Checking the present situation is a important thing to do. Look at things that are advantageous to you and the things that are not. Look at what you have, look at what you can have and don't have. Check your situation on anything you are doing, school, job or relationship with the partner; anything. "We can't see what we can do if we didn't even check what there is possible to do."

The fourth step - Organize

After you checked all the things present in your life, you should organize them. List the things which are beneficial for your development, for your relationship with the persons you love or should love. List the things which are not important for you, which are "a waste of time". Time goes by really fast and we never know when we will get into the position when we think that it is late. "The computer needs to organize itself to work properly, it is same with humans."

The fifth step - Push the start button

Firstly look at the things which are most important in means of time. Either it is a positive thing or negative, just do the thing you should do, for example a important homework or finishing an important article. After we fixed the most crucial things, it is important to start on the things which are damaging for our lives. Most of the time they are addictions which are hard to get rid of depending on our will or self-control. There is no ultimate formula to get rid of negative addictions right away but these steps can also be used in getting rid of the addiction, just it needs more power of will and a stronger realization about the negative influence which are continuous and infinite if we don't start to control it. "If you don't start to change yourself, who will?"

The sixth step - Don't give up

It is hard to control ourselves and giving up is the easiest thing to do anytime. We should keep the mindset that the harder it is to control, the more benefit will we have after. We still can't see the whole picture of the benefit after but the truth is that it is always greater than we think. We shouldn't give up because we never know when the addiction will disappear. We shouldn't give up because life is precious. "For every change there is the first step, the second step, the third step and after you don't even count."

The seventh step - Look at the improvement

Look at the life you had before and the life now, don't you feel proud of yourself? People should know that sometimes they should reflect on their past to see the improvement and feel happiness rather than looking at the long way they still have to go. If we put a group of successful people, some are happy and some are not. The difference is the mindset, the unhappy people think of the way they still have to work on to get to the ultimate success when the happy people look at the past and the improvement they made possible through time. "Sometimes changing the way we look can change our mood."

The eighth / last step - Forget about it and continue

The last step is really simple, there are no steps. Our mindset should totally change so that it is automatic that we fix the negative things and continue on things which are beneficial for us. It should be a habit, a positive habit. "Changing thyself is very hard but also very beneficial, depending on the change."

Some people say that life is all about self-pleasure and some say it is about constant development. Both are important but we should have the skill to distinguish pleasure and real happiness.

My name is HyunSoung Kim. When I grow up I will be an positive psychologist who helps people choose the positive road. If you have any problems or questions about your life, future and frustrations please feel free to ask me by sending a e-mail to kim_h_soung@hotmail.com, it is always my first priority to fully help others.

How to Organize a Coat Closet in 6 Easy Steps

Does your coat closet only get more cluttered with the change of seasons? Is it too packed to place the coat of a friend or two in? Then its time to follow these 6 simple steps to organize your coat closet:

Before you begin just make sure you have a good hour or more to complete the job.

1. Remove Everything From the Closet

In order to get organized you need to know what you are dealing with, and you need to start from scratch. You'll probably find coats from every season, a few missing gloves that have been lost for years, more shoes can boots than you can imagine, and who knows what else.

As you remove each item group them into piles based on each person in your home. You may find some people have much bigger piles than others by the time the closet is empty :)

2. Clean the closet

Give it a good scrubbing, dusting, even a quick paint job if you have the time.

3. Evaluate your storage system

Does your closet efficiently store coats, shoes and the other items you store in it? If not (especially if its an older closet) consider going down to the local home improvement store and look at closet organizer systems. You can spend anywhere from $20-$30 for a few new shelves and brackets, to several hundred for entire top of the line closet organizer systems

4. Organize and Store by Person

Depending on the season you want to store 1-2 of the "best" coats for each person in your home. So go to each "pile" you created when you emptied the closet and grab 2 of their coats. If its winter then for each person you may want a really heavy coat plus a slightly lighter coat. Summer time might just be a fleece and a rain coat for each person.

Each person should have their coats in an assigned position in the closet, like Dad gets the far left 2 spots, Mom's coats go next to, etc. Keep it organized as you store the items so you know exactly where to find what you are looking for and where to return them when done.,

5. Store additional items

In winter time store all of the hats, gloves and scarfs in a box. If you have a large family then give each person a shoebox to store their own season items and put the boxes on a shelf in the closet. Also store an umbrella for rainy days.

6. Evaluate what is left

Chances are you still have some piles still left hanging around from when you emptied the closet. If there is still plenty of room in your coat closet then allow each person to have an additional jacket, sweater, or fleece. Do not try to fill your closet, leave room and some extra hangers for guests.

But if you do not have much space then do not try to store all 4 season's worth of coats at the same time. You are far better off getting some plastic bins and storing off season coats in them and place them in the attic or basement. This will keep your closet more organized.

In regards to what may still remain in your piles, at this point you should consider donating them because the plain truth is you don't have room for them or they are just not as important anymore. Or they are simply trash.

So feel good about your new organized coat closet, make a donation and get a tax break! Donating something you've worn and loved in the past can be very difficult, but you will feel empowered by how organized you are now.

By Bob Hennessey