The Return Cupboard

I only have Chris' organizing to write about today. He amazed all of us by returning some huge, un-used bags of insulation that we've been storing for two years. He also picked up new fence parts for our damaged fence. Tonight he took the entire section out and put it back together with the new parts and it looks great! That's two more things we can check off our list.

Do you have any returns you need to make? I keep telling myself I will never buy another item that will need to be returned but I just can't help myself! I like to bring things home so I can decide here that I don't want them. What works for me is to tape the receipt to the item and store it in a cupboard by the back door. I check the cupboard before I run my errands and grab anything that needs returning. This works for things that need to go back to friends and family as well as library books and such. When my friends drop by I look in the cupboard before they leave so I can send them home with their forgotten things.

You might think leaving an item out on your kitchen table will help remind you to return it. Sure you will notice it there for a few days but eventually your brain will get sick of thinking about it and you will look right at it and not know it's there. Don't clutter up your home and your mind like this. If you are afraid you'll forget about it if you put it away, make a note in your Planner to return it by a certain date and get the thing out of your sight!

I'm sending off a catalog return today that I've had sitting in my sewing room for the past three weeks. I knew right away that I wanted to return it. I should have sent it back the next day but instead, I choose to let it bother me for three weeks. This is exactly what I'm trying to teach myself not to do anymore. I'll keep working on it if you will!