Organising Cold Temperature Tips

You may even save yourself some money from our friend Katy Mcpherson of Kinetica organising yourself through the cooler months:

Welcome to the April organising tip from Kinetica, on this chilly Wednesday morning.

With the definite signs of winter here in Wanaka today, my thoughts turn to preparing for those colder months.

Being organised and prepared for winter can help keep you warm and look after those precious cents. Remember the dollars then look after themselves … apparently!

My tip this month is to put together a list of five things you are going to do over the long weekend to help prepare you for winter and then at the bottom put a note of how you are going to treat yourself when all five tasks are completed. That coffee (and muffin!) meeting with a friend you keep meaning to catch up with or time out on the settee with your favourite book (how often do the Mums of this world do that during the day!) or whatever takes your fancy.

Here are a few ideas for tasks on your list …

• Order in the firewood; having good quality dry firewood that burns well and a long time is more value for money than wet heavy wood that gives out limited heat
• Take the outside shade sails down, so that the little sun that we have, on the shorter winter days, can heat up the house
• Spend some time in the garden preparing for the winter months, time spent now, saves hours in the spring
• Put up the winter thicker curtains and any extra curtains you have across doors and large windows. Keep that precious heat in
• Wasn’t the Earth Hour such a success for those here in Wanaka – well done to all involved – but don’t just turn off the power for an hour, look carefully at your electrical items around the house. Can you turn more off rather than leave on standby. Encourage everyone in the house to conserve power. Especially with the huge charges imposed by the electricity supply companies during the times we most need it!
• Check your doors and windows for seals – do any need replacing?
• Dig out your winter sports gear and check it fits. If it doesn’t clean it up and sell through Trade me or give to the Op Shop. If you need replacements, buy them now – you may be getting last season’s but they’ll be a great deal cheaper than they will in July!

Have a good weekend and don’t forget to have some time out for YOU.

Author:Katy Macpherson runs office and home organising consultancy Kinetica. She’s available to help you get your paper in order with a personalised consultation. Contact Katy today: 03 443 6224, 021 154 5511, katy@kinetica.co.nz or check out www.kinetica.co.nz