Reader Organizing Tip
A GON Reader Warns: This Decision Can
Cause More Clutter
One weekend, I headed to a home improvement showcase at a
civic center. A girlfriend asked me along saying, “Bring a tote bag.
There will be great swag.” So there I was, tote bag over my
shoulder, collecting swag…the popular name for “free-stuff-
nobody-needs-but-you-take-anyway.”
Once I got home, I was sorry I picked up things here and there.
What did I need with a coozie touting a pool company, more ink
pens, a jar opener from a plumber, or key chains from the
locksmith. If I really put each item where it went, it would take an
hour...and I didn’t need any of it.
Bottom line, just because it’s free doesn’t mean you need it. Have
fun looking and leave it behind.
Submitted by Laura M, Champaign, IL
Laura loves to knit and calls her hobby, her obsession. She says
that everyone she knows has received a hat and scarf from her!
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Reader Organizing Tip
A GON Reader Warns: This Decision
Can Cause More Clutter
One weekend, I headed to a home
improvement showcase at a civic center. A
girlfriend asked me along saying, “Bring a
tote bag. There will be great swag.” So
there I was, tote bag over my shoulder,
collecting swag…the popular name for
“free-stuff-nobody-needs-but-you-take-
anyway.”
Once I got home, I was sorry I picked up
things here and there. What did I need
with a coozie touting a pool company,
more ink pens, a jar opener from a
plumber, or key chains from the locksmith.
If I really put each item where it went, it
would take an hour...and I didn’t need any
of it.
Bottom line, just because it’s free doesn’t
mean you need it. Have fun looking and
leave it behind.
Submitted by Laura M, Champaign, IL
Laura loves to knit and calls her hobby,
her obsession. She says that everyone
she knows has received a hat and scarf
from her!
Copyright 1998 - 2018 Get Organized Now!™
611 Arlington Way, Watertown, WI 53094
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