Unfinished projects and tasks pile up and become overwhelming. The trick is to put time aside to complete them. It’s as simple as getting out your day-timer and giving yourself a deadline.

Tip: Break each task or project into bite sized pieces. Don’t set unrealistic expectations and give yourself plenty of time. If you have a project or a task that will take four hours to complete, schedule in an hour each Saturday for a month. That way you won’t feel intimidated when your first Saturday arrives and put off completing the project again. Chances are that once you’ve begun, you’ll get into the swing of things, spend more time on your project and finish sooner than expected.

Using a Space Saving Crunch Bag:
Crunch bags are great for small spaces, especially apartments, because they smash into a flat disk for easy storage and are sturdy and easy to clean. Keep one next to your coziest reading spot and discard newspapers and outdated reading materials into the bag which expands as it fills up. On recycling day, simply empty the bag, crunch it back down to size and begin the process again.

This tip is from episode 5, Click to view the Episode Summary