Professional organizer and author of Simplify Your Time: Stop Running & Start Living! Marcia Ramsland has been helping people manage their busy lives since 1985. In the article “Take Back Time for Yourself,” she says when you schedule time to catch up at home then other parts of your life will soon be in order as well.

 

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If you’re feeling overwhelmed, that’s easier said than done. Below are a few practical tips gleaned from her articles at the HousekeepingChannel.com that will help you take the first steps to accomplishing your goals for this new year:

• Your calendar is the basis for control (Take Back Time for Yourself).

• Don’t say “yes” when you should say “no" (Can’t Say No?).

• You always have time for the things you do first (Prioritizing Accomplishes More in Less Time).

Taking some time to organize yourself and your surroundings will help you take back your life, accomplish more, and by extension give you more time to help others. In the next few weeks, we’ll look at even more advice from the experts that will help keep us inspired and motivated to make positive changes throughout the year.

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(Note: The views expressed in this blog post are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of The Housekeeping Channel, LLC.)