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Last Updated: Apr 28th, 2010 - 22:06:40 |
The Home Landing Strip
By Annie Thomas-Burke
Sep 1, 2006, 18:31
We all have one. It is the spot in our home that we drop what is in our hands as we enter it. These items include mail, keys, wallet, purse, cell phone and sunglasses. It is a necessary spot to utilize, but it is often abused.
We all have one. It is the spot in our home that we drop what is in our hands as we enter it. These items include mail, keys, wallet, purse, cell phone and sunglasses. It is a necessary spot to utilize, but it is often abused. Some people do well with this set up, but for others it is an invitation to chaos. It starts with a good intention that can be the start of a clutter habit that is hard to break. It becomes a catch all that grows to mammoth proportions if we are not careful.
What can you do to keep this from happening? Make a pact with yourself to schedule five minutes each day to tidy the area. You will need to set your landing strip up for ease of use. Add a decorative wall file or tabletop model for your bills. Use a lidded basket or decorative box for your keys, cell phone and other items that you want to leave at your landing strip. This is especially important if you have an active household with frequent visitors. A closed box will protect your important items.
Make sure to have a garbage can in the same area. Throw the junk mail out as you sort your mail. Shred credit card offers as they come in. Throw out all other junk right away. You could do what a friend of mine does, and take a minute to return the junk mail to the sender in the pre-paid envelope they provide. Another option is to search for organizations on line to assist you. Search for, stopping unwanted direct mail campaigns. These non-profit organizations can successfully stop up to 75% of unwanted direct mail. Add yourself to the list and your mail will be reduced for up to five years.
If all members of your family will use the landing strip, you will need to be strict with them and teach by example. Provide receptacles for their items and teach them to use it. Use shoe cubbies, backpack hooks, and a parents "In Box" for school papers. It will be your job to make sure that you address these items before you go to bed each night. Let them see you do these tasks. Learning this at a young age will set standards for their behavior later on in life.
An organized landing strip, with easy to use systems for maintaining order is an important step to easing your daily stress. You will feel good about yourself and rest more comfortably knowing that you have your home in order. As you prepare to leave the house the next day, you will know where everything is. Just imagine it…no more searchingfor your keys. Take this important step to living a less stressful life today.
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