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Clutter Video Tip: Treadmill Desks: Exercise While You Work

Lorie Marrero — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:56:15 -0500

Can't stand work? Try standing while you work! If you are looking for ways to workout at work, you are not alone. Many companies are beginning to install treadmill desks in offices so you can exercise while you work! In this video I am showing my own treadmill workstation and showing you how you can workout at your desk, too. I am workwalking the line to share ideas that will improve your life. ;)

If you use a treadmill at work or a walk desk without the treadmill, please let us know in the comments how it's working for you.

(Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded player. Or watch the video at http://bit.ly/TCDWorkwalking.)

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Two Great Teacher Gift Ideas!

Lorie Marrero — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:25:32 -0500

Teacher gift ideas are often hard to come up with, and it's hard to remember to buy a gift with all of the parties and summer preparations going on this time of year.

But we really want to thank the teachers, coaches, and tutors who have spent the last nine months with our children - pouring heart and soul into preparing each child for the next year, for life to come. And NOT with another coffee mug (creating clutter)!

Here are a couple of great organizing-related ideas for teachers' gifts I wanted to share:

Help them get dinner on the table after a long day at school with a gift subscription to The Six O'Clock Scramble menu-planning service. My friend Aviva is the creator of this amazing program, which provides a healthful, kid-tested menu plan each week with its own shopping list. I have been using Aviva's service (and her cookbooks) for years. For all gift subscriptions purchased between now and June 15th, 2012, she's giving you $2 off a 3-month subscription (for a discounted total of $19.00) or $4 off a six-month subscription ($33 after discount) when you use the promotion code GRAD2012 at checkout. All gift subscriptions are emailed to the recipient in a welcoming format that you can personalize (and you don't have to wrap it!).
Give them a head start on next year with my friend Helene Segura's book, Less Stress For Teachers: More Time & An Organized Classroom. I am so proud of Helene writing this book, because she is one of our Clutter Diet team of experts, and she is a former Teacher of the Year too! We have a 20% off coupon for you, good through June 15, 2012-- use the code apple at checkout.

What are your favorite teacher gifts? Share in the comments!

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My Productivity Proverb... For Serenity NOW! :)

Lorie Marrero — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:34:48 -0500

One of the greatest challenges to productivity is DISTRACTION. We are so distracted nowadays with dozens of gizmos, bells, gadgets, and beeps! And the larger issue is that many of those distractions are completely within our control.

It occurred to me that this whole issue of distraction is similar to the classic "Serenity Prayer," which talks about accepting things we can't change, having the courage to change the things we can, and having the wisdom to know the difference. Distractions may or may not be within our control-- we have to stay present to recognize the difference and react appropriately.

Productivity is a practice. It's not something you turn off and on like a switch. Productivity is made up of good habits, and one of those is simply being present-- so that shiny objects don't tear you away from your priorities.

I rewrote the Serenity Prayer, which I am calling my "Productivity Proverb." I hope you enjoy it and will put it into your daily productivity practice! (Please pin it if you like it!)

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Clutter Video Tip: Garage Flooring Options

Lorie Marrero — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:03:44 -0500

Do you want to get in on the ground floor? What if that ground floor is your garage floor? Garage floors can be greasy, dirty and gross- but they don't always have to be. In this video I am taking the floor to show you my own garage floor and the steps and pitfalls involved in the process we used. You just may be floored by the results. Following this advice just might inspire you to mop up the floor with those oil and grease stains!

(Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded player. Or watch the video at http://bit.ly/TCDFloor.)

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Laundry Baskets are for Transport, Not STORAGE!

Lorie Marrero — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:59 -0500

I have 4-5 laundry baskets that we use for sorting and such during the whole process. Last week I was looking for one to take a load out of the dryer, and there were NONE. (Actually I rarely even do laundry and this was an exception-- see my previous post "Never Do Laundry Again.")

I asked my teenage son if he knew where they were, and of course, they were ALL in his room! He was living out of them, dressing out of them in the mornings. This prompted me to say, "Laundry baskets are for transport, not for STORAGE!" And then I went into another room and cracked up laughing at myself.

But it's true! The idea is that you have a closet and drawers to contain your clean, ready-to-wear clothing, and you take just a few brief minutes to put those away. If you have trouble getting this done, my recommendation is to time yourself doing it. You will probably find that it takes about 3 minutes or less to put the laundry away! It also takes about that same amount of time to fold a load of clothing from the dryer. Timing yourself is a great way to squash the idea that it's such a dreaded "CHORE" to do.

What is your most dreaded chore? Share in the comments!

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