Quck Tip: Set Your Priorities. Each evening make a ''to do'' list of the 4 to 6 most important tasks for the next day. Sometimes you'll need to compromise: if the school wants you to bake cookies, you might buy them instead.




Is there never enough time in the day? So many of us run around day after day in a whirlwind - rushed, behind schedule, overworked, stressed-out and short on patience. Every day is jam-packed with things to do - and not enough time to do them!

Professional organizer Jamie Novak will show you how to:

• Say "no" to new commitments without feeling guilty
• Get the important things done - including taking care of YOU
• Make handling paperwork a breeze and paying bills a snap
• Get the most mileage out of your trips to the store and other errands
• Put an end to distractions that eat up your time
• and so much more!

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Quick Tip: Divide a huge job, such as a tediious cleaning job, into
smaller, more manageable chunks. Plan specific blocks of time in your
schedule, for example, 2 hours each day for the next week.


Jasmine and Jade's closet, as discussed in the show.
Read Morning Madness.

Laundry Time-Savers:

• When doing wash give each family member a lingerie bag to contain and wash all the socks for one family member in their own bag?no more missing socks, and yes, the socks will be clean. And if you’ve ever wondered where the missing socks are going, don’t look for them in the dryer; they are usually lost in the washer when they float over the edge of the drum and sink down by the motor.
 
• Organize bed sheets into sets using one of the pillowcases from each set as its container. Place the folded flat sheets, fitted sheets and other pillowcases into one of the pillowcases from the set; that way you can save time by grabbing a complete set right away instead of searching for the matching pieces.
 
Cleaning Time-Savers:

• Use the right tool for the job. For example, an old toothbrush can help you to clean behind the faucet so you won't have to waste time trying to shove a rag into such a tight spot. (Putting socks over your hands and using them for polishing and dusting is a great trick.)
 
• Break up cleaning into small tasks; for example, instead of cleaning the entire refrigerator top to bottom clean a single shelf at a time. You don't have to wait until you have big blocks of time to clean, you can integrate cleaning into your daily life.  
 
• When you are vacuuming, instead of rolling over that stubborn piece of lint that refuses to be sucked, just bend down and pick it up!