Certified Professional Organizer© and Time Management Expert Cyndy Ratcliffe shares her tips for using your time at work effectively so you can enjoy more leisure time.
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Prevent Golf Goodies from Becoming Golf Clutter
When returning from a golf tournament, we’re usually carrying home more than we took to the tournament. Golf tournament goody bags treat us to coupons, water bottles, pens, golf balls, golf towels and hats. These can easily collect in our garage as we toss them somewhere “for now,” thinking we will put everything away later. Over time, the goodies accumulate and the coupons expire!
Is there a better way to handle golf tournament goody bags?
Cyndy Ratcliffe with Organizing Solutions, Inc. recommends these tips for maintaining control over golf goody bags:
Act on it: make decisions on what you do and don’t need within 24 hours.
Use the “one-in and one-out technique.” Exchange the new items for older ones. For example, recycle, toss or donate the used water bottle and replace it with the new one.
Set a date on your calendar to enjoy the restaurant coupon before it expires. Maybe call a friend to help firm up a day and time.
What if the golf balls aren’t your brand? Pass them along to another golfer at the event or the next time you play.
Your goal is to keep only the items you can really use and put them away immediately so that golf goodies do not become golf clutter.