Hasta La Ideas

Have less than a few minutes to spare? Try one (or more) of these quick organizing projects:

1. Go on a clutter mission. Do you have books strewn around your home or office that should be on your bookshelves? Gather them up and return them to their proper space. Maybe instead of books, you need to hunt down coats? cups? junk mail? shoes? paper clips? Pick just one type of item, and quickly get it in order.
2. Enter it. Are there phone numbers on business cards, scraps of paper, or in e-mails that should really be in your phone and/or address book? Give yourself three minutes and enter as many contacts as you can into your permanent system.
3. Empty it. Spring is here in the northern hemisphere, and now is the perfect time to store your winter weather coats, hats, and gloves. Before you do this, however, you’ll need to have these items cleaned. And, before cleaning, you need to make sure all coat pockets are empty. Since you’re pressed for time right now, simply go through all of the pockets of your winter gear, make sure they’re empty, and get everything ready to be cleaned.

What other organizing tasks can be completed in three minutes or less? Add your quick ideas in the comments.