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	Try Some Quick 15-Minute Organizing Fixes

Here are a few quick things you can do to organize your home when you only have 15 minutes:

• empty your dishwasher
• put in a load of laundry
• start a load of clothes drying
• make your bed
• fold some clean clothes
• put away your clean laundry
• clean the toilet
• clear the extra empty hangers out of your closet
• empty your trashcans
• clean the bathroom mirrors
• clean out a drawer
• clean out your purse
• clean out your wallet
• dust one room
• sweep the kitchen
• balance your checkbook
• pay a couple of bills
• straighten up one room
• file a stack of papers
• reconcile your credit card statement
• sew a missing button
• repair a ripped hem
• clip coupons from the newspaper
• make a grocery or shopping list
• make a to-do list
• plan your meals for the week
• gather up chore items to return (library books, videos, etc.)
• clean expired items out of your medicine cabinet
• clean out the fridge
• check your desk for dead pens and markers
• enter a few addresses in your book or electronic organizer
• respond to a couple of emails
• write a letter
• do the dishes
• clean out your makeup drawer
• read and sort the mail
• set out your clothes for the next day
• make lunches for the next day
• make a phone call