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Time Management Tips to Get Organized

What can you do in the time it takes popcorn to pop? In short: a lot. Learn how to reclaim the time you spend waiting, whether at home or on-the-go.

(Continued from Page 1) By Jennifer Haupt
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While cookies are baking
12 minutes in the kitchen


  • Plan dinners for the week and write a grocery shopping list.

  • Organize your junk drawer. Toss the stuff that's really garbage, like toys from fast-food restaurants, dusty plastic silverware and wrappers from used packs of batteries. Then, use a compartmentalized plastic tray to separate loose stamps, paperclips, coins and things that aren't really junk.

  • Organize your pantry: Throw out expired cans, stale bread and cereal boxes with only crumbs left.

  • Spruce up your spice drawer or cabinet — put the spices you use most toward the front, and throw out "mystery" spices without labels.

  • "Chop up some fruit and make a fruit salad for tomorrow," suggests organizing expert Maria Gracia.

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