![]() ![]() One businesswoman kept one appointment calendar at home and another at the office - a logical but unwise practice. ``The problem with having more than one calendar,'' writes Eisenberg, ``is that you may forget to transfer information from one to another. The importance of using only one appointment calendar is another basic principle both women stress. What comes in either gets filed or dealt with.'' I throw stuff out coming up from the mailbox past the trash - it doesn't even get in the house. The concept of handling paper one time only is ``an old hint,'' says Ms. ``Process each paper as it comes in, and get it off your desk.'' ``The key is not to let paper and piles keep multiplying,'' writes Eisenberg. One of the first things ``Organize Yourself!'' covers is paperwork. I had a woman who only did her bathroom! It was the smallest room in the house, and she'd go in there to get inspired'' - and then face the rest of the house. ``If they can get a countertop cleared off and put a bouquet of flowers up, that gives them something pretty to look at, and motivates them to get the rest of the room cleaned up. In extreme cases like that, she has them start with a single countertop. She has her students start ``by reorganizing and throwing out and getting rid of all the junk - but some can't even get to their closets and drawers'' for all the clutter, she says. Once you see the benefits in one part of your life, you will be motivated to go on!''ĭee Vance of Lafayette, Calif., who teaches a course in home organization, concurs. In her book, Eisenberg counsels ``just start with one small step and then take others, one at a time. What happens is that it becomes a matter of habit - eventually you don't think about it, you do it automatically - that's the payoff.'' ``Organization does take some time and planning. ``So that you don't always feel you have to catch up - instead, you keep up. ``The most important reason for getting organized and staying organized is so that you have time for yourself, your family, and your loved ones,'' she said in a phone interview. Drawing from her 10 years of experience in the field, she offers tips and tactics for ordering every aspect of daily life imaginable - from desktop clutter to tax records to the refrigerator to how to travel with children. Eisenberg, president of Ronni Eisenberg and Associates, a New York-based firm, is a consultant on organization who lists the Est'ee Lauder cosmetics firm among her clients. It can be learned,'' writes Ronni Eisenberg, author (with Kate Kelly) of the recently published ``Organize Yourself'' (Collier Books, $7.95), offering hope to those who despair of escaping the mire of messiness. And behind their spotless kitchen cupboard doors lurk alphabetically filed spice jars lined up in neat rows.įor those who aspire to such heights, there are aids to creating a new, more orderly you. Nine times out of 10 they have a pen in their briefcase or purse, and maybe even a safety pin or a stamp. They're always where they're supposed to be - and what's even more admirable, they're on time. ![]()
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