IF YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES...

*Call your Dad
*Check your voice mail
*Move some random files on your computer desktop to the correct folders
*Refold your sweaters and stack them by color
*Floss your teeth!
*Water the plants and wipe dusty leaves with a damp towel
*Sew on a button
*Pitch three old items from the refrigerator
*Put to-be-donated clothes in a bag by the door
*Untangle a necklace
*Cancel one appointment you just really don't want to keep
*Find that evening bag, scarf, or top that got lost in the closet
*Test pens or markers and toss the dead ones
*Arrange your hangers so they all face the same way
*Pick up five things and put them where they belong
*Wash the dog's bowl
*Brush the cat
*Clear off the top of the refrigerator
*Remove gum wrappers, receipts, and ATM slips from your purse/wallet
*Get rid of shoes that kill your feet
*Scan your medicine cabinet and throw out any expired prescriptions, vitamins
*Test your smoke alarms
*Shred something - anything
*Write a thank-you note that you've been putting off
*Walk around your home with a small can of white paint; do touch-ups
*Create an emergency kit w/bottled water, batteries, flashlight, canned foods
*Download the pictures in your digital camera to your computer
*Paint your toenails
*Throw out all expired coupons
*Gather valid coupons and stach them in the glove compartment
*Set up a PayPal account
*Look through a box of photos and frame one that speaks to you
*Empty the bathroom wastebaskets
*Scan your sock drawer & put any one-offs in a basket
*Open your file cabinet and get rid of five old files
*Transfer dates from invitations and school flyers to the calendar
*Return that Netflix movie
*Locate all your critical pot tops and nest them together
*Check your stack of magazines and eliminate half
*Polish your favorite boots
*Read an old journal entry
*Adjust all the bills in your wallet so they face the same way
*Look in your shower stall, ditch any shampoos/body washes you haven't used forever
*Neaten up the freezer
*Do two yoga poses
*Move worn-out towels to the highest shelf of the linen closet
*Answer 3 pressing emails
*Charge your portable devices
*Sweep under the kitchen table
*SMILE, SMILE, SMILE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL :)