Organize Your Life With Tips From a Professional

RALEIGH — Give us a minute a day and we will give you great ideas to help you manage your time and simplify your life, this week on WRAL's Morning News. Monday's tips:Manage Your Time

Reward yourself and your kids for getting out of the house on time in the morning."Say, 'We're going to leave the house every morning at 7, and if we're successful all five days this week, then on Saturday we will do such and such,'" advises nationally-knownprofessional organizer Barbara Hemphill.

Make a calendar with all of your family's activities and stick to it.

Use errand-running time for one-on-one time with kids.

Schedule an hour a week for yourself. Tuesday's Tips:Eliminate Clutter

Designate a place for everything

Create a "Paper Management Center"

Always open mail by a wastebasket

Store unused toys for a later time

Involve family members Wednesday's Tips:Organize Your Closets

Separate your clothes by the season

Put like items together -- pants, blouses

Take advantage of wall space

Use hooks and baskets instead of hangers

Keep a box for clothes to give away

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