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" One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when setting their New Year&amp;#039;s Resolutions is &amp;quot;biting off more than they can chew.&amp;quot; If you take on several big changes at once, you may set yourself up for disappointment. Here are seven &amp;quot;tiny bites&amp;quot; you can take that will make a huge difference.  Organize your mornings. Resolve to make one positive change to your morning routine. You could run a load of laundry, make a better breakfast, get up earlier, or exercise, for example. What will it be for you? Organize your days. The new year deserves a new calendar, so get ONE calendar or planner you really like and stick to it. There are three simple habits that make this work: 1) Write everything relevant into your calendar as soon as possible. 2) Start each day looking at your schedule. 3) End each day looking at it again to make sure you&amp;#039;re ready for tomorrow. Organize your weeks. Just 15 minutes of planning once a week (we recommend doing this on Sundays) will make a huge difference in time savings and smooth sailing. Decide what&amp;#039;s for dinner with a simple menu plan (five dinners, one night of leftovers, and one night dining out), and coordinate your calendars for carpools and family activities. Organize your comings and goings. We call this a &amp;quot;Destination Station,&amp;quot; an established system at the place where you enter and exit the house daily. You can repurpose a closet or piece of furniture like a sideboard or small table, or simply add a sturdy row of hooks to the wall. The idea is that you have a home for your purse, keys, shoes, chargers, gadgets, errand items, school stuff, and eco-friendly grocery bags. Organize your everyday finances. Read my previous article on organizing your bill-paying for five simple steps to eliminate late fees and lost information. If you don&amp;#039;t use online banking, invest a few minutes to learn how easy it is to set up automatic payments and other payees with varying amounts, saving you time, stamps, and hassle! Organize your address book. It&amp;#039;s an easy win! You just received a batch of holiday cards with everyone&amp;#039;s updated information on them. Take a few minutes to update these addresses in your records. Organize your primary wardrobe closet. Experience serene mornings by saving time and reducing stress with an easily visible set of choices. We recommend organizing clothing by type, such as short sleeve, long sleeve, pants, skirts, jackets, and suits, and then within each category also sorting by color, from light to dark. This arrangement allows you to create many more outfit combinations and actually see what you have. You can refer to this article I wrote called &amp;quot;Help, I Hate My Closet!&amp;quot;   I am very confident that choosing just a few of these seven easy changes can save you many hours in 2012. Which ones will you take on? Share in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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